Vice Chairman of the Social Committee Dang Thuan Phong - Photo: GIA HAN
At the press conference on the results of the 7th session of the 15th National Assembly , Tuoi Tre Online asked to know why from July 1, the basic salary increased by 30% (from 1.8 million VND to 2.34 million VND/month) but pension only increased by 15%?
Change from 11.5% to 15% pension increase
Responding to this content, Deputy Head of the Social Committee Dang Thuan Phong said many retirees also called to ask him.
Mr. Phong said that recently, pensions for retirees have been continuously raised, based on the increase in the consumer price index (CPI) and economic growth.
He informed that according to the calculation of the Salary Reform Steering Committee, with the number of pension increases in the past time, a pension increase of only 11.5% will be equal to 30% of that of cadres and civil servants.
However, determining pensioners is difficult and this year, when salaries increase, prices will increase. Therefore, the Steering Committee for Salary Reform has considered a lot and decided to move from 11.5% to 15%.
"The increase is a bit higher to prepare for the upcoming end of the year. The pension is increased by 15%, but in reality, if we add up the past years when continuously increasing according to the CPI index, it is 30% higher than that of officials and civil servants," said Mr. Phong.
Salary reform needs to be done carefully and effectively.
Regarding the reform of salary policy according to Resolution 27 of the Central Committee, Mr. Dang Thuan Phong said that it has been postponed 3 times but has not been completed yet and the roadmap is cautious, certain and effective.
Regarding why the roadmap is so long, Mr. Phong explained that the Steering Committee for Salary Reform has held 24-25 meetings, of which 4 contents have been implemented, while 2 contents have not been implemented yet.
With the new payroll at the base and determining job positions, streamlining the payroll, paying appropriate salaries for each position.
According to Mr. Phong, the reform process is long but the determination of job positions is not synchronous and not unified between ministries and localities despite being in the same field.
The salary scale of the armed forces also fluctuates. For public service units, the number of full autonomy, autonomy in regular expenditure and investment is very low, only 30%.
The remaining 70% of the state budget still has to be spent. If we cannot arrange jobs in such public establishments, it will be very difficult to reform salaries.
He emphasized the Steering Committee's view that the salary reform time should be postponed so that the Government can carefully calculate.
The principle is to determine job positions on the basis of streamlining the payroll, then we can calculate different salary coefficients, then we can reform salaries. In the near future, the Government will review all salary tables and job positions to have specific calculations.
Another problem is the arrangement of 9 groups of allowances. The current salary structure is 40 - 60, meaning 40% allowance, 60% basic salary. According to the new design when rearranging 9 groups of allowances, the ratio is 30 - 70.
"If not handled synchronously, many people will be disadvantaged. Because in remote and especially difficult areas, thanks to this allowance.
Compared to the current salary reform, if the reform is applied, it will be higher, not encouraging talent and effort," said Mr. Phong.
He added that if all 9 allowances are fully applied, there will be many problems that arise, are difficult to explain, and are not compatible with the beneficiaries. Therefore, the Steering Committee allows this part to be retained for further calculation, research, and completion.
In addition, more than 20 legal documents related to basic salary have to be amended, so the Government has not been able to submit them yet. Up to now, the Government has not been able to submit them for processing.
Mr. Phong also informed about the addition of 10% of the reward fund, on that basis there will be a source of encouragement for each agency and unit when implementing salary reform.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vi-sao-luong-co-so-tang-30-luong-huu-chi-tang-15-20240629114622681.htm
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