The Central Government supports 100 billion VND for each province to decrease after the merger

The Ministry of Home Affairs has submitted to the Government a draft Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the arrangement of administrative units.

Regarding the budget for implementing the arrangement of administrative units, the draft Resolution clearly states that the State budget allocates funding for implementing the arrangement of administrative units.

To support and facilitate localities in implementing administrative unit reorganization, the draft Resolution stipulates that the central budget provides one-time support for localities to receive additional budget balances with a rate of 100 billion VND for one province reduced after the merger; 500 million VND for one commune reduced after the merger.

The Ministry of Home Affairs proposes that this budget source will be allocated to the local budget in 2026.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, implementing the conclusions of the Politburo on "merging some provincial-level units, not organizing at the district level, merging some commune-level units", it is expected that there will be 52 provincial-level administrative units subject to arrangement.

Of these, there are 4 centrally-governed cities including: Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Can Tho.

48 tinh gom: Ha Nam, Hung Yen, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Bac Giang, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Ninh Thuan, Quang Tri, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa, Dak Nong, Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Binh Thuan, Binh Phuoc, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Bac Lieu, Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Tra Vinh, Tien Giang, Soc Trang, Dong Thap, An Giang, Long An, Ca Mau, Quang Nam, Binh Dinh, Dak Lak, Dong Nai, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Lam Dong and Kien Giang.

It is expected that 11 provincial-level administrative units will remain, including: Hanoi City, Hue City, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh.

Regarding the consolidation of the organizational structure and applying specific regimes and policies of the administrative unit formed after arrangement, according to the report, the number of cadres, civil servants and officials of the new provincial administrative unit after the maximum arrangement does not exceed the total number of officials, public servants and officials present at provincial administrative units before arranging.

The number of cadres, civil servants and public employees of the new commune -level administrative unit after the maximum arrangement does not exceed the total number of officials and civil servants present at commune -level administrative units before arranging and the number of district -level cadres, civil servants and employees are arranged to work at the new commune administrative unit.

This number will gradually decrease within 5 years from the date of the resolution on the arrangement for each administrative unit taking effect.

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