On September 19, 2023, the Minister of Transport signed Decision 1182/QD-BGTVT promulgating the Regulation on expenditure for the verification and approval of the finalization of projects completed using public investment capital approved by the Minister of Transport ("Decision 1182").
Accordingly, the investor must pay to the Ministry of Transport ("Ministry of Transport") the cost of verifying and approving the settlement as follows:
1. Direct expenditures for verification of finalization and approval of settlement
- The level of expenditure for members of the verification working group, finalization approvers, and individuals belonging to ministerial agencies assigned to support the verification of finalization shall be determined according to the following formula:
Ctt = H*Lcs*Ttt*Mht
Include:
H: average salary coefficient of ministerial agencies in December of the preceding year;
Lcs: the base salary set by the Government for cadres, civil servants, civil servants, and the armed forces;
TTT: maximum time for verification and approval of settlement (in months).
Mht: specific regulatory support levels:
|
STT |
Beneficiaries |
Support level |
|
1 |
Approvers, Team Leaders, and Permanent Team Members |
50% |
|
2 |
Other members of the Working Group |
40% |
|
3 |
Individuals belonging to ministerial agencies are assigned to support the verification of finalization (not exceeding 07 people for projects of national importance or group A projects, 05 people for group B projects, and 03 people for group C projects) |
25% |
- For projects of national importance or group-A projects: the expenditure per tranche shall be calculated as the expenditure for a group-B project or a group-C project (if it is subject to verification and approval in multiple installments and depending on the value of verification and approval of each settlement).
- The total amount of direct expenditure for the verification of finalization and approval of the settlement for each project must not exceed the source of costs for verification and approval of finalization of completed projects paid by the investor to the Ministry of Transport according to the norms in Article 46 of Decree 99/2021/ND-CP dated November 11, 2021, stipulating management, payment and settlement of projects using public investment capital ("Total Costs").
2. Payment to experts or consulting organizations to verify the finalization
Experts or consulting organizations are contracted by the Office of the Ministry of Transport to perform part of the verification of finalization.
3. Expenses for business expenses, stationery, translation, printing, conferences, seminars, and procurement of computers or equipment for verification and approval of settlement.
Ensure that there are lawful, valid expenditure documents, in accordance with current regulations.
4. Other expenditures related to the verification of finalization and approval of settlement
- Expenditure on public services (electricity, water, internet, etc.);
- Expenditures on training and fostering cadres and civil servants;
- Expenditure on correction of records;
- Expenditure on repairing meeting rooms, offices, archives,...;
- Other expenses (if any).
5. The maximum total expenditure for expenditures specified in Sections 3 and 4 above shall not exceed 60% of the total expenditures.
This Decision replaces Decision No. 1562/QD-BGTVT dated 23/08/2021 and takes effect from 19/09/2023.
Comment: