Joint Circular No. 1-TT/LB guiding the implementation of Decision No. 57-TTg dated February 15, 1993 of the Prime Minister on additional allowances for cadres in mountainous communes and communes with difficulties.

CIRCULAR

JOINT CIRCULAR OF THE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND STAFF BOARD - FINANCE

GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING DECISION NO. 57/TTg DATED FEBRUARY 15, 1993 OF THE PRIME MINISTER ON SUBSIDIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND DIFFICULT AREAS

IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION NO. 57-TTg DATED FEBRUARY 15, 1993 OF THE PRIME MINISTER ON SUBSIDIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND DIFFICULT AREAS, THE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND STAFF BOARD AND THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE ISSUE THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:

1. TO REDUCE SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES IN THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS, DECISION NO. 57-TTg DATED FEBRUARY 15, 1993 OF THE PRIME MINISTER PROVIDES FOR ADDITIONAL MONTHLY SUBSIDIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND THOSE IN ACTUAL DIFFICULT AREAS WHERE THE LEVEL OF LIVING EXPENSES HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT A VERY LOW RATE FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT.

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

2. THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR 16 CURRENTLY WORKING PARTY, ASSOCIATION, AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS IN MOUNTAINOUS AND DIFFICULT RURAL AREAS IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND IMPROVE ITS EFFECTIVENESS. LOCAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES MUST TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO REORGANIZE THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND PERFORM MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS EFFECTIVELY. IT IS ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED TO DIVIDE THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY AMONG ALL CURRENT RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS. THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES TO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS BY NAME AND POSITION BUT NOT MORE THAN 16 PERSONS.

II. CONDITIONS FOR RURAL AREAS AND ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL TO RECEIVE SUBSIDIES AND THE LEVEL OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES

1. RURAL AREAS CONSIDERED FOR ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS UNDER DECISION NO. 57-TTg MUST BE:

- RURAL AREAS IN BORDER HIGHLANDS THAT HAVE NOT IMPLEMENTED DECISION NO. 72-HĐBT DATED MARCH 13, 1990 OF THE STATE COUNCIL (NOW THE GOVERNMENT).

- RURAL AREAS IN THE DEEP INTERIOR OF THE MISSIONARY LOWLANDS WITH MANY DIFFICULTIES.

- RURAL AREAS IN MID-HILLS, PLAINS THAT ARE EXTREMELY POOR AND HAVE ALREADY EXPLOITED ALL LOCAL REVENUES TRANSFERRED TO THE RURAL AREA BUT STILL DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO PAY THE AVERAGE LIVING ALLOWANCE OF 16 CURRENTLY WORKING RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS LESS THAN 40,000 VND/MONTH (THE TOTAL LIVING EXPENSES IN THE RURAL AREA BUDGET FOR 1992 DIVIDED BY 16 PERSONS, THEN DIVIDED BY 12 MONTHS IS LESS THAN 40,000 VND).

2. RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES UNDER DECISION NO. 57-TTg SHALL NOT RECEIVE ANY OTHER SUBSIDIES INCLUDING LOCAL SUBSIDIES.

3. THE LEVEL OF ADDITIONAL MONTHLY SUBSIDIES:

a) FOR CURRENTLY SERVING RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS:

- SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNITY PARTY COMMITTEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE OF THE RURAL AREA, MAXIMUM ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF 60,000 VND/MONTH, ENSURING THE CURRENT LIVING ALLOWANCE PLUS THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY DOES NOT EXCEED 100,000 VND/MONTH.

- DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNITY PARTY COMMITTEE, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE OF THE RURAL AREA, SECRETARY OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY OF THE RURAL AREA, HEAD OF THE RURAL AREA SECURITY TEAM, MAXIMUM ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF 50,000 VND/MONTH, ENSURING THE CURRENT LIVING ALLOWANCE PLUS THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY DOES NOT EXCEED 85,000 VND/MONTH.

- FOR OTHER POSITIONS, THE MAXIMUM ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY IS 40,000 VND/MONTH, ENSURING THE CURRENT LIVING ALLOWANCE PLUS THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY DOES NOT EXCEED 70,000 VND/MONTH.

b) FOR ELDERLY RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS WHO HAVE RETIRED:

RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS WHO WERE WORKING BEFORE AND WHOSE RETIREMENT WAS HANDLED ACCORDING TO DECISION NO. 130-CP DATED JUNE 20, 1975 AND DECISION NO. 111-HĐBT DATED OCTOBER 13, 1981 OF THE STATE COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES:

- SECRETARY AND DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNITY PARTY COMMITTEE, CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE OF THE RURAL AREA, RECEIVES AN ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF 30,000 VND/MONTH MINUS THE CURRENT MONTHLY ALLOWANCE.

- OTHER POSITIONS RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY OF 20,000 VND/MONTH MINUS THE CURRENT MONTHLY ALLOWANCE.

c) RURAL AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY PAID THE LIVING ALLOWANCE AND THE ALLOWANCE SET BY THE MAXIMUM LEVEL ABOVE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES.

III. SOURCES OF FUNDS AND ORGANIZATION OF PAYMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS

1. THE BUDGET SOURCE FOR PAYING ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND DIFFICULT AREAS.

- FOR RURAL AREAS CURRENTLY WITHOUT FUNDS TO PAY ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES, THE COUNTY OR PROVINCE BUDGET SHALL SUBSIDIZE THE RURAL AREA TO PAY THE RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS.

- IN CASES WHERE THE PROVINCE BUDGET NEEDS TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE CENTRAL BUDGET AFTER SELF-ARRANGEMENT AND SPENDING SAVING BUT STILL LACK FUNDS TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS, THE PROVINCE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE SHALL WORK WITH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO SUPPLEMENT THE FUNDS. 

- FOR PROVINCES NOT RECEIVING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE CENTRAL BUDGET, THEY MUST ARRANGE FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT DECISION NO. 57-TTg DATED FEBRUARY 15, 1993 OF THE PRIME MINISTER.

2. THE BUDGET FOR ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS IN MOUNTAINOUS AND DIFFICULT AREAS IS ESTABLISHED ACCORDING TO TABLES 1 AND 2 ATTACHED TO THIS CIRCULAR.

- THE APPLICATION OF THE NUMBER OF RURAL AREAS AND THE LIST OF RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS AND THE LEVEL OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES IS PROPOSED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE BASED ON THE PROPOSAL OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RURAL AREA PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE, APPROVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVINCE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE.

- THE APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY LEVEL FOR RURAL AREAS TO PAY RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS IS IMPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS: FOR PROVINCES WITH COUNTY BUDGETS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE DECIDES; FOR PROVINCES WITHOUT COUNTY BUDGETS, THE COUNTY FINANCE DEPARTMENT BASES ON THE BUDGET OF THE RURAL AREAS TO CHECK AND COMPILE REPORTS TO THE PROVINCE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVINCE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE DECIDES THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY LEVEL FOR RURAL AREAS.

3. IMPLEMENTATION OF PAYMENTS, ACCOUNTING, AND SETTLEMENT.

THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY PAYMENTS FOR CURRENTLY WORKING AND ELDERLY RETIRED RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO EACH RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIAL MONTHLY BASED ON THE LIST APPROVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVINCE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE, REGISTERED AT THE COUNTY FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THE BRANCH OF THE STATE TREASURY WHERE THE RURAL AREA BUDGET ACCOUNT IS LOCATED.

ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1993, LOCALITIES WITH BUDGET FUNDS SHOULD COMPLETE THE PAYMENT IN ONE INSTALLMENT WITHIN THREE MONTHS. FOR LOCALITIES WITH BUDGET DIFFICULTIES, THEY MUST COMPLETE THE PAYMENT TO RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS BY APRIL AND LATEST BY MAY 1993.

THE ACCOUNTING AND SETTLEMENT OF THESE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO TYPES: ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR CURRENTLY SERVING RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AND SETTLED IN ITEM 65 OF THE RURAL AREA BUDGET; ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR ELDERLY RETIRED RURAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AND SETTLED IN ITEM 90 OF THE RURAL AREA BUDGET.

The additional subsidy for communal cadres currently working and retired elderly communal cadres shall be directly paid to each cadre monthly based on the list decided by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, registered at the District Finance Office, and the branch of the State Treasury where the commune budget account conducts transactions.

For January and February 1993, localities with sufficient budget resources shall make a single payment within three months. Localities facing budget difficulties must ensure full payment to communal cadres by April at the latest, and no later than May 1993.

The accounting and settlement of this additional subsidy shall be divided into two categories: The additional subsidy for incumbent communal cadres shall be accounted for and settled under item 65 of the commune budget; The additional subsidy for retired elderly communal cadres shall be accounted for and settled under item 90 of the commune budget.

IV. IMPLEMENTATION

1. The Chairman of the People's Committee of each province shall direct the Organization Department and the Department of Finance and Prices to implement this Circular based on Decision No. 57-TTg dated February 15, 1993 of the Government, including specifically determining the scope of communes eligible for additional allowances and the specific levels of additional subsidies at the local level, and subsequently compiling and reporting the results to the Ministry of Finance and the Organization-Cadre Department of the Government for monitoring.

2. This Circular takes effect from January 1, 1993. In the course of implementation, if there are any difficulties, the localities are requested to report them to the relevant ministries for guidance on resolution.

ANNEX

TABLE 1

ESTIMATE OF SUBSIDIES FOR CURRENT COMMUNE OFFICIALS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND DIFFICULT COMMUNES

(According to Article 1 of Decision No. 57-TTg dated February 15, 1993)

TABLE 2

ESTIMATE OF SUBSIDIES FOR ELDERLY AND WEAK COMMUNE OFFICIALS RETIRED FROM SERVICE

(According to Article 2 of Decision No. 57-TTg dated February 15, 1993)