The National Assembly Resolution 104/2023/QH15 stipulates that from July 1, 2024, a comprehensive reform of salary policies will be implemented as per Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW. Currently, the Ministry of Home Affairs is collaborating with relevant ministries and agencies to develop a new salary scale based on job positions, leadership, and management roles, as well as professional and specialized tasks.
The basic salary has increased from 1.8 million VND to 2.34 million VND per month from July 1.
However, some civil servants still have concerns about the job-based salary structure, especially those who have worked for a long time but are not in leadership or management positions. Voters have proposed that during the policy-making process, attention should be given to this group of civil servants who have dedicated many years to their work but are not in leadership roles.
Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that based on Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW, Conclusion No. 64-KL/TW, and Resolution No. 104/2023/QH15, they have collaborated with relevant ministries and agencies to identify and report to the Government, the Politburo, and the National Assembly on the challenges and shortcomings that may arise from implementing the new salary scales.
This includes salary scales for leadership positions and professional and specialized positions for officials, civil servants, and public employees, as well as three salary scales for the armed forces and new allowance regimes for the public sector.
The Politburo has provided conclusions directing the implementation of public sector salary policy reforms in a phased manner, ensuring alignment with the country’s economic capabilities, state budget, and social consensus.
Based on this, the Government issued Decree No. 73/2024/ND-CP on June 30, 2024, stipulating the basic salary level and bonus policies for officials, civil servants, public employees, and the armed forces.
Decree 73 adjusts the basic salary from 1,800,000 VND/month to 2,340,000 VND/month starting July 1, 2024 (a 30% increase). The decree also regulates salary and income for agencies and units that are applying special financial and income mechanisms at the central level.
According to Decree 73, the bonus policy is based on sudden work achievements and the results of evaluating and ranking the degree of task completion annually for those receiving salaries from the state budget (the bonus fund is 10% of the total salary fund, excluding allowances). The heads of agencies and units are responsible for developing specific regulations to implement the bonus policy for the individuals on their salary list.
To truly address the shortcomings of the current salary system as proposed by the voters, the Ministry of Home Affairs will collaborate with relevant ministries and agencies to continue improving the current salary promotion system, allowance regimes, and salary and income management mechanisms for officials, civil servants, public employees, and the armed forces.
Simultaneously, they will research and propose the implementation of new salary scales and allowance regimes for the public sector in line with Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW, with adjustments to be considered after 2026 as per Conclusion No. 83-KL/TW of the Politburo.
