The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has received petitions from voters in Ninh Binh Province, forwarded by the National Assembly’s Committee on Petitions and Supervision. Voters highlighted inadequacies in the current salary and allowance policies and proposed early adjustments.

The voters suggested increasing allowance levels and improving policies for part-time workers in villages and neighborhoods to ensure compensation is commensurate with the nature of the work, workload, and actual contribution. 

Additionally, voters requested an increase in the base salary and a review of supplementary allowances, such as public service, leadership, responsibility, and dual-office allowances, for communal-level officials and civil servants who work directly at the local level and frequently interact with citizens.

Furthermore, voters proposed the issuance of a specific salary and allowance table for communal-level officials and civil servants to ensure the unique characteristics of the grassroots level are met, unified nationwide, and maintain long-term stability to avoid fragmented and inconsistent revisions.

Notably, voters emphasized the requirement for effective salary reform in line with the roadmap stipulated in Resolution No 27 of the Central Committee, thereby contributing to the enhanced operational efficiency of grassroots governments.

Calculating new salaries 

In response, MHA stated that Resolution No 27 on salary policy reform for officials, civil servants, public employees, the armed forces, and workers in enterprises clearly defines the factors for designing new salary tables. It also expands salary relationships as a basis for determining specific salary levels within the salary system.

According to MHA, the construction of a new salary regime must be linked to the completion of the catalog of job positions, leadership and management titles, and civil servant rank and professional public employee title standards. This serves as the basis for calculating and ranking salaries based on the principles of pay-by-job position and title.

The Ministry further noted that based on the Politburo’s Conclusion No 64 and Resolution No104/2023, the Ministry has presided over and coordinated with relevant ministries and agencies to report to competent authorities on the implementation of six salary reform contents under Resolution No27 starting from July 1, 2024.

However, during the implementation process, many obstacles and inadequacies arose, requiring adjustments suitable to the actual situation and budget balancing capabilities. Consequently, the Politburo issued Conclusion No83; the National Assembly issued Resolution No142; and the Government issued Decree No73, raising the base salary from VND1.8 million per month to VND2.34 million per month, a 30 percent increase effective July 1, 2024, for officials, civil servants, public employees, and the armed forces.

Proposal on base salary increase 

Regarding the next phase, MHA stated that based on the goals and tasks approved by the 16th National Party Congress, the socio-economic and financial development plans for the next five years, and the socio-economic conditions and state budget capacity, the Ministry will continue to report to competent authorities to consider and propose an appropriate salary regime following the roadmap in Conclusion No83.

Simultaneously, performing the tasks assigned by the Politburo in Conclusion No174, Conclusion No186, and Conclusion No206, the Ministry has been coordinating with relevant ministries and agencies to research and propose salary policies and adjustments to certain allowance regimes for officials, civil servants, public employees, the armed forces, and workers after the reorganization of the administrative apparatus and two-level local government organization.

In the immediate time, to improve the livelihoods of cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers, the Ministry is coordinating with the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies to continue reporting to competent authorities for consideration and decision on increasing the base salary in 2026, ensuring alignment with the consumer price index, economic growth, and the state budget’s balancing capacity.

Presenting the report on administrative reform results for the 2022-2025 period at the 5-year preliminary review conference of the master program for state administrative reform on December 18, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Van Hoi stated that there are 136,261 officials and civil servants currently working in 3,321 communes, wards, and special zones across 34 provinces and cities. Among them, 94.6 percent of officials and civil servants possess qualifications and expertise suitable for their job positions.

Starting from March 2025, the structure of the 15th-term Government (2021-2026) has been streamlined to 14 ministries and 3 ministerial-level agencies, a reduction of 5 ministries and ministerial-level agencies, equivalent to a 22.7 percent decrease.

Thu Hang