Preparing resources to implement the salary reform roadmap

According to the plan of the Central Steering Committee for salary policy reform, social insurance (BHXH) and preferential treatment for people with meritorious services, the Ministry of Home Affairs is assigned to preside over and coordinate with ministries and sectors to comprehensively assess the implementation of Resolution 27 on salary policy reform and Resolution 28 on social insurance policy reform.

Agencies must summarize the implementation process of 2 resolutions from 2018 to now, clearly point out inadequacies, analyze the causes and propose solutions suitable to the specific characteristics of each industry and field.

Regarding salary policy, the assessment content focuses on the minimum wage, base salary, salary scale system, allowance regimes and salary mechanisms for groups of subjects under the management scope of each ministry and sector.

The Ministry of Finance is assigned to research and propose solutions to create resources to implement salary and social insurance policy reform. The Ministry of Home Affairs coordinates with the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies to synthesize international experience, on that basis, research and propose options suitable to Vietnam's conditions.

The draft resolution is expected to be completed in January 2027, submitted to the Politburo and the Secretariat in February 2027 and submitted to the 14th Central Executive Committee for consideration at the 5th Central Conference in March 2027.

In recent years, the Government has proactively prepared sufficient resources to implement the salary reform roadmap, and at the same time carefully calculated the impact to ensure macroeconomic stability and control inflation.

The funding for salary reform has been allocated in the 5-year financial plan and the state budget estimate for 2026. In addition, the arrangement of the organizational structure and streamlining of staff in 2025 has created significant additional resources for this task.

The total budget saved from the process of arranging the organizational structure reached 11,000 billion VND; of which, the central budget is about 4,000 billion VND and the local budget is about 6,800 billion VND.

According to regulations, the saved funds of the locality will be supplemented back to the salary reform source of that locality itself to continue serving salary reform tasks in the coming time.

In order not to let wage increases put pressure on inflation, the Government has comprehensively assessed the impact of policies on the price level, major balances of the economy and developed appropriate management scenarios. Fiscal, monetary and price management policies will continue to be closely coordinated to limit arising impacts.

Over the past time, the base salary level has been gradually adjusted. The process of restructuring and streamlining the organizational structure has contributed to creating resources for salary policy reform.

From July 2024, the salary policy will be implemented step by step. The base salary will then be increased from 1.8 million VND to 2.34 million VND per month; the bonus regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces will be implemented. Pensions, social insurance allowances, standard allowances for people with meritorious services and social assistance standards will also be adjusted.

The base salary increase from July 2026 continues to improve salaries under the current mechanism, from 2.34 million VND to 2.53 million VND/month.

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