Decision No. 127/2008/QĐ-TTg on hardship allowances for officials, civil servants, public employees, and members of the armed forces with low salaries and difficult living conditions

Pursuant to …;

On hardship allowances for cadres, civil servants, public officials, and members of the armed forces with low salaries and difficult living conditions

having low salaries and difficult living conditions

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PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 20/2008/QH12 dated June 3, 2008 of the National Assembly, 12th term, third session, on some socio-economic issues in 2008 under new circumstances;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 17/2008/NQ-CP dated August 8, 2008 of the regular meeting of the Government in July 2008;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 21/2008/NQ-CP dated September 6, 2008 of the regular meeting of the Government in August 2008;

Considering the proposals of the Minister of Home Affairs, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs.

DECISION:

Article 1.

1. Implementing hardship allowances at a rate of 270,000 VND/person, paid according to salary periods for three months (October, November, and December 2008), starting from October 1, 2008, for cadres, civil servants, public officials, and personnel receiving salaries within the armed forces who have low salaries and difficult living conditions.

2. The subjects with low salaries and difficult living conditions entitled to hardship allowances as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article are those whose salary coefficient (salary based on position or grade/rank currently held) is 3.00 or lower, including:

a) Cadres and civil servants (including reserve civil servants) within the state budget payroll working in state agencies, political organizations, and political-social organizations at the central level; at provincial and centrally-administered city levels; at district, town, and provincial city levels;

b) Public officials within the state budget payroll and other sources of income for public services as prescribed by law working in state-run public service units, political organizations, and political-social organizations;

c) Cadres, civil servants, and public officials within the state payroll and receiving salaries according to the state-prescribed pay scale appointed by competent authorities to work in associations, non-governmental organizations, projects, and international organizations located in Vietnam;

d) Full-time cadres and civil servants at communes, towns, and wards as stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 2 of Decree No. 121/2003/NĐ-CP dated October 21, 2003 of the Government on the system and policies for cadres and civil servants at communes, towns, and wards;

đ) Kindergarten teachers within the payroll and kindergarten teachers under contracts as stipulated in Decision No. 161/2002/QĐ-TTg dated November 15, 2002 of the Prime Minister;

e) Health workers at communes, towns, and wards receiving salaries according to Decision No. 58/TTg dated February 3, 1994 and Decision No. 131/TTg dated March 4, 1995 of the Prime Minister;

g) Subjects signing labor contracts as prescribed in Decree No. 68/2000/NĐ-CP dated November 17, 2000 of the Government on implementing the system of certain types of contracts in administrative agencies and public service units, who have been assigned salaries according to Decree No. 204/2004/NĐ-CP dated December 14, 2004 of the Government on the salary system for cadres, civil servants, public officials, and the armed forces, currently working in state-run public service units, political organizations, and political-social organizations;

h) Personnel engaged in confidential work in confidential organizations;

i) Professional military personnel and civilian employees receiving salaries from the state budget within the Vietnam People's Army;

k) Non-commissioned officers, workers, and staff of the police receiving salaries from the state budget within the Vietnam People's Public Security.

Article 2.

1. Hardship allowances shall be calculated and paid together with monthly salaries and shall not be used for social insurance and health insurance contributions and benefits.

2. The financial resources for implementing hardship allowances for the subjects specified in Article 1 of this Decision shall be guaranteed from the state budget and legitimate income of agencies and units.

Article 3. The Ministry of Finance shall guide the implementation of financial resources and settlement and finalization of the hardship allowance payments under this Decision; supplement financial resources for implementing hardship allowances for ministries, central agencies, provinces, and centrally-administered cities, and consolidate and report to the Prime Minister the results of implementation.

Article 4. This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Article 5. The Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees under the direct jurisdiction of the central government shall be responsible for implementing this Decision./.