On the afternoon of September 24, at the headquarters of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV), Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee and Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam Nguyen Huu Nghia chaired a conference of the SAV Party Committee Standing Committee to consider a number of important matters, with a focus on discussing directions for amending and supplementing the State Audit Law.
Secretary of the Party Committee and Auditor General Nguyen Huu Nghia chairs the conference. Photo: M. Thuy
The conference was attended by representatives of the Central Organization Commission, the Central Commission for Internal Affairs and the Central Inspection Commission, along with members of the SAV Party Committee Standing Committee.
Focusing on Leading the Implementation of Tasks in the Final Three Months of the Year
The conference discussed the draft program and report on the results of leadership in implementing tasks during the first nine months of the year and key directions and tasks for the final three months of 2026. It also reviewed matters that the Party Committee Standing Committee had directed to be addressed between its meetings.
According to the draft report, during the first nine months of 2026, the SAV Party Committee closely followed the sector’s political tasks and directives issued by the central authorities and the National Assembly Party Committee, promptly issuing the 2026 Working Program of the Party Committee and its Standing Committee, as well as Resolution No. 772-NQ/ĐU dated January 26, 2026, on leading the implementation of key tasks in 2026.
All affiliated party cells and party organizations developed implementation plans linked to their units’ political tasks, ensuring clearly assigned personnel, clearly defined responsibilities and specific deliverables according to the established schedule.
The activities of the Party Committee and its Standing Committee continued to be conducted in a regular and systematic manner. Party building and leadership in the implementation of professional tasks have seen significant improvements, while collective strength has been brought into play in achieving the set goals and tasks.
An overview of the conference. Photo: M. Thuy
During the nine-month period, the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, the Secretary and Deputy Secretaries, heads of the Party Committee’s advisory and support bodies, and the Standing Committee and Executive Committee of the SAV Party Committee held 24 conferences. For certain unexpected matters, the Party Committee Standing Committee flexibly sought opinions in writing to ensure progress and consensus within the collective. The SAV Party Committee Standing Committee also maintained weekly briefings and work reports.
Regarding key tasks for the fourth quarter of 2026, Auditor General Nguyen Huu Nghia highlighted several matters, including establishing the Party Cell of the SAV Party Committee’s advisory and support bodies; continuing to review and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of SAV operations following the restructuring and streamlining of the organizational apparatus; and consolidating party committees, Inspection Commissions at all levels, as well as leadership and management personnel.
The Auditor General also requested the serious implementation of conclusions issued by the Politburo’s Inspection and Supervision Delegation and the Central Inspection Commission’s Supervision Delegation regarding the SAV Party Committee and matters related to personnel work.
17 Directions for Amending and Supplementing the State Audit Law
One of the conference’s key agenda items was discussing and providing opinions on directions for amending and supplementing the State Audit Law.
According to Hoang Phu Tho, Director General of the Department of Legal Affairs, the proposed amendments to the State Audit Law will focus on 17 major areas concerning the position of the SAV; its role in the state management system, public governance and power control; the objectives, scope, types and contents of audits; its oversight function; audit subjects and the responsibilities of relevant entities.
The proposed directions also cover the authority to decide on audits and manage audit plans; decentralization and delegation of authority in audit organization and operations; titles, standards and protection mechanisms for auditors; audit duration and the time limits for preparing and issuing audit reports; auditing in the digital environment; audit quality control and risk management; implementation of audit conclusions and recommendations; operating budgets; and regimes and policies applicable to state auditors.
Notably, the proposed amendments continue to affirm the SAV as an independent constitutional institution under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, directly and regularly led by the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee. They also clarify the SAV’s primary responsibility for state inspection and supervision over the management and use of public finance and public assets.
Strengthening Data-Based Oversight and Enhancing the Effectiveness of Audit Conclusions
One of the proposed measures is to add a function of regular and continuous oversight based on information and data, with the aim of providing early warnings, preventing violations and identifying priorities for audit activities.
The proposed amendments also address measures to ensure the implementation of audit conclusions, including the handling of recommendations that are no longer feasible to implement.
Hoang Phu Tho, Director General of the Department of Legal Affairs, presents a report at the conference. Photo: M. Thuy
At the conference, Secretary of the Party Committee and Auditor General Nguyen Huu Nghia analyzed and provided specific opinions on the proposed directions for amending the State Audit Law.
According to the Auditor General, the amendment of the State Audit Law this time must closely follow the Party’s guidelines and resolutions on reforming and improving the effectiveness of inspection and supervision activities, while also being consistent with international practices and standards.
“We need to continue affirming and enhancing the position of the SAV as an independent constitutional body under the direct and regular leadership of the Politburo and the Secretariat,” Auditor General Nguyen Huu Nghia emphasized.
Accordingly, the requirement is to clarify the primary responsibility of the State Audit Office within the public governance system, contributing to power control and the prevention and combating of corruption and wastefulness in the management and use of public finance and public assets.
Emphasizing that these are 17 key and core directions for amending the State Audit Law, the Auditor General requested the drafting team to urgently revise and finalize the proposed directions and submit them for comments from the SAV Party Committee Executive Committee at its sixth meeting.
At the conference, the SAV Party Committee Standing Committee also discussed and provided opinions on the review, assessment and classification of individuals under the management of the Politburo, the Secretariat and the National Assembly Party Committee Standing Committee for the third quarter of 2026, as well as the process for reappointing officials at the department level.