On December 17, 2019, the Ministry of Transport issued Circular 49/2019 / TT-BGTVT providing guidance on the process, records of settlement and price support procedures for railway transport business enterprises carrying out transportation in service of special tasks and social security tasks. This Circular takes effect from February 1, 2020.
According to Clause 2, Article 3, the dossier of final settlement of expenses comprises: explanation of settlement dossiers; Summary of price support finalization for each train; Summary of revenue settlement for each train; Summary of cost settlement for each train; Copies of relevant documents.
Within 30 days after the end of the quarter, the railway transport business enterprise shall submit a set of dossier of payment of expenses for implementation of transportation in service of social security tasks.
Documents are sent directly or via the postal system to the Vietnam Railway Department. In case the dossier is incomplete, the Railway Department has written request for additional records in 03 working days, from the date of receiving the file. The approval of expenses is done within 15 days, from the receipt of a complete and valid file.
The issuance of Circular 49/2019 / TT-BGTVT is the basis for businesses to capture and submit payment and settlement documents and price support procedures when performing special transport tasks and duties. Social security, is the basis for monitoring and monitoring the implementation of the process, thereby creating publicity and transparency in administrative activities of state agencies.