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Government addresses issues of concerns at regular press conference

Several issues of public interests were under focus at the Government’s regular press briefing in Hanoi on March 1.
Government addresses issues of concerns at regular press conference ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Several issues of publicinterests were under focus at the Government’s regular press briefing in Hanoion March 1.

Regarding a query about leaders of southernmostprovince of Ca Mau and central Da Nang city receiving cars from businesses,Minister-Chairman of the Government’s Office Mai Tien Dung said Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc has directed the Ministry of Finance to work with theGovernment Inspectorate and the Ministry of Justice to inspect the cases.
The outcomes of the inspection will be informed to the mediaat the next regular briefing, he said.

Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said the inspectionwill be based on Decision No.64/2007/QD-TTg on the giving and receiving ofgifts by state budget-funded agencies, organisations and units and cadres,public employees and servants, and Decree No.29/2014/ND-CP which prescribes theprocedures for establishment of state ownership over property and formanagement of property the State owns.

The handling of this case will also be based onGovernment Decision No. 32/2015/QD-TTg on the management and use of cars, Mainoted.

As regards the responsibilities of organisationsand individuals in relation with the waste discharge of Hung Nghiep Formosa HaTinh Steel Co. Ltd that caused the marine environmental incident in the fourcentral provinces last year, Minister Dung said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has ordered strictinspection of violating organisations and individuals.

All violators will be punished according toState law with no exceptions, he stressed.

In the case of Deputy Minister of Industry andTrade Ho Thi Kim Thoa, the PM has requested the Ministries of Planning andInvestment; Finance; and Industry and Trade, and the Government Inspectoratequickly carry out the Party General Secretary’s instructions about verifyingnews stories about her assets at Dien Quang Company.

The ministries were also ordered to coordinatewith the Steering Committee for Enterprise Reform and Development to reviewregulations on State-run business restructuring to avoid loopholes.

The outcomes will be reported to the PrimeMinister in the second quarter of 2017, according to Minister Dung.-VNA

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