Inspectors given more latitude

The Government Inspectorate should crack down on violations in key sectors, including finance, banking, management of State Budget funds - and on the import and export industry, according to Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The Government Inspectorate should crack down on violations in key sectors, including finance, banking, management of State Budget funds - and on the import and export industry, according to Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Reviewing last year's inspecting activities, Phuc pleaded for objective, precise and timely inspections, conclusions and recommendations.

He ordered that no one, especially managers, should be allowed to intervene in the work of inspectors to allow violators to go free.

The Deputy PM also asked inspectors to handle complaints from the public much more quickly and to take drastic measures to solve 528 cases remaining from last year.

He said ministries, sectors and local authorities also needed to cooperate better with inspecting forces in addressing citizens' complaints.

This year, the Government Inspectorate plans to conduct major inspections in the mining and processing industries controlled by the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, contemporary imports for re-export under the control of the Industry and Trade Ministry, and corruption cases in Hanoi and northern Nam Dinh City.

Last year, inspectors conducted nearly 9,700 administrative inspections and examined more than 520,000 organisations and individuals. As a result, they recommended reclaiming nearly 30 trillion VND (1.44 billion USD) for the State Budget and over 1,530ha of land. They also recommended fines of 13 trillion VND (6.24 million USD) in total.

More than 1,033 organisations and 2,212 individuals were found to have broken the law, including 104 found involved in corruption.-VNA

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