It is notable that Vietnam has seen improvements in the scores of all the three measures, namely public participation, budget oversight and transparency, which have the respective scores of 17/100, 80/100 and 44/100.

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Such results have demonstrated Vietnam’s efforts to enhance budget openness and transparency.

In addition to the continued implementation of the 2015 Law on State Budget in a manner that expands the publishing scope of state budget, Vietnam has also adopted international practices related to budgeting.

At the time, the forms of publicising information on state budget are also diversified, making it easier for the people to access information and actively take part in the budget formulation and monitoring processes.

The Open Budget Survey is an initiative of the International Budget Partnership with the aim to assess the level of accountability in national budget processes in more than 100 countries around the world.

Substantial reform of business conditions

The results of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) in 2021, recently announced by the Vietnam Federation of Trade and Industry (VCCI), showed significant improvements in the quality of provincial economic management in Vietnam as well as positive changes in administrative reform.

Vietnam approves tax system reform strategy until 2030

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has signed a decision on approving the tax system reform strategy until 2030 with the goal of streamlining tax management and expanding the tax base.

Administrative reform should focus on benefiting people, businesses: PM

Administrative reform should be strengthened to ensure a strong and effective system, aiming to benefit people and businesses and contributing to preventing corruption, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while chairing a meeting of the Government Steering Committee for Administrative Reform in Hanoi on March 9.

International experts share experience in business regulation reforms

Experts from the UK and the Secretariat of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shared their experience in accelerating the reform of business regulations and designing digital services for people and enterprises during a workshop on December 16.

Bac Giang reforms national defense-security education

(BGO) - In order to improve the quality of national defense-security education subject for high school students, schools in Bac Giang province have implemented many solutions to reform teaching content and methods, ensuring the combination between theory and practice.

Source: NDO