IT system facilitates audit of budget collection

Member of the Party Central Committee and State Auditor General of Vietnam Tran Sy Thanh attended the 9th Tripartite Meeting between the Supreme Audit Institutions of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam on August 26.

State Auditor General of Vietnam Tran Sy Thanh speaks at the videoconference. (Photo: laodong.vn)
State Auditor General of Vietnam Tran Sy Thanh speaks at the videoconference. (Photo: laodong.vn)

The event was held via videoconference with the theme of auditing budget collecting via IT systems.

In his opening speech, State Auditor General of Laos Malaithong Kommasith underscored that cooperation among the audit agencies of the two countries has gained positive outcomes in recent years.

He also noted that environmental auditing, an important new field initiated by the State Audit of Vietnam, has been well implemented, contributing greatly to the goal of sustainable development in Indochina.

According to State Auditor General of Cambodia Kim Som Suor, this conference was testament to the strong will and determination of officials and staff of the three State audit agencies in fostering cooperation and exchanging experience in the context of many new challenges.

The cooperative relationship between the three audit agencies is very meaningful in enhancing the professional capacity of auditing in order to contribute to supporting the various Governments in public financial management in a more transparent, accountable and effective manner, she added.

For his part, State Auditor General of Vietnam Tran Sy Thanh said that the exploitation of audit data through IT systems with support tools will help the auditing of budget revenue to not be limited by geographical distance, time and space, adding that auditors can examine records at tax offices, and the State Audit Office can also use resources effectively, saving time and human resources in the data mining process.

He also affirmed that Vietnam has always paid attention to international integration in terms of auditing as well as the fine cooperative activities of the three audit agencies.

In fact, the audit agencies of the three countries have had conducted cooperative activities of great diplomatic significance, as well as developing a deep level of expertise in the framework of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, he noted.