On the afternoon of December 11, the National Assembly Standing Committee passed the Ordinance on Litigation Costs. Notably, the content is to increase the trial allowance for jurors to VND900,000/day.

Trial allowance is the amount of money paid to the jury when performing the trial duty. This allowance is calculated based on the actual days of participating in the trial, studying the case file, and is confirmed by the court that issues the decision to bring the case to trial. The court that issues the decision to bring the case to trial is responsible for paying the costs to the jury.

In addition to the trial allowance, the jury is also entitled to one or more other expenses...

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Chairwoman of the Judiciary Committee Le Thi Nga. Photo: National Assembly

Presenting a report explaining, accepting and revising the draft before the National Assembly Standing Committee votes for approval, Chairwoman of the Judiciary Committee Le Thi Nga said that the Standing Committee has coordinated with the Supreme People's Court and relevant agencies to review and carefully study the list of litigation costs.

According to Ms. Nga, the jury has been receiving compensation of 90,000 VND/day since 2012. Meanwhile, according to Joint Circular No. 191 of 2014 of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice, the remuneration paid for 1 working day of an appointed lawyer is 0.4 times the basic salary.

Specifically, the remuneration for appointed lawyers from July 1, 2024 is VND 936,000 per day, 10 times higher than the fee for jurors.

Based on reviewing legal regulations, fully assessing the significance, responsibility and efforts of the jury when participating in the trial, ensuring compliance with reality and correlation with a number of other subjects when participating in litigation activities, the Standing Committee of the Judicial Committee found that the expenditure level of VND 900,000/day for the jury as proposed by the Supreme People's Court is appropriate.

Ms. Nga said that the Standing Committee of the Judiciary Committee has asked for opinions from the Government, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs on the cost of remuneration for participants in litigation activities who are paid from the State budget.

Based on the opinions of the agencies, the Standing Committee of the Judiciary Committee proposed that the draft ordinance continue to regulate the cost of remuneration when participating in litigation activities, without distinguishing between those who receive salaries and those who do not receive salaries from the State budget.

When there is a document guiding the new salary regime, the Standing Committee of the Judiciary Committee will proactively coordinate with relevant agencies to propose and report to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to amend and supplement the provisions of the ordinance if necessary.

The Ordinance on Litigation Costs has 73 articles and takes effect from July 1, 2025.

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