Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed agencies to tighten management and quickly reduced the number of state-owned cars by 30%-50% by 2020.

The PM to reduce the number of state-owned cars

Only the Ministry of Finance has cut their budget for state-owned cars so far. Next year, the ministry will stop providing fund to buy cars for deputy ministers and lower positions.

In order to improve management in the use of state assets more effectively, the Ministry of Finance was asked to submit the amendment and supplement to a number of contents of the Decision 32 issued on August 4, 2015.

The subsidies for state-owned cars for state officials national-wide will be cut. Excluding islands, disadvantaged, rural and mountainous areas, the car fleet at all agencies will be reduced.

Leaders are also asked to give suitable subsidies for officials instead of products. The Ministry of Finance will work with relevant agencies to build criteria and regulations about the use of public assets such as who are entitled for subsidies or what equipment can be shared among agencies to save state budget.

Ministers, heads of departments and offices are also asked to tighten management on public assets, review and deal with violations. Leaders must take responsibilities for letting violations occur at their areas. The usage of headquarters must also be supervised.