Of the total, the inspectors proposed that the State recover VND7 trillion for its budget, hand down administrative sanctions on those who misused VND235 billion, and assign relevant agencies to deal with the remaining more than VND17.9 trillion. They also proposed that the State take back more than 1,700 ha of the misused land.

According to the inspectors in 2009 State agencies dealt with 64,000 denunciations and petitions lodged by citizens. As a result, over 2,000 people were fully vindicated and 74 cases involved 114 people were transferred to investigative agencies to decide on their criminal responsibilities.

In the year, the anti-corruption campaign yielded important gains and saw positive changes, the Government Inspectorate said, attributing those to the strengthening of institutional tools and regulations, wide-scale education of laws and implementation of preventive measures, and due punishments given to offenders. The agency worked with relevant ministries and central agencies on a national strategy for combating and preventing corruption until 2020 and aided the Government in works relating to the fight.

However, it admitted that much remains to be done in preventing corruption especially in the declaration of assets by State civil servants and leaders.

This year, Government inspectors will focus on examining State agencies’ accountability, settling denunciations regarding corruption and intensifying inspection and surveillance over anti-corruption work undertaken by ministries, sectors and localities.