Petroleum importers will be inspected, said Mr Ngo Van Khanh, Deputy Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, at a regular press conference on inspection results in the first quarter and tasks to be deployed in the second quarter of 2016, held in Hanoi.
According to data announced by GI, in the first quarter of 2016, the inspection sector launched 1,553 administrative inspections and 33,927 sector-specialised inspections. The sector coordinated with relevant authorities to promptly detect signs of economic violations concerning VND23,351.4 billion and 1,973.5 hectares of land. The sector proposed collecting VND731.5 billion and 335.6 hectares of land for the State Budget, asked competent authorities to handle VND22,619.9 billion and 1,637.9 hectares of land of violations, issued 60,661 decisions concerning fines on administrative violations with a total value of VND642.7 billion, proposed imposing administrative fines on 156 collectives and 34 individuals, and transferred five cases and five people to the police force for further investigation. GI leaders stressed that anti-corruption and institutional building will be major tasks of the sector.
Deputy Inspector General Ngo Van Khanh said sector-specialised inspections have been launched into big economic units such as Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) and Song Da Group inspected by the Ministry of Construction, assessed the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), and appointed inspectors to perform investigations.
Mr Pham Trong Dat, Director of Anticorruption Agency under the Government Inspectorate, said the inspection sector unearthed only four corruption cases with VND3.1 billion since corruption acts developed diversely and complicatedly. Corruption came in various ways and forms. After detecting signs of corruption, inspectors had to prove that wrongdoings result in a loss of assets and how much such acts result in to propose recovery suggestions.
In the coming time, the Government Inspectorate will make a report on 10-year of anti-corruption efforts, aiming to point out law shortcomings, reasons and treatments.
The Government Inspectorate will perform tax inspections in petroleum importers from May to September since this sensitive commodity has strong effect on people and the economy. Specifically, over 15 importers will be inspected with the presence of inspectors from the Ministry of Finance and the General Department of Taxation. According to the Government Inspectorate, last year, 23 petroleum importers were refunded more than VND3 trillion although they were granted special taxes when importing from ASEAN and South Korea.
Khanh said, in the second quarter of 2016, the inspection sector will issue conclusions on completed inspections and launch new inspections in 2016, particularly unannounced visits if signs of violation are found.
In addition, the inspection sector will intensify investigations into heads of public reception units, advise on the settlement of over 85 per cent of cases within its capacity and jurisdiction and satisfactorily handle complaints and denunciations. Moreover, the sector will promptly complete the report on 10-year enforcement of Anti-corruption Law, finish the income asset transparency project, and carry out corruption inspections in administrative agencies and enterprises. The sector will also advance the deployment of the Inspection Sector Development Strategy to 2020, with a vision to 2030.
Anh Phuong
Vietnamese
