Decision No. 144/2000/QĐ-TTg On Allowance for Service

DECISION OF THE PRIME MINISTER

Regarding Allowance for Service

PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Government Organization Law dated September 30, 1992;

BASED ON Decision No. 207/1999/QĐ-TTg dated October 25, 1999, regarding the implementation plan for Resolution No. 7 of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (Term VIII);

At the proposal of the Minister of Finance,

DECISION:

Article 1. Officials and civil servants elected to leadership positions in state agencies, political organizations, and socio-political organizations, and Senior Experts entitled to the service allowance stipulated in this Decision include:

1. Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).members Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).Members of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; Chairman of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council; Director Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).of the National Assembly's Office; Director of the National Assembly's Secretariat; Director of the President's Office.

2. Head of the Party's Central Committee; Secretary-General of the Central Committee; Director of the National Academy of Politics under Ho Chi Minh.

3. Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, Director of the National Center for Natural Sciences and Technology, Director of the National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities.

4. General Secretary Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Chairman of the Vietnam Women's Union, Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Association, Chairman of the Vietnam Veterans' Association, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

5. Editor-in-Chief of the People's Newspaper, Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Review.

6. Secretary of provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government, Chairperson of the People's Council, Chairperson Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).of the People's Committee of Hanoi City and Ho Chi Minh City.

7. Deputy Head of the Party's Central Committee; Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Committee, Deputy Director Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).of the Central Committee's Inspection Board; Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).members Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).of the Central Committee's Inspection Board; Deputy Director of the National Academy of Politics under Ho Chi Minh; Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People's Newspaper; Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Review; Director of the Political Publishing House; Secretary of the Central Party Organization Committee.

8. Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council, Deputy Director of the Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).National Assembly's Committees, Deputy Director of the National Assembly's Secretariat; Deputy Director of the President's Office; Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court; Deputy Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuracy.

9. Deputy Minister and deputy heads of ministerial-level agencies; Heads of agencies under the Government.

10. Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).Member of the Presidium, Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).Member of the Standing Committee Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Deputy Chairpersons of central-level political-social organizations (Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Vietnam Women's Union, Vietnam Farmers' Association, Vietnam Veterans' Association); Permanent Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

11. Deputy Secretary of provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government; Chairperson of the People's Council, Chairperson Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities.

12. Individuals determined to receive the salary scale of Senior Experts as prescribed in Decree No. 25/CP dated May 23, 1993, of the Government.

Article 2The amount of the service allowance is specified as follows:

1. A monthly rate of 300,000 VND applicable to the subjects mentioned in Clauses 1 through 6 of Article 1 of this Decision and Senior Expert Level 3 (salary coefficient 8.5).

2. A monthly rate of 150,000 VND applicable to the subjects mentioned in Clauses 7 through 11 of Article 1 of this Decision and Senior Expert Levels 1 and 2 (salary coefficients 7.5 and 8.0).

In cases where multiple positions are concurrently held, the service allowance shall be based on the highest position.

Article 3.

1. When officials and civil servants are transferred from a position with a higher service allowance to a position with a lower service allowance, they shall retain their previous service allowance according to current laws.

2. Upon retirement, death, or resignation from the positions specified in Article 1 of this Decision, the service allowance shall cease.

The service allowance is paid regularly on a monthly basis. The funding for the payment of the service allowance is allocated in the annual budget of the managing agency or unit.

Article 4. The Minister of Finance shall take the lead and coordinate with the Government's Organizational-Cadre Department to guide the implementation of this Decision. The Ministers of Defense and Public Security shall base their decisions on the provisions of this Decision to submit to the Prime Minister for approval of the service allowance system applicable in the fields of national defense and security.

Article 5. This Decision takes effect from January 1, 2001; all previous regulations contrary to this Decision are hereby abolished.

Article 6. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government agencies, Chairmen Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision).Chairpersons of provincial and centrally-administered municipal people's committees and heads of relevant agencies are responsible for enforcing this Decision./.