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Department of Planning and Budgeting, Ministry of Information and Culture
Street address: Ministry of Information and Culture, Thanon Setthathirat, Ban Xiengyeun Tha, Muang Chanthaburi, Vientiane, Laos
Mailing address: Ministry of Information and Culture, P O Box 122, Vientiane, Laos
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 212407, 856 (0) 21 212416
Fax: 856 (0) 21 212408
Proprietor: Ministry of Information and Culture
Contact: Bouavone Volakoun (f) Director General
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 212407, 856 (0) 20 504 1851 (mobile)
Contact: Bane Keoduangdy Deputy Director General
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 212416, 856 (0) 20 561 6001 (mobile)
Contact: Khoune Phouthonsy Deputy Director General
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 212456, 856 (0) 20 208560 (mobile
The Planning and Budgeting Department of the Ministry is responsible for all planning, finance and accounting matters. It draws up budget proposals on behalf of the Ministry for submission to the Committee for Planning and Investment (CPI), Ministry of Finance and National Assembly, and oversees the disbursement of the budget within the Ministry, once approved. It oversees the implementation of international investment and economic co-operation projects in the field of information and culture and is responsible for managing and accounting for all state funds disbursed by the Ministry and for overseeing, guiding and monitoring the disbursement of Ministry funds to agencies responsible for investment projects, enterprise projects and national cultural programmes under the control of the Ministry, ensuring in each case that the proper financial and accounting procedures are followed, according to Party guidelines and the policies and laws of the state.
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