Adding more than 2,513 billion VND to local gift giving
The Prime Minister decided to add more than VND 2,513 billion to the locality to give gifts on the occasion of the 14th Party Congress and the 2026 Lunar New Year.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Decision No. 2814/QD-TTg dated December 28, 2025 to supplement with targets from the central budget in 2025 for localities to give gifts from the Party and State on the occasion of welcoming the 14th National Congress of the Party and the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo in 2026.
Accordingly, the targeted supplement from the central budget to localities is 2,512.946 million VND from the central budget reserve in 2025, supplemented according to Resolution No. 265/2025/QH15 dated December 11, 2025 of the National Assembly to give gifts to the Party and State on the occasion of welcoming the 14th National Congress of the Party and the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo in 2026.
Of which, Ho Chi Minh City is the locality that received the most additional allowances with the amount of more than 189 billion VND; Hanoi more than 142 billion VND; Ninh Binh more than 137 billion VND; Thanh Hoa more than 128 billion VND....
The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Health, according to their assigned functions and tasks, and the People's Committees of provinces and cities assigned additional funding to be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the content, data reported and proposals and recommendations.
Management, use, and settlement of additional expenses in accordance with the provisions of the State Budget Law and Resolution No. 418/NQ-CP dated December 28, 2025; organize gift giving to ensure timeliness, publicity, transparency, and to the right subjects, avoiding loss, waste, and negativity.
Clause 1, Article 1 of Resolution No. 418/NQ-CP clearly states that the subjects who are given gifts by the Party and the State include:
a) People with revolutionary contributions as prescribed in the Ordinance on Preferential Treatment for People with Revolutionary contributions;
b) Social protection beneficiaries as prescribed in Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP dated March 15, 2021 of the Government; social pension beneficiaries as prescribed in Decree No. 176/2025/ND-CP dated June 30, 2025 of the Government; including orphans, deprived children or in orphanages.
gift level: 400,000 VND/person, in cash.
The Ministry of Public Security closely coordinates with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, relevant agencies and localities to give gifts from the Party and State on the occasion of welcoming the 14th National Congress of the Party and the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo in 2026 through social security accounts on VNeID to the subjects specified in Clause 1, Article 1 of this Resolution.
If necessary, the People's Committees of provinces and cities direct relevant local agencies and commune-level People's Committees to give gifts directly to the account receiving monthly allowances and subsidies (if any) or pay directly in cash, ensuring the correct subjects, deadlines and relevant regulations.
The Resolution requires the gift giving to be completed no later than December 31, 2025.
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