Which retired military officers are given daily newspaper purchases

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Point a, Clause 1, Article 6, Decree 343/2025/ND-CP (effective from January 1, 2026), stipulates the press regime as follows:

a) Subjects specified in Clause 1; Points a, b and c, Clause 2, Article 2 of this Decree are granted money to buy People's Army newspapers, including: Daily newspaper,Weekend newspaper, evenings and witnesses;

Subjects specified in Point d, Clause 2, Article 2 of this Decree are provided with daily money to buy People's Army newspapers.

Clause 1 and Points a, b, c, d, Clause 2, Article 2 of Decree 343/2025/ND-CP stipulate as follows:

1. General-level officers have retired.

2. Retired officers at the rank of Colonel and Captain include:

a) Colonel-level officers receive a salary of VND 668 as prescribed in Decree No. 235/HDBT dated September 18, 1985 of the Council of Ministers on improving the salary regime for workers, civil servants and armed forces;

b) Officers who, before retirement, hold positions or have held positions of Commander or Political Commissar (Army, Corps, Navy Region, Coast Guard Region and equivalent); Heads of Departments with the function of directing the entire army. Officers who have held or held a position before retirement or have a position allowance coefficient of 0.9 or higher as prescribed in Decree No. 25/CP dated May 23, 1993 of the Government temporarily stipulating the new salary regime for civil servants, public employees, public employees and armed forces or have a position allowance coefficient of 1.1 or higher as prescribed in Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP dated December 14, 2004 of the Government on salary regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces;

c) Colonel-level officers increase their salary for the second time; officers who, before retirement, hold the position or have held the position of Deputy Commander, Deputy Political Commissar (Army, Corps, Navy Region, Coast Guard Region and equivalent); Deputy Directors of Departments with the function of directing the entire army. Officers who have held a position before retirement or have held a position have a position allowance coefficient of 0.8 as prescribed in Decree No. 25/CP or hold a position with a position allowance coefficient of 1.0 as prescribed in Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP;

d) Colonel-level officers receiving a salary of 655 VND as prescribed in Decree No. 235/HDBT; Colonel-level officers with a first salary increase; officers who have held the position of Division commander or military commander of a province or centrally run city (hereinafter referred to as the provincial level) and equivalent. Officers who have held a position before retirement or have held a position have a position allowance coefficient of 0.7 as prescribed in Decree No. 25/CP or have a position allowance coefficient of 0.9 as prescribed in Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP;

Thus, from January 1, 2026, the above-mentioned retired military officers will be provided with daily money to buy People's Army newspapers.

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