The Government decided to advance funds to pay the Ho Chi Minh Prize bonus.

Accordingly, on October 14, 2023, the Government issued Resolution 169/NQ-CP on the funding for awarding prizes for the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts.

Accordingly, an advance of VND 30,813.2 million will be made from temporarily idle state funds to supplement the budgets of literary and artistic associations to promptly pay prize money to authors and co-authors who received the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts according to the award decisions issued by the President on October 17, 2022 (Decisions No. 1162/QD-CTN, No. 1163/QD-CTN, No. 1164/QD-CTN, No. 1165/QD-CTN) as requested by the Ministry of Finance .

The government has assigned the Ministry of Finance the responsibility for the content, data, and proposals in the report.

The government has decided to advance funds to pay the prize money for the Ho Chi Minh Prize (Figure 1). — President Vo Van Thuong, along with the authors and their relatives, were awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize.

The following is a list of literary and artistic associations that have received additional funding to pay prize money to authors and co-authors:

Vietnam Musicians Association: 5,617.3 million VND.

Vietnam Film Association: 5,468.3 million VND.

Vietnam Fine Arts Association: 2,682 million VND.

Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists: 3,188.6 million VND.

Vietnam Association of Theatre Artists: 2,577.7 million VND.

Vietnam Writers Association: 5,364 million VND.

Vietnam Folk Arts Association: 506.6 million VND.

Vietnam Association of Architects: 253.3 million VND.

Vietnam Dance Artists Association: 5,155.4 million VND.

The government requires the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to take full responsibility for the list of authors and co-authors receiving awards and the estimated budget for payment. The aforementioned literary and artistic associations are responsible for managing and using the additional funds to pay the prizes to the authors and co-authors in accordance with regulations.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinates with and guides literary and artistic associations in implementing the procedures for paying out prize money according to regulations.

Previously, at a meeting with ministries, agencies, and associations regarding the funding for awarding prizes to authors who won the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2023, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai requested the Ministry of Finance to submit a proposal to the Government on October 12th for consideration, requesting permission to advance funds to pay the prize winners.

The Deputy Prime Minister also requested that the two ministries, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Finance, seriously review their actions, learn valuable lessons, and prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future.

The Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2022 were awarded to 128 authors and co-authors, including 16 authors and co-authors who were awarded or posthumously awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize.

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