Ministry of Finance expects to hold 30 thematic press conferences in 2019

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A press conference on public assets was hold in 2018. Photo: H.V

This plan is issued with the purpose of information and propaganda about financial policies and laws, the results of the duty performance of the Finance sector, in which focusing on the results achieved over the past time, contributing to the overall achievements of the country, and political tasks of the Finance sector and of each unit in 2019.

Thereby, developing the image of a positive, dynamic, creative Finance sector, maintaining discipline during the performance of assigned political tasks, actively propagating to orient the public opinion in policy development and operating solutions, creating a high consensus in society.

In order to effectively and thoroughly implement the information and propaganda in accordance with the Ministry’s direction, ensue the initiative and the current situation in the direction of public opinion, the Minister of Finance requires that the provision of dissemination information on each operation field of the Ministry must have a specific focal point and assign tasks in line with the plan approved by the Ministry.

Within the scope of their assigned functions and tasks, the agencies and units under the Ministry of Finance need to actively develop contents propagandizing on operation and results in the field under their management. The Ministry’s specialized units need to closely coordinate with the Ministry’s Office in performing the information dissemination and collaborate with press agencies. The Ministry’s Office is responsible for monitoring and regulating the Ministry's general propaganda.

Regarding specific contents, the plan emphasizes that propagandizing on mechanisms and policies are related to the state management areas of the Ministry of Finance; Closely implementing fiscal policy, striving to complete the financial and budgetary tasks in 2019; Implementing Tax administration and Customs towards professionalism-transparency-efficiency; Strictly and economically managing State budget expenditure in accordance with regulations; Improving the efficiency of State budget use; Strengthening the management and strict control of public debt; Continuously managing prices according to market principles; synchronously developing and smoothly operating the financial market and financial services.

Along with that, focus on propagating the strengthening of corporate financial management, promoting restructuring and equitization of SOEs; renewing the financial mechanism of public non-business units and public service prices; promoting administrative reforms and the control of administrative procedures; Modernizing the financial management, in which focusing on fields related to people and enterprises; improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public asset management and use, strengthening State reserve resources to promptly respond to natural disasters and epidemics; strengthening financial discipline and rules for thrift practice and waste combat; continuously renovating the organization and management system, improving the quality and operational efficiency of public non-business units, ...

Also according to this Plan, dissemination and propaganda will be implemented continuously, synchronously, in a variety of lively, rich, practical and timely methods such as: proactively providing press agencies information, legal documents, documents related to the direction and administration of financial policies and operations of the Ministry of Finance; creating conditions for reporters of press agencies to approach, study facts and exploit information on the direction and administration of financial policies as prescribed for propaganda and dissemination of information about the Ministry's and the Finance sector’s activities; building programs, specialized pages, categories, topics, articles, talks, reports, news, movies, photos, specialized news and so on.

Especially, the Ministry of Finance plans to hold over 30 thematic press conferences in 2019.