Decree No. 103/2025/NĐ-CP on certain policies for key defense industry facilities, key security industry facilities, and the treatment and policies for workers in key defense industry facilities and key security industry facilities.

DECREE

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Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated February 18, 2025;íissued by the Government on February 18, 2025;

Pursuant to the Law on National Defense Industry, Security Industry, and Industrial Mobilization dated June 27, 2024;June 2024;At the request of the Minister of National Defense;

4. Enterprises that are subject to policies for core national defense industry facilities and core security industry facilities under this Decree and are also subject to similar policies or have the same nature as those prescribed in other regulatory legal documents shall enjoy the highest level of policy benefits.No.5. Workers who are beneficiaries of policies under this Decree and are also beneficiaries of similar policies or have the same nature as those prescribed in other regulatory legal documents shall enjoy the highest level of policy benefits.

The Government issues this Decree to regulate certain policies for key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities, and the treatment and policies for workers at key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities.iThis Decree regulates certain policies for key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities, and the treatment and policies for workers at key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities.No.Article 1. Key national defense industrial facilities, key security industrial facilities.No.2. Officers, professional soldiers, defense workers, defense civil servants, contractual workers at key national defense industrial facilities; personnel engaged in confidential work at key national defense industrial facilities producing products and equipment serving confidential activities; officers, non-commissioned officers receiving salaries, police workers, contractual workers at key security industrial facilities.No.3. Experts, leading scientists, chief engineers participating in national defense and security industrial activities at key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

4. Organizations and individuals related to the management, operation, and inspection and supervision of key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities.

Article 2. Applicability

Article 3. Principles for implementing treatment and policies

1. Ensuring timely and full payment of treatment and policies as prescribed by law; using state budget funds correctly and efficiently.

2. During the implementation process, enterprises have the responsibility to accurately calculate all factors contributing to production costs according to the provisions of the law.

3. In cases where other government regulatory legal documents provide policies of the same type or with similar nature for key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities and the treatment and policies for workers that are more favorable than those stipulated in this Decree, such provisions shall be applied.

4. An enterprise subject to policies for key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities under this Decree, which is also subject to policies of the same type or with similar nature stipulated in other regulatory legal documents, shall enjoy the most favorable treatment and policies.

5. A worker subject to policies under this Decree, who is also subject to policies of the same type or with similar nature stipulated in other regulatory legal documents, shall enjoy the most favorable treatment and policies.

POLICIES FOR KEY NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND KEY SECURITY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

POLICIES FOR KEY NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND KEY SECURITY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES THAT ARE ENTERPRISES

CORE NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRY FACILITIES, CORE SECURITY INDUSTRY FACILITIES

POLICIES FOR CORE NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRY FACILITIES, CORE SECURITY INDUSTRY FACILITIES ARE ENTERPRISES

Chapter II

POLICIES FOR KEY NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND KEY SECURITY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIESb) Workers who are contractual employees hired by core national defense industry facilities and core security industry facilities in accordance with the law, assigned to defense and security production lines, shall receive special allowances. Core national defense industry facilities and core security industry facilities shall establish special allowances for contractual employees at this point, ensuring parity with the subjects entitled under point a of this clause, and incorporate them into the salary scale, wage supplements of the enterprise;

Section 1

c) The expenses for paying special allowances to workers as stipulated in this clause shall be included in the cost of products but shall not be used to calculate social insurance contributions or health insurance contributions.CORE NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL FACILITY, CORE NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRIAL FACILITY IS A BUSINESS ENTITYb) Workers who are contractual employees hired by the core national defense industrial facility, core national security industrial facility in accordance with the provisions of the law, assigned to the defense and security production line shall be entitled to special allowances. The core national defense industrial facility, core national security industrial facility shall establish special allowances for contractual employees at this point ensuring parity with the beneficiaries under point a of this clause and incorporate them into the salary scale, pay grade, and wage allowances of the enterprise;

Article 4. Investment Construction Policy

1. Conditions for Applying Preferential Policies

Investment construction projects that meet one of the following conditions:

a) Investment construction projects according to the assigned production tasks for national defense and security that comply with the national defense industry planning, security industry planning, local planning, five-year investment development strategy, and annual business production plan of enterprises approved by competent authorities;

b) Investment construction projects serving production for national defense and security in areas identified as having difficult or extremely difficult socio-economic conditions as stipulated by law.

2. Contents of Preferential Investment Construction

a) Infrastructure technical works system, social infrastructure works system of core defense industry facilities, core security industry facilities, including: Water supply and drainage works, internal transportation, technical trenches and pipelines, management, monitoring, operation, communication systems, power systems, technology infrastructure, measurement and testing works, technology trial fields, wastewater collection and treatment, waste disposal; kindergartens, clinics, cultural and sports houses, dormitories, official residences, health care and rehabilitation facilities, occupational disease treatment facilities;

b) Infrastructure technical works system, social infrastructure works system connecting with core defense industry facilities, core security industry facilities, including: Technical infrastructure, energy, environmental treatment works and other works ensuring synchronous connection with core defense industry facilities, core security industry facilities;

c) Expanding production capacity: Compensation, land clearance, support, resettlement, construction of land protection works, construction, upgrading, repair of workshops, office buildings; procurement, upgrading, repair, improvement of machinery, equipment, production technology lines for defense and security products; equipment for product inspection, testing for defense and security; training and capacity building for human resources serving defense and security production.

3. Preferential Policies

a) Prioritize allocation of medium-term and annual state budget capital for investment construction projects specified in Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Be allowed to use enterprise funds and lawful capital sources to invest in construction of projects specified in point a and point c of Clause 2 of this Article when there is urgent need to serve production tasks for national defense and security according to state-owned capital management regulations at enterprises;

c) Prioritize allocation of lawful capital from the state budget to implement investment preparation work, compensation, land clearance, support for resettlement, construction of land protection works. Be allowed to use enterprise funds and lawful capital sources to implement investment preparation work;

d) Be assigned specialized agencies under the construction sector to conduct design review and implementation of post-design project contents for investment construction projects serving national defense and security tasks after obtaining approval from competent authorities;

đ) Be guaranteed funding from the central budget, local budget to implement investment construction projects specified in point b of Clause 2 of this Article (including compensation, land clearance, support for resettlement).

Article 5. Procurement of materials and preparation of guarantee factors, organization of research and production according to assigned tasks

Shall be proactive in procuring materials and preparing guarantee factors, organizing research and production to ensure progress, product quality according to assigned tasks in accordance with laws and the following policies:

1. Procurement of materials for research and production

a) Organize procurement of materials and services serving national defense and security production tasks in accordance with enterprise procurement regulations, ensuring transparency, timeliness, effectiveness, and in compliance with laws; prioritizing the use of existing reserve materials and ordering the procurement of various types of materials produced by the national defense and security industry that meet the functional and technical requirements of products;

b) For procurement of prototype products, special materials, and semi-finished products serving national defense and security production, it shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 3, Article 23 of the National Defense and Security Industry Law and Industrial Mobilization, or apply procurement methods and forms prescribed by laws on scientific and technological activities and innovation serving national defense and security production.

2. Preparation of guarantee factors for research and production

a) Shall be allowed to purchase design documents, technical documents, technological secrets, and prototype products to organize research and production in accordance with laws on scientific and technological activities and innovation;

b) Shall be allowed to proactively develop, report to competent authorities for approval, and apply technical documents, product quality standards, economic and technical norms in accordance with assigned tasks, complying with legal provisions.

When implementing urgent national defense and security production tasks, shall be allowed to proactively conduct research, design, manufacture, and inspect national defense and security products until they meet quality requirements; proactively complete legal documentation as the basis for payment and settlement in accordance with regulations;

c) Shall be allowed to mobilize and use legitimate sources of capital for investment, upgrading, repairing, manufacturing, or leasing machinery, equipment, and technology installations serving national defense and security production according to assigned tasks.

Article 6. Preparation of financial guarantee factors and other support

Shall enjoy policies as stipulated at point a, Clause 1, Article 61 of the National Defense and Security Industry Law and Industrial Mobilization, and the following policies:

1. Shall be allowed to temporarily advance 70% of the value of national defense and security production contracts; in cases of producing strategic weapons and special technical equipment, 80% of the contract value can be advanced. The temporary advance shall be recovered according to the progress of national defense and security production contracts and fully recovered upon delivery of products according to the contract.

2. Guarantee fees, documentary credit service fees, and other fees related to documentary credits when executing national defense and security production contracts shall be included as a component of total costs in the product cost and recorded as reasonable and valid expenses.

3. Interest expenses corresponding to state budget funds not timely provided according to the progress of national defense and security production contracts, which enterprises must borrow from credit organizations, shall be considered reasonable and valid expenses and included in the product cost. In cases where interest expenses are not included in the product cost, the state budget shall provide compensation.

4. Shall be entitled to apply policies similar to those for enterprises directly serving national defense and security as prescribed by laws on enterprises.

Article 7. Hiring and Payment for Experts, Leading Scientists, Chief Engineers

1. The legal representative of the core defense industry facility, the core security industry facility may hire experts, leading scientists, chief engineers under the following forms:

a) Employment contracts;

b) Contracting out or consulting cooperation.

2. The legal representative of the core defense industry facility, the core security industry facility may hire and decide on the level of payment for salary, bonuses, benefits, and contract value based on job requirements, capabilities, and contributions of experts, leading scientists, chief engineers in accordance with the prevailing wage levels in the relevant industry, profession, and field of work on the market, and determined to be reasonable and legitimate expenses as follows:

a) For experts, leading scientists, chief engineers hired under the form specified in point a, Clause 1 of this Article, their salaries, bonuses, and benefits shall be accounted for as expenses and included in the product cost. These expense items shall be supplemented to the enterprise's wage fund in accordance with the provisions of labor management and wage laws;

b) For experts, leading scientists, chief engineers hired under the form specified in point b, Clause 1 of this Article, the contract value shall be determined as reasonable and legitimate expenses and included in the product cost;

c) In cases where state budget funds are used, the salary level shall not exceed the level prescribed in Article 19 of this Decree.

Article 8. Support for Differential Contributions to Social Insurance and Health Insurance

1. In cases where the production and business results of the enterprise do not ensure sufficient wages and allowances as the basis for social insurance and health insurance contributions, the State shall support the budget to cover the differential contributions to social insurance and health insurance for employees as follows:

a) The group of employees eligible for support includes:

Officers, professional military personnel, defense workers, defense officials at core defense industry facilities;

Personnel engaged in confidential work at core defense industry facilities producing products and equipment serving confidential activities;

Officers, non-commissioned officers receiving salaries, police workers at core security industry facilities.

b) The level of support is as follows:

Support is provided for the difference between the salary and allowances stipulated by law for the group specified in point a of this clause compared to the actual lower salary and allowances paid by the enterprise, multiplied by the employer's contribution rate.

c) The duration of support is approved annually based on actual occurrences by the competent authority.

2. Support shall be provided in case of any of the following situations:

a) The assigned defense and security production tasks by the competent authority are less than 50% of the design capacity of the defense and security production line, causing the enterprise to fail to ensure sufficient payment of salaries according to position, title, rank, grade, and allowances;

b) Price fluctuations, wage changes, and other cost factors that have not been adjusted affect the defense and security production activities, causing the enterprise to fail to ensure sufficient payment of salaries according to position, title, rank, grade, and allowances;

c) Completion of defense and security product production as planned or higher, but upon final financial settlement at year-end, the competent authority determines that the implemented wage fund is lower than the wage fund according to position, title, rank, grade, and allowances;

d) In cases of force majeure affecting the defense and security production capacity of the enterprise, causing it to fail to ensure sufficient payment of salaries according to position, title, rank, grade, and allowances.

3. The procedure for requesting budget support under this Article shall comply with the regulations on state budget law.

Section 2

POLICIES FOR KEY NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND KEY SECURITY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIESCORE DEFENSE INDUSTRY FACILITY, CORE SECURITY INDUSTRY FACILITY ARE NOT ENTERPRISES

Article 9. Investment in constructing technical infrastructure systems and social infrastructure systems

1. Shall enjoy investment construction policies when meeting one of the following conditions:

a) The investment project for construction according to the production tasks assigned for national defense and security that comply with the national defense industry planning, security industry planning, local planning, and the five-year development investment plan of key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities which are not enterprises.

b) Investment construction projects serving production for national defense and security in areas identified as having difficult or extremely difficult socio-economic conditions as stipulated by law.

2. The State shall invest in constructing technical infrastructure systems and social infrastructure systems at points a and b of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, including compensation, land clearance, support, resettlement, construction of land protection works; laboratories; experimental workshops; repair and maintenance stations, and works serving research, training, testing, manufacturing, storing weapons and technical equipment, technical means.

3. Shall enjoy the policies stipulated at points a, c, d, and e of Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

Article 10. Priority allocation of budget for constructing technical infrastructure systems serving research and manufacturing in the field of roofing materials, high-tech products, core technology development, and foundational technology

1. The State shall ensure sufficient capital for investment in constructing technical infrastructure systems serving research, testing, and manufacturing of new materials, high-tech products, foundational technology development, and core technology.

2. Order of priority

a) Projects serving urgent tasks arising unexpectedly;

b) Ongoing projects requiring accelerated progress;

c) Projects already planned but not yet allocated funds for implementation;

d) New construction, expansion, and upgrade projects.

Chapter III

REGIME AND POLICIES FOR WORKERS IN KEY NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND KEY SECURITY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIESIN KEY NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES, KEY SECURITY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES THAT ARE ENTERPRISES

Section 1

REGIME AND POLICIES FOR WORKERS IN KEY NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND KEY SECURITY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIESArticle 11. Policies on wages and special allowances1. Workers in key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities shall apply wage policies as those for workers directly serving national defense and security according to laws on enterprises.

2. Special allowance policies

a) Workers who are officers, professional soldiers, defense workers, defense officials at key national defense industrial facilities; personnel working in confidential affairs at key national defense industrial facilities producing products and equipment serving confidential activities; officers, non-commissioned officers receiving salaries, police workers at key security industrial facilities shall enjoy special allowances as prescribed in the Appendix attached to this Decree;

b) Contract workers hired by key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities according to the law, assigned to defense and security production lines, shall enjoy special allowances. Key national defense industrial facilities and key security industrial facilities shall establish special allowances for contract workers at this point ensuring parity with the beneficiaries at point a of this clause and incorporate them into the salary scale, wage list, and wage allowances of the enterprise;

c) Expenditures for paying special allowances to workers as prescribed in this clause shall be included in product costs but shall not be used for calculating social insurance and health insurance contributions.

c) The expenses for paying special allowances to workers as stipulated in this clause shall be included in the cost of production but shall not be used for social insurance and health insurance contributions.

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Article 12. Support for Salary and Special Allowances when Enterprises Fail to Ensure Production and Business Results

1. The State shall provide budget support to ensure sufficient salary and special allowances for employees in cases where production and business results do not guarantee sufficient salary according to position, title, rank, grade, and special allowance as follows:

a) Ensuring the difference between the salary level according to position, title, rank, grade, and special allowance for the subjects specified in point a, Clause 2, Article 11 of this Decree compared to the actual salary and special allowance received by the enterprise that is lower;

b) Ensuring the difference between the salary level according to the wage scale of the enterprise and special allowance for the subjects specified in point b, Clause 2, Article 11 of this Decree compared to the actual salary and special allowance received by the enterprise that is lower.

2. Support shall be provided in case of any of the following situations:

a) The assigned defense and security production tasks by the competent authority are less than 50% of the design capacity of the defense and security production line, causing the enterprise to be unable to ensure sufficient payment of salary according to position, title, rank, grade, and special allowance;

b) Fluctuations in prices, wages, and other cost factors that have not been adjusted to affect defense and security production activities, causing the enterprise to be unable to ensure sufficient payment of salary according to position, title, rank, grade, and special allowance;

c) Completing defense and security product production equal to or exceeding the plan approved by the competent authority, but at year-end financial settlement, the actual wage fund is determined to be lower than the wage fund according to position, title, rank, grade, and special allowance;

d) In cases of force majeure affecting the defense and security production capacity of the enterprise, causing the enterprise to be unable to ensure sufficient payment of salary according to position, title, rank, grade, and special allowance.

3. The duration of support based on actual occurrence each year shall be approved by the competent authority.

4. The procedure for requesting budget support under this Article shall be in accordance with the laws on state budget.

Article 13. Health Care for Employees

1. Ensuring conditions and provisions of the law on labor safety and hygiene, including: First aid, emergency care, health management, and initial health care at workplace medical facilities; epidemic prevention work, ensuring food safety; labor hygiene work, preventing occupational diseases.

2. Receiving regular health check-ups at least once a year; for employees working in heavy, hazardous, or extremely heavy, hazardous environments, they will be checked once every six months according to the law on labor safety and hygiene. The amount of money for examination and the examination list follow the standards and norms set by the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security.

3. The state budget shall provide support according to the provisions of Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article for the following subjects:

a) Officers, professional military personnel, defense workers, and defense civil servants at core defense industrial facilities;

b) Personnel engaged in confidential work at core defense industrial facilities producing products and equipment serving confidential activities;

c) Officers and police workers receiving salaries at core security industrial facilities;

d) Contractual workers arranged along defense and security production lines.

4. Costs for health care for employees not covered by the provisions of Clause 3 of this Article shall be considered reasonable and legitimate expenses and deductible from corporate income tax.

5. The procedure for requesting budget support under this Article shall be in accordance with the laws on state budget.

Article 14. Policy for female workers who are pregnant or nursing children under 36 months old

1. Female workers who are pregnant or workers nursing children under 36 months old shall enjoy benefits and policies as prescribed by labor laws, social insurance laws, and other relevant laws.

2. In addition to the benefits and policies stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the State shall allocate budget funds to ensure financial support for female workers during pregnancy or for workers nursing children under 36 months old as follows:

a) During pregnancy, female workers shall be provided with additional financial support equal to 50% of the minimum wage level.

b) During maternity leave following childbirth, female workers shall be provided with additional financial support equal to one month's salary based on their maternity allowance.

c) During the period of nursing children under 36 months old, each year workers shall be provided with additional financial support up to once, equal to 50% of the minimum wage level when taking time off to care for sick children according to the regulations of the social insurance law. The support policy stipulated herein shall not exceed three times for each child.

3. The procedure for requesting budget support under this Article shall comply with the regulations on state budget law.

Section 2

REGIME AND POLICIES FOR WORKERS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY CORE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE NOT ENTERPRISES

Article 15. Policies on Salary, Special Allowances, and Other Income

Workers in core national defense industries and core security industries that are not enterprises shall enjoy salaries and special allowances as prescribed in Article 11 of this Decree from the state budget and the following sources of income:

1. Remuneration from scientific, technological, and innovation activities.

2. Revenue from other public service activities as prescribed by law.

3. They shall benefit from a portion of revenue from ownership or usage rights of research results in science and technology (intellectual property) conducted by individuals as the main organizer or participant according to the regulations of the law on scientific, technological, and innovation activities serving national defense and security.

Section 3

GENERAL POLICIES FOR WORKERS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY CORE INDUSTRIES

Article 16. Policies to Attract High-Quality Human Resources and Prioritize Training and Upgrading Professional Knowledge and Skills

Workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher, technical workers in specialized national defense and security fields, and highly skilled technical workers shall enjoy high-quality human resource attraction policies as prescribed by relevant laws and the following policies:

1. They shall be paid a minimum wage equivalent to the wage level for similar jobs in the domestic market. In cases where state budget funds are used, the wage level shall not exceed the wage level for experts as stipulated in Article 19 of this Decree.

The wage prescribed in this clause shall be added to the wage fund of core national defense and security industries after determining the wage fund according to the regulations of the law on labor management and wages. This additional wage component shall be accounted for in costs and included in product cost calculations.

2. They shall enjoy preferential policies for training and upgrading professional knowledge and skills as follows:

a) They shall be trained and upgraded in professional skills and knowledge to meet the requirements of research, design, manufacturing, production, testing, storage, transportation, repair, modification, improvement, modernization, and extended service life of weapons and technical equipment, and technical means for professional operations.

b) They shall be prioritized to access and utilize information for professional activities and participate in scientific research.

c) They shall participate in programs for political theory education, national defense and security knowledge, and skills required for job positions.

d) They shall be sent to attend concentrated training courses both domestically and internationally according to programs suitable for national defense and security production.

đ) Individuals with a bachelor’s degree or higher who have professional capabilities suitable for national defense and security production, strategic weapon and technical equipment development, and special technical means for professional operations shall be prioritized for focused training to become leading experts, top scientists, and chief engineers.

3. The specialized national defense and security fields stipulated in this Article are those specified in the Appendix list of fields and areas or regions serving national defense and security implemented and issued together with the Government Decree on the organization and operation of enterprises directly serving national defense and security.

Article 17. Policy on Salary and Special Allowances for Tasks Assigned Outside Production and Business Activities

1. Workers shall be guaranteed salaries according to their positions, titles, ranks, grades, salary scales, pay tables, and special allowances as stipulated in Article 11 of this Decree when performing tasks assigned by competent authorities outside production and business activities as follows:

a) Military exercises, combat training, reserve mobilization training, self-defense militia training;

b) Professional training and skill enhancement for workers as required by the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security;

c) Political study and party and political work activities;

d) Participation in competitions, sports events, cultural and artistic activities;

đ) Other tasks as required by competent authorities.

2. The state budget shall support salaries and special allowances for workers based on actual time spent on tasks assigned by competent authorities under Clause 1 of this Article, during which time workers will not receive salaries or special allowances from production and business activities.

3. The procedure for requesting budget support under this Article shall comply with the regulations on state budget law.

Article 18. Policy for Workers Injured or Killed While Participating in National Defense and Security Industrial Activities

1. Workers participating in national defense and security industrial activities who are injured or killed shall enjoy policies as prescribed in point a, Clause 3, Article 65 of the Law on National Defense and Security Industry and Mobilization.

2. Core national defense industrial facilities and core security industrial facilities within their management scope shall be responsible for preparing reports to submit to the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security to process procedures to resolve policies for wounded soldiers, persons enjoying benefits equivalent to wounded soldiers, and martyrs for workers, including those with labor contracts who are injured or killed while participating in national defense and security industrial activities; supporting families in completing administrative procedures and ensuring full implementation of all rights and insurance benefits for workers or their dependents.

Chapter IV

REGIME AND POLICIES FOR LEADING EXPERTS, SCIENTISTS, AND GENERAL ENGINEERS PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES AT CORE NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

Article 19. Maximum Monthly Salary for Experts, Leading Scientists, and General Engineers When Using State Budget

The maximum monthly salary for experts, leading scientists, and general engineers participating in national defense and security industrial activities at core national defense and security industrial facilities is specified as follows:

1. Thirty times the minimum wage, applicable to experts.

2. Eighty times the minimum wage, applicable to leading scientists.

3. One hundred times the minimum wage, applicable to general engineers.

Article 20. Policy for Experts and Leading Scientists

1. Experts shall enjoy policies as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 66 of the Law on National Defense and Security Industry and Mobilization; talent attraction and utilization policies as prescribed by relevant laws, and the following policy:

a) Enjoying worker policies as stipulated in Chapter III of this Decree;

b) Receiving research scientist and technology position benefits as prescribed by laws on scientific and technological activities and innovation; prioritized assignment to implement science and technology programs and projects on strategic weapon development and special technical equipment;

c) Being considered for appointment to positions commensurate with their capabilities and assigned tasks;

d) Prioritized allocation of official housing in cases where they do not own personal housing or have personal housing more than 30 kilometers away from their workplace. If official housing cannot be allocated and rental housing is necessary, they will be supported with rental housing expenses or provided with preferential loans to purchase social housing from the Social Policy Bank with interest rates as prescribed by the Government, and given priority among civil servants, public officials, and employees purchasing social housing as prescribed by law. Procedures for requesting rental housing support for experts shall follow the regulations on state budget;

đ) Enjoying rest and recuperation policies as prescribed by laws on talent attraction and utilization;

e) Experts managed by core national defense and security industrial facilities shall receive salaries based on job performance, with total monthly benefits not exceeding the limits set forth in Article 19 of this Decree when performing national defense and security production tasks using the state budget.

2. Leading scientists and general engineers shall enjoy policies as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 66 of the Law on National Defense and Security Industry and Mobilization, and the following policies:

a) Enjoying the policies stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article and talent attraction and utilization policies for military personnel as prescribed by relevant laws;

b) Core national defense and security industrial facilities that are enterprises shall support income tax payments. This support shall be considered a reasonable and legitimate expense of the enterprise.

Chapter V

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 21. Effective Date

This Decree takes effect from July 1, 2025.

Article 22. Responsibility for enforcement

1. The Ministers of National Defense and Public Security shall be responsible for:

a) Implementing policies for core national defense and security industrial facilities and regimes and policies for workers in these facilities;

b) Annually compiling proposals for the state budget to implement policies for core national defense and security industrial facilities and regimes and policies for workers in these facilities, to be submitted to the Ministry of Finance for consolidation as prescribed.

c) Inspect and supervise the implementation of the systems and policies stipulated in this Decree.

2. The Ministry of Finance shall take the lead and coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to aggregate, review, and submit to the competent authority for the allocation of financial resources to implement the systems and policies as prescribed in this Decree.

3. Provincial People's Committees where there are core national defense industrial bases, core security industrial bases stationed within their jurisdiction, and related ministries and agencies at the level of ministerial departments shall be responsible for developing medium-term public investment plans and planning infrastructure technical systems, social infrastructure systems in accordance with the development plan for national defense industry and security industry.

4. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government agencies, Chairpersons of provincial and centrally governed city People's Committees, and organizations and individuals concerned shall be responsible for implementing this Decree.