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Promote high-quality economic and social development in Guangzhou
——Interpretation of the report on the rectification of problems identified in the 2022 municipal budget implementation and other fiscal revenue and expenditure audits
Continue to increase audit efforts on people’s livelihood-related funds and projects in the fields of employment, social security, medical security, pensions, etc.; carry out a series of audits such as drinking water source protection, urban village sewage interception and management, and sewage plant operation performance to support the "long-term system" "Jiuqing"; pay close attention to key links such as investment decision-making, budget budget preparation and review, contract settlement, etc., and be a good guardian of national economic security...
On December 26, 2023, Lai Zhihong, deputy mayor of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, made a speech to the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 16th Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress on the rectification of problems identified in the 2022 municipal budget implementation and other fiscal revenue and expenditure audits. Situation Report".
In order to further understand the audit rectification work and effectiveness, the reporter recently interviewed Dong Xueshi, a member of the Party Leadership Group, Deputy Director and Press Spokesperson of the Municipal Audit Bureau.
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The Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government attach great importance to audit rectification work, and promote the "first half article" of audit revealed problems and the "second half article" of audit rectification in an integrated manner, requiring all relevant departments and units to seriously rectify the problems found in the audit. What new features will be reflected in the audit rectification work in 2023?
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In the audit rectification work, all districts, departments, and units in the city conscientiously implemented the rectification responsibilities of all parties, fully implemented various rectification tasks, continuously deepened the application of various results, and promoted the positive results of the rectification work. There are four main new features:
First, strengthen organizational deployment and promote the formation of an overall pattern of audit rectification. The Municipal Party Committee convened a standing committee to review the audit rectification report and regard audit rectification as a major matter for decision-making and research; the municipal government strengthened the research, deployment and overall planning and advancement of the audit rectification work by convening city-wide audit work meetings, audit rectification special meetings, etc.; the Municipal Party Committee Audit Office implemented A system for requesting instructions and reporting on major matters shall be established, and special inspections and daily supervision of important audit rectification matters shall be carried out; relevant municipal units shall strengthen the organization and leadership of the rectification work of their own units and consolidate responsibilities from top to bottom.
The second is to deepen coordination and strengthen supervision of audit rectification work. Relevant departments deepened supervision and cooperation, pooled joint efforts, strengthened the application of audit rectification results, promoted all types of supervision to move in the same direction and work in the same direction in improving the effectiveness of audit rectification supervision, and created a "combination punch" of audit rectification.
The third is to optimize the working mechanism and continuously improve the efficiency of audit rectification and supervision. The Municipal Audit Bureau issued the "Implementation Opinions on Establishing and Improving a Long-term Mechanism for Audit Rectification Tracking and Inspection (Trial)" to promote the institutionalization and standardization of audit rectification tracking and inspection work. At the same time, a "look back" supervision and inspection working mechanism for audit rectification has been established, regular and centralized follow-up inspections of audit rectification have been carried out, and supervision and guidance on uncompleted rectification issues have been intensified.
The fourth is to strengthen the application of results and draw inferences from one example to consolidate the effectiveness of rectification work. Relevant municipal authorities adhere to the combination of "immediate changes" and "long-term establishment". While guiding and urging the correction of specific problems, they also draw inferences from one example, deeply analyze the reasons behind the problems, make up for various shortcomings, carry out special governance, and promote various problems. This work is carried out in a standardized manner, and the construction of mechanisms and systems in the industry field is improved to effectively promote construction through rectification and promote governance through reform.
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The audit rectification report reflects that the problems identified in the audit are coordinated and promoted through three methods: comprehensive rectification, special rectification, and key supervision, promoting the formation of an overall pattern of audit rectification. Could you please introduce the current overall pattern of audit rectification in the city?
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In the audit rectification work, the problems identified in the audit were coordinated and promoted through three methods: comprehensive rectification, special rectification, and key supervision, to promote the formation of an overall pattern of audit rectification.
In terms of comprehensive rectification, all problems identified in the city's 2022 municipal budget implementation and other fiscal revenue and expenditure audits will be included in the scope of rectification, and comprehensive audit and rectification follow-up inspections will be carried out.
In terms of special rectification, the relevant competent departments took the lead in doing relevant work in accordance with their responsibilities, strengthened the supervision and guidance of audit rectification work in their respective industries, and worked together to promote audit rectification; in accordance with the work requirements of the Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, the five departments conducted social insurance fund management, urban Special rectifications were carried out for 16 outstanding issues identified in the audit in domestic sewage treatment operations, state-owned assets management, etc.; the audit department focused on conducting audit rectification follow-up inspections in 2023, focusing on key industries, key departments, difficult issues identified in the audit, and poor implementation of rectifications , there are delays in rectification, perfunctory rectification, etc., increase supervision and guidance, further promote the implementation of rectification responsibilities, and improve the effectiveness of rectification.
In terms of key supervision, the audit department will promptly transfer the clues to the problems found in the audit to the competent departments or disciplinary inspection and supervision departments for key investigation and processing, lead the advancement of comprehensive rectification with in-depth rectification of key issues, and promote the in-depth and practical audit rectification.
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The Central Economic Work Conference proposed that "positive fiscal policies should be moderately strengthened and improve quality and efficiency." From the audit and rectification situation, in order to promote the improvement of Guangzhou's financial support capabilities and high-quality development of services, various departments and units have done What jobs did you do? What's the result?
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All departments in the city fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, adhere to the general tone of the work of seeking progress while maintaining stability, comprehensively deepen the reform of the fiscal system, implement proactive fiscal policies, promote the sustainable operation of finance in efficiently supporting high-quality development, and fully serve Guangzhou High-quality economic development.
Based on the positioning of audit supervision, the audit agency focuses on the main responsibilities of the true and legal benefits of fiscal revenue and expenditure, conducts in-depth research-based audits, and increases disclosure of issues such as fiscal funds, state-owned asset resource coordination, budget performance management, direct funds, and transfer payment funds. intensity. First, the municipal finance department standardized fiscal revenue management, rationalized the management rights of non-tax revenue projects, strengthened the coordination of revenue among departments and units, and recovered 160 million yuan of non-tax revenue into the treasury to help the effective supply of fiscal revenue; second, the municipal finance department actively revitalized fiscal funds , the relevant municipal departments promoted the acceleration of project progress, and 751 million yuan of fiscal funds were allocated according to the project progress, reducing fund balances and further improving the efficiency of the use of fiscal funds; third, the budget performance management was comprehensively improved, and the Municipal Finance Bureau will formulate budget performance management from 2023 The situation review and notification system regularly reports the budget performance management status of municipal departments, budget units, and lower-level financial departments to supervise and strengthen performance awareness. Relevant departments strengthen project performance target management to ensure that every penny is spent wisely, and further deepen Budget performance management reform; fourth, financial management and financial management work has been further improved. The municipal finance department has formulated relevant systems to further standardize budget preparation, reserve funds, transfer payments and direct fund management, and continuously improve the efficiency of financial funds.
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People's livelihood issues concern thousands of households and have always been an area of concern to the people. May I ask the spokesperson, how does the Guangzhou Municipal Audit Agency carry out people's livelihood audit work? What results have been achieved?
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In recent years, the Guangzhou Municipal Audit Bureau has adhered to the goal of improving people's livelihood and well-being and promoting social fairness and justice, focusing on the inclusiveness, foundation and bottom-up nature of people's livelihood policies, and continued to increase the number of people's livelihood-related policies in employment, social security, medical security, elderly care and other fields. The audit of funds and projects has been strengthened, and multiple measures have been taken to promote the implementation of various policies that benefit enterprises and people.
First, anchor the implementation of employment promotion policies in the employment field, and promote the application of five subsidies to promote employment, reaching tens of thousands of applications, with an amount of over 100 million yuan; through urban joint extended audits, we have dug out "empty shell" enterprises to defraud employment subsidies and other illegal activities .
The second is to adhere to the purpose of auditing for the people in the field of social security, and promote the reduction of the application time for social security cards from the original 25 working days to 12 days, so that the application can be obtained immediately; pay close attention to the payment of social security benefits, and promote the payment of tens of millions of social security benefits Yuan, keep the people's "pension money and life-saving money".
The third is to pay close attention to the protection of needy groups in the field of medical insurance, and promote the establishment of data offline quotation mechanisms by medical insurance, civil affairs, Disabled Persons' Federation and other departments to effectively prevent the untimely impact of data updates on the medical insurance benefits of needy people; effectively urge commercial insurance institutions to promptly allocate medical expenses. , effectively alleviate the pressure on medical institutions to pay in advance; strengthen fund safety supervision, jointly crack down on "fraud and fraudulent insurance" behaviors, discover and transfer major clues to medical insurance fraud, and effectively maintain the safe and standardized operation of medical insurance funds.
The fourth is to help implement policies that benefit the people in the field of elderly care. Based on the special audit of urban elderly care policies, dozens of elderly care institutions are promoted to enjoy preferential policies on water and electricity; the policy of longevity health care pension is promoted to change from "passive" to "active" to achieve " The "wisdom" of "no need to run once" is distributed.
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The audit of natural resources and environment has also been the focus of audit work in recent years. Guangzhou is rich in water resources and has a dense network of rivers and lakes. How can the audit department focus on the "urgent, difficult and anxious" problems of the masses and help "long-term control and long-term cleanliness" of water resources?
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In recent years, the Guangzhou Municipal Audit Bureau has insisted on focusing on the "urgent needs and worries" of the people, and has always regarded the needs of the people as the focus of audit work. It has focused on safe water, standard drainage, ecological water control, etc., and carried out protection of drinking water sources. , sewage interception and management in urban villages, and a series of audit work such as sewage plant operation performance, urging the audited units to establish rules and regulations to help "long-term system and long-term cleanup".
The first is to focus on protecting drinking water sources so that the people can drink safe water. The municipal ecological environment, water affairs, agriculture and rural areas and other departments attach great importance to and vigorously make rectifications. The relevant district governments quickly deploy and verify one by one, specify the rectification responsibilities, tabulate the rectification tasks, and standardize the rectification results, which effectively promotes the protection of drinking water source areas. Implement.
The second is to focus on water environment management to ensure that the urban water environment is beautiful and clean. The Municipal River Chief’s Office held several special meetings to promote investigation and rectification work. The Municipal Water Affairs Bureau conducted supervision and spot checks across the city to further identify problems and root causes, clarify the direction of rectification, refine solutions, and identify responsible entities for water environment management in urban villages. A multi-pronged approach accelerated the improvement of water environment in urban villages. Long-term governance.
The third is to focus on the operation of sewage plants and promote green and efficient sewage treatment. Municipal Water Investment Group actively carries out scientific research and prepares technical reserves for sludge treatment and disposal; holds a sludge treatment and disposal technology forum to discuss and communicate on ways to utilize diversified sludge resources; strengthens technological innovation and technological transformation, and promotes the improvement of sewage treatment. Quality and efficiency.
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Performance auditing has also been a hot topic in recent years. What are the highlights of Guangzhou Audit in performance auditing and promoting audit rectification?
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In recent years, our bureau has carried out in-depth research-based performance audits and selected research topics such as biomedicine, domestic waste, water supply and drainage, and gas pipeline networks. It not only focuses on the legal compliance of the project, but also on the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, focusing on Research-based audits were carried out on the economic, social and environmental benefits generated by the project and achieved good results, promoting the orderly and effective development of Guangzhou's pharmaceutical industry development, domestic waste treatment, water supply and drainage and gas pipeline network operation and management.
In terms of studying the development of the biomedical industry, the audit focuses on top-level industry design, technological innovation and development, and industrial ecological cultivation and makes suggestions. All units actively absorb audit suggestions and improve their work, and have introduced a number of measures to promote the development of biomedicine. The Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau plays a leading role in drug group procurement and has signed "dual-channel" agreements with a number of designated medical institutions and designated retail pharmacies to expand drug purchase channels for insured patients and ensure that the public receives high-quality and affordable medical services. Huangpu District has initially formed a "two cities and one island" industrial development pattern with biomedical industry research and development in the International Bio Island, pilot testing in the Science City, and manufacturing in the Knowledge City.
In terms of studying the construction, management and operation of major urban domestic waste treatment facilities, the audit focused on the improvement of the living environment, and each unit actively made rectifications and established 11 relevant systems. The Guangzhou Municipal Urban Management and Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau has formulated the "Guangzhou Municipal Food Waste Management Measures" and "Guangzhou Municipal Food Waste Collection, Transportation and Disposal Franchise Work Plan" to standardize the collection, transportation and disposal of waste edible oils and fats, promote franchising, and start from the source. Block "gutter oil" from flowing back to the dining table and protect the safety of people's tongues.
In terms of studying the management and operation of water supply, drainage and gas pipeline networks, the audit focused on the city's "lifeline" gas and water supply and drainage pipelines, and promoted relevant functional departments to formulate and improve nearly 20 relevant policies. The municipal government issued the "Implementation Opinions on Further Strengthening the Protection of Underground Pipelines" to improve the underground pipeline safety management responsibility system and working mechanism from the top-level design level. The Guangzhou Municipal Work Safety Commission has specially established a municipal gas safety professional committee and established a long-term mechanism for joint supervision. Relevant functional departments have issued systems such as the "Guangzhou Gas Facilities Construction Supervision and Management Measures (Trial)" and "Twenty Hard Measures to Strengthen Guangzhou's Urban Gas Safety Production" to eliminate safety hazards in a timely manner and protect people's lives and property.
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Public investment projects are capital-intensive, and corruption has always been high in the field of major construction projects. What unique role does the audit department play in supervising public investment projects, and what results have it achieved?
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As an important part of national audit, public investment audit plays an important role in promoting standardization of public investment management, optimizing public investment structure and improving public investment performance. Our bureau has organized audits of public investment projects for many times, aiming to dig deep into the institutional and mechanistic reasons that affect the advancement of key construction projects and promote the standardized management and efficient performance of duties by relevant functional departments.
First, adhere to serving the overall situation and giving full play to the audit function. Promote the deepening of reforms in key areas such as early stage approval of construction projects and tendering, improve investment performance, strengthen anti-corruption and uphold integrity, and conduct audits focusing on major strategic tasks, implementation of major policies, and progress of major projects. We continued to pay attention to institutional obstacles, institutional obstructions, and institutional loopholes in the management of investment projects in key areas and key industries, promoted the construction of major projects, optimized the business environment, promoted the improvement and coordination of relevant systems and measures, and exerted public influence. Investment audit plays an important role in serving macroeconomic management, providing strong audit guarantee services as Guangzhou’s GDP reaches the 3 trillion mark.
The second is to adhere to a problem-oriented approach and dare to confront tough situations. Taking the true and legitimate benefits of fiscal revenue and expenditure as the starting point, we should pay close attention to key links such as investment decision-making, budget preparation and review, bidding, project subcontracting, contract settlement, etc., strengthen the audit supervision of the performance of the rights and responsibilities of relevant entities, and act as a good example of national property. As gatekeepers and guardians of economic security, we further standardize project management, save state-owned funds, and improve the quality and efficiency of public investment.
The third is to persist in audit innovation and lay a solid foundation for smart supervision. In-depth implementation of the relevant work requirements of the National Audit Office of "requiring resources from informatization and efficiency from big data", proactively exploring innovative audit work methods, and actively using big data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain and other technologies to strengthen audit capacity building, Lay a solid foundation for accelerating the construction of digital government, strengthening supervision during and after the event, and realizing smart supervision. Promote full coverage of big data audits of public investment at both urban and municipal levels in a step-by-step and hierarchical manner to form a normalized and dynamic deterrent, promote the control of chaos in the field of engineering construction, and further standardize the operation of power.
Text/Guangzhou Daily All-Media Reporter Wei Lina Correspondents Xie Zhou and Gan Mingxiao