Forbid to use donated and gifted cars not in line with criteria and norms

	Hanoi restricts the purchase of expensive cars and equipment
	Who has the right to liquidate official State vehicles?

Press conference

In the draft, the Government proposes to forbid the use of State cars that are donated or gifted not in line with criteria. Could you further explain this content?

Through the discussions and consultation, the National Assembly deputies concerned about that the business donated “luxury” cars to the agencies, units but they did not use these cars in line with criteria and norms in the past time. Therefore, we propose that the draft law should stipulate on forbidding agencies and units to use gifts or donations not in accordance with criteria and norms. The specific conditions, procedures and cases to be permitted to receive or not being applied according to Law on Thrift Practice and waste combat and the Law on Corruption Prevention and Combating. The Law on Management and Use of the Public asset only forbid the receipt and use not in accordance with criteria and norms.

On the basis of the reports of the ministries, sectors and localities, the Ministry of Finance reported to the Prime Minister this matter. After obtaining the Prime Minister's direction, the Ministry of Finance will public this information.

Recently press has reflected on the receipt of Lexus car for flood and storm control. Does the draft law stipule on receipt luxury car? If yes, what are the criteria and norms?

The Prime Minister's Decision No.32/2015/QD-TTg stipulates criteria, norms and regimes of management and use of cars at State agencies, public non-business units and single- member limited liability companies with 100% charter capital held by the State.

Accordingly, State cars are classified into three types: cars for senior officers, cars for general works and cars for a special purpose.

Cars for a special purpose are classified into two types. The first type is cars which are designed with the special structure or assembled special equipment for specialized tasks of the agencies and units. The maximum price of these cars is not regulated, their price is regulated by ministries and sectors. The second type is cars which serve specific tasks such as anti-smuggling and flood and storm control, the Prime Minister clearly stipulates that the price of these cars must be applied under criteria and norms as cars for general works. It means that the maximum price is regulated in trading.

For the package fund for State cars, a National Assembly deputy proposed that specific mechanisms, methods and norms should be regulated in Law. What do you think about this proposal?

In the consultation on the draft, we also listened to the proposal. However, most of National Assembly deputies agreed that the law only regulates the package fund for State cars and the Government will regulate methods and norms and payment in detail.

In addition, package fund for using the vehicles depends on the socio-economic conditions of each period, each locality and specific unit and market’s price. The package fund method is also a new way and the application of this method also relates to many other issues such as a number of car and driver.

Therefore, assigning the Government to regulate the draft law is reasonable.

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A report released by the State Audit said that some State cars were not expiry date but they were liquidated. What is this information accurate and how will the Ministry of Finance do to remove this?

According to current regulations and the draft law, a liquidated must satisfy one of the three conditions as follow: use of State cars beyond the regulated time or use of state cars in excess of kilometres or the two above conditions are not satisfied, but the cars are broken to repair.

Basing on the reports of localities, the State Audit identified some cases that the used time was not sufficient and used km was not sufficient but the reports also pointed out that the other conditions were not mentioned, so the information is not enough to determine the violation.

Through report’s State audit, we expect to add a provision that reasons for the liquidation of the public assets must be clarified in the liquidation Decision. Therefore, the management agencies shall grasp the reason for liquidation and control more transparently when updating to the database.