This decision was made by the Politburo at the meeting on February 28 when reviewing and evaluating the initial results of implementing Resolution 18 of the Politburo on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently.

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Students at a public secondary school in Hoang Mai district, Hanoi. Photo: Thanh Tung

The Politburo highly agreed on the policy of implementing more strongly, drastically and quickly the contents of Resolution 18 in 2025.

After listening to the Government's report on the ability to balance finances during and after the process of streamlining the political system's apparatus, the Politburo decided to exempt all tuition fees for students from kindergarten to high school nationwide. The implementation time is from the beginning of the new school year 2025-2026 (from September 2025 onwards).

The Politburo assigned the Government Party Committee to direct the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Finance and a number of relevant ministries, branches and localities to coordinate in concretizing and seriously implementing this decision.

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