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Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai signed Decision 486/QD-TTg promulgating the plan to implement Resolution 09/2021/UBTVQH15 dated December 8, 2021 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on expenses for social insurance and unemployment insurance management from 2022 to 2024.

Prevent evasion of insurance payment, fraud and profiteering from social insurance policies

Accordingly, relevant ministries and agencies, based on the provisions of Resolution 09/2021/UBTVQH15 and their assigned functions and tasks, must urgently implement the tasks.

Specifically, the ministries and agencies shall review, develop and submit to competent authorities for promulgation legal documents to realize the Resolution, follow provisions of the Resolution in accordance with the Law on Social Insurance, the Law on Employment Insurance; Law on Occupational Safety and Health and relevant legal documents;

Focus on directing and guiding the handling of expenses for social insurance and unemployment insurance management in an effective and economical manner associated with the results of developing participants in social insurance and unemployment insurance; reforming administrative procedures and improving service quality, to improve convenience for State agencies, businesses and people; arranging organizational apparatus and streamlining staff in accordance with assigned tasks.

Completing the National Insurance Database to connect and share with the National Database on Population and legal regulations to improve the efficiency of policy management and enforcement; prevent evasion of insurance payment, fraud and profiteering from social insurance and unemployment insurance policies according to Resolution 28-NQ/TW dated May 23, 2018 of the Seventh Conference of the Party Central Committee XII on reforming social insurance policies.

Strengthening inspection, supervision and evaluation of the estimation and handling of expenses for social insurance and unemployment insurance management to quickly discover and prevent negative acts, wastefulness and strictly handling violations in implementation.

Research, review and complete regulations on financial management mechanism of social insurance

The Ministry of Finance shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to submit to the Prime Minister for issuing a Decision on expenses for social insurance, unemployment insurance and health insurance management from 2022 to 2024 in the first quarter of 2022, as a basis for Vietnam Social Security and relevant agencies to implement.

In addition, the Ministry of Finance shall research, review and complete regulations on financial management mechanisms for social insurance, unemployment insurance, health insurance and expenses for social insurance, unemployment insurance and health insurance management on the basis of assessment reports and proposals by the Vietnam Social Insurance, submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and promulgation of a Decision to replace the Prime Minister's Decision 60/2015 dated November 27, 2015 stipulating the financial management mechanism for social insurance, unemployment insurance, health insurance and expenses for social insurance, unemployment insurance and health insurance management and Decision 38/2019/QD-TTg dated December 31, 2019 of the Prime Minister amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decision 60/ 2015/QD-TTg in the fourth quarter of 2022.

At the same time, the ministry shall review the financial management of social insurance and unemployment insurance in accordance with regulations and avoid overlaps with the audit and inspection plan of the State Audit Office and the Government Inspectorate.

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with relevant agencies in, submitting to the Prime Minister for promulgation a list of public services ensured by the unemployment insurance fund in the fourth quarter of 2022; formulating and promulgating the price of services for job introduction for employees using unemployment insurance funds in the fourth quarter of 2022; issuing economic-technical norms and prices of public services funded by the Employment Fund in 2023.

Reducing administrative documents in social insurance and health insurance sector

The Social Insurance Management Council is responsible for monitoring the estimation, management, use and settlement of expenses for social insurance and unemployment insurance management.