Kinhtedothi - On October 26, speaking at the group discussion session, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra informed about the issue of salary increase; rearrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels.
On the morning of October 26, continuing the 8th Session, the National Assembly discussed in groups the assessment of the results of the implementation of the 2024 socio-economic development plan and the expected 2025 socio-economic development plan.
Hanoi has done well and arranged 109 commune-level units.
Regarding the arrangement of administrative units at the district and commune levels, speaking at the group discussion session, Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that this is a major policy, a difficult, complicated, and sensitive issue, and many localities have recently made great efforts. Of the 54 localities subject to the arrangement at the district and commune levels, 51 have implemented it, while 3 localities cannot implement it due to factors such as Binh Phuoc, Dien Bien, and Lai Chau.
Of the 51 provinces and cities, the National Assembly Standing Committee has so far issued resolutions with 38 localities, with 13 remaining. The National Assembly Standing Committee has currently received dossiers from 10 localities. The remaining 3 localities, Ha Tinh, Ninh Binh, and Tra Vinh, are completing their dossiers.
Accordingly, 38 district-level units will be reorganized, 9 district-level units will be reduced, 1,176 commune-level units will be reorganized, and 562 commune-level units will be reduced. At the same time, the number of administrative organizations and public service units will be greatly reduced; the number of cadres and civil servants will be greatly reduced, and of course there will be a surplus of cadres and headquarters.
Therefore, the implementation of this period's arrangement is stricter, with specific plans for localities to complete the arrangement of surplus public assets after 3 years and complete the arrangement of surplus cadres, civil servants and public employees after 5 years. This is implemented very closely, unlike the previous time.
Evaluating some localities that have performed well, such as Hanoi, which has arranged 109 commune-level units; Nam Dinh, which has arranged 2 district-level units and 79 commune-level units, to reduce 51 commune-level administrative units; Ho Chi Minh City, which has also arranged a very large number, however, Ms. Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that many localities have not made efforts, are afraid of difficulties, are afraid of hardships, and have not resolved the backlog of the previous period, so they have pushed it to the next period.
According to Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra, in the world, there is no country with administrative units at the district and commune levels as large and terrible as Vietnam, including the administrative units at the provincial level. And there is no country that regularly spends on organization and personnel as large as Vietnam. The spirit of the General Secretary is very determined and must be implemented synchronously throughout the entire system. Including the State administrative system, the National Assembly, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, Party agencies, especially administrative units.
“The spirit of readiness is like that, not just arranging the district and commune level units. We need to fully recognize, agree with the plan and also try our best to be in time for the Party Congresses at all levels of the localities. We really hope to try to complete the goal, no later than November 15th to focus on the Party Congresses at all levels - Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra emphasized.
Great effort through 2 adjustments of basic salary
Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that recently, despite difficulties, the Government has allocated resources of about VND 700,000 billion and thus by 2026 it will be VND 930,000 billion for salary adjustment. In other words, implementing salary and insurance subsidy policies, adjusting pensions, and subsidies for meritorious people with a very large source of resources.
However, in practice, there are still shortcomings and the Government has reported to the Politburo for policy in the spirit of Conclusion 83-KL/TW on salary reform; adjusting pensions and social insurance benefits.
In the future, the Ministry of Home Affairs will continue to review some subjects that are in need of practical support, such as administrative staff, teachers, especially preschool teachers, and medical staff. In particular, a comprehensive review will be conducted to propose appropriate adjustments to allowances in accordance with the spirit of the Central Committee's resolution, especially the conclusions issued by the Politburo. How to ensure that special subjects need more attention and priority, and ensure a better life for them.
Overall, the basic salary has been adjusted twice recently, increasing by 50.8%, of which this year it is 30%. This is a great effort. Resolution 27 on salary policy reform will be re-evaluated in 2026, then continue to implement accordingly. Whether or not to adjust the basic salary annually will depend on the country's economic conditions.
"In 2025, we can temporarily stop and then make adjustments for some of the above subjects. In 2026, we will continue to make adjustments to improve the lives of salary earners in the public sector to ensure compatibility with job requirements in the new context" - Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra informed.
Discussing in groups, delegate Tran Hoang Ngan (National Assembly Delegation of Ho Chi Minh City) recalled that 5 days ago, the Government wanted to ensure a balanced budget and proposed not to consider increasing pensions, public sector salaries, and preferential allowances for people with meritorious services in 2025. "I only partially support this proposal of the Government" - delegate Tran Hoang Ngan stated his opinion.
According to delegate Tran Hoang Ngan, from July 1, 2024, the basic salary will increase to 2.34 million VND/month, so the salary of public employees will be slightly better. However, agencies need to pay attention to the salary of the education sector, especially in remote areas, as well as the salary of medical staff. "I think the salary for surgeries is too low. But more importantly, the pension is very low" - delegate Tran Hoang Ngan informed.
Therefore, delegate Tran Hoang Ngan suggested that the Government may not increase public sector salaries, but must increase pensions and social security benefits, and preferential allowances for meritorious people by 2025. He said that if pensions and allowances for meritorious people are not increased, the joy will decrease because this is a year with many major national holidays such as the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Party, the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and the 50th anniversary of national reunification. Increasing pensions and allowances for meritorious people will also help stimulate consumption.
In addition, delegate Tran Hoang Ngan also proposed increasing family deductions and personal income tax to improve people's income and support growth.
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