Directive No. 28/1999/CT-TTg on the summary of implementation of salary policy and social allowances

DIRECTIVE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

Regarding the summary of the implementation of salary policies and social allowances

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The salary system and social allowances have been implemented according to the State salary policy reform project approved by the National Assembly, session 9 and session 10 of the eighth term, which has largely monetized indirect distributions outside of salaries from the State budget for workers, addressing an important aspect of the previous salary system's egalitarianism, creating conditions for recruitment, appointment, and promotion of officials and civil servants in each sector and field. However, after more than six years of implementation, the salary system and social allowances still have many shortcomings: actual salaries have decreased, failing to meet essential needs; there is no appropriate salary mechanism for the public service sector (public services) and social welfare recipients; the design of salaries still contains unreasonable elements.

To accurately assess the current status of salaries and social allowances and provide a basis for further research on salary policy reforms in accordance with the spirit of the Seventh Plenary Session of the Central Committee (Term VIII), the Prime Minister requests Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairmen of provincial People's Committees under the central government to direct the implementation of the following tasks:

I. Conduct a summary and evaluation of the implementation of salary and social allowance policies from 1993 to the present based on the following contents:

1. On the objectives of the summary:

Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the salary and social allowance systems in relation to other economic and social policies; propose amendments and supplements to the salary and social allowance policies for the coming years.

2. On the content of the summary:

a) Evaluate the implementation of requirements and principles stated in Directive No. 22/CT-TW dated May 15, 1993 of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on directing the implementation of the new salary system and Directive No. 239/TTg dated May 23, 1993 of the Prime Minister on implementing the new salary system; the principles stipulated in Article 8 of Decision No. 69/QĐ-TW dated May 17, 1993 of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat temporarily regulating the new salary system for cadres and employees of Party and mass organizations; Article 10 of Decree No. 25/CP dated May 23, 1993; Article 8 of Decree No. 26/CP dated May 23, 1993 of the Government.

b) Summarize and evaluate guiding documents issued by competent state agencies regarding the implementation of the salary and social allowance systems at the central and local levels.

c) Analyze and evaluate the content of the salary and social allowance systems implemented since April 1, 1993, including the following aspects:

Setting minimum wage levels between those receiving salaries from the state budget and workers in state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises, and foreign organizations and international organizations in Vietnam.

Salary scales, grades, coefficients, salary relationships for elected officials, administrative and public service staff, judicial and prosecution staff, party and mass organization staff, enterprise employees, and military personnel.

Common salary supplements and special supplements and allowances applied to certain industries and professions.

Management of salaries and income for those receiving salaries from the state budget (staff quotas, salary funds, grade promotions, additional income outside of salaries); for state-owned enterprises (labor norms, unit prices, mid-shift meals, in-kind allowances, bonus and welfare fund usage); for private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises.

Analyze and evaluate the following systems in relation to the salary system for cadres and civil servants: subsistence allowances for non-commissioned officers and soldiers, food provisions for military forces; subsistence allowances for village, ward, and town cadres; social insurance; social allowances for war veterans.

3. Evaluate the relationship between the implementation of salary and social allowance policies and other policies: employment resolution; financial investment in infrastructure, prices, currency; housing, education, healthcare; administrative reform and organizational structure within the political system.

4. Implementation plan for the summary:

Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated agencies, and provincial People's Committees under the central government must complete and submit reports to the Government's Organization and Cadre Department, the permanent office of the State Salary Steering Committee, no later than the end of December 1999.

The Government's Organization and Cadre Department will coordinate with the Central Organization Department and central agencies of mass organizations to conduct summaries according to the above contents for Party and mass organizations.

The Government's Organization and Cadre Department will lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs to compile and report to the Prime Minister in the first quarter of 2000.

II. Implement regular reporting on salaries and income.

To study and adjust the salary and social allowance systems, the Prime Minister requests that agencies and units listed in the attached directive be responsible for regularly reporting every six months and annually on the implementation of salaries and income, specifically as follows:

1. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, and Heads of government-affiliated agencies direct subordinate units listed in the attached directive to prepare reports according to the guidance of relevant agencies:

a) Administrative and public service units prepare reports to send to the Government's Organization and Cadre Department;

b) State-owned enterprises prepare reports to send to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs.

2. Chairmen of the People's Committees of Hanoi City, Haiphong City, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang City, and Dong Nai Province shall select three foreign-invested enterprises and three private enterprises in their respective areas, and regularly prepare reports to send to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs.

The figures for the six-month report shall be based on actual figures up to June 30 each year and must be reported no later than July 31 of that year; the figures for the annual report shall be based on actual figures up to December 31 each year and must be reported no later than the end of the first quarter of the following year.

3.The Government's Organization and Cadre Management Department shall take the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, to be responsible for guiding the model of reports on salaries and income; conducting the consolidation, analysis of data, and proposing recommendations for resolution, and reporting to the Prime Minister semi-annually at the end of the third quarter and annually at the beginning of the second quarter of the following year.

The Ministers, Heads of Ministries equivalent to ministries, Heads of government agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees directly under the central government are responsible for organizing and directing the implementation of this Directive, including the reporting on the implementation of salaries and income of units in 1999.

 

LIST OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS, PUBLIC SERVICE UNITS AND ENTERPRISES REPORTING DATA ON SALARIES AND INCOME

(Attached to Directive No. 28/1999/CT-TTg dated September 24, 1999 of the Prime Minister)

A. ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS AND PUBLIC SERVICE UNITS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 35 UNITS:

I. Administrative units, comprising the following 10 units:

1.General Department of Customs (entire sector),

2.General Department of Taxation (entire sector),

3.State Treasury (entire sector),

4.State Bank of Vietnam (entire sector),

5.Ministry of Planning and Investment,

6.Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,

7.Ministry of Transport,

8.Post General Department,

9.Ministry of Public Security,

10.Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

II. Public service units, comprising the following 25 units:

1.National Academy of Administration,

2.National Academy of Politics named after Ho Chi Minh,

3.Hanoi National University of Education,

4.Hanoi National Economics University,

5.Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology,

6.Hanoi Medical University,

7.Central Institute of Pedagogy,

8.Le Hong Phong High School (Nam Dinh),

9.Bach Mai Hospital,

10.Viet Duc Hospital,

11.Unified Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City,

12.Hue Central Hospital,

13.Thai Nguyen General Hospital,

14.Vietnam Drama Theater,

15.Vietnam Circus Federation,

16.Vietnam Music and Dance Theater,

17.Institute of Urban Planning under the Ministry of Construction,

18.Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Science under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,

19.Transport Research Institute under the Ministry of Transport,

20.Mathematics Institute under the National Center for Natural Sciences and Technology,

21.Social Sciences Institute of Ho Chi Minh City under the National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities,

22.Vietnam News Agency,

23.Vietnam Television,

24.Ho Chi Minh City Television,

25.Vietnam Radio.

B. Enterprises comprising the following 85 enterprises:

I. State-owned enterprises, comprising 55 units, as follows:

1.Vietnam Electricity Corporation,

2.Vietnam Coal Corporation,

3.Vietnam Oil Corporation,

4.Vietnam Cement Corporation,

5.Vietnam Shipping Corporation,

6.Vietnam Airlines Corporation,

7.Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation,

8.Vietnam Rubber Corporation,

9.Vietnam Steel Corporation,

10.Vietnam Coffee Corporation,

11.Vietnam Tobacco Corporation,

12.Vietnam Paper Corporation,

13.Vietnam Textile and Garment Corporation,

14.Vietnam Northern Food Corporation,

15.Vietnam Southern Food Corporation,

16.Vietnam Chemical Corporation,

17.Vietnam Shipbuilding Corporation,

18.Vietnam Gems and Gold Corporation,

19.Vietnam Beer and Beverage Corporation,

20.Vietnam Electronics and Information Technology Corporation,

21.Vietnam Plastic Corporation,

22.Vietnam Leather and Footwear Corporation,

23.Vietnam Construction Corporation No.1,

24.Vietnam Building Materials Corporation No.1,

25.Vietnam Import-Export Construction Corporation,

26.Vietnam Fisheries Corporation,

27.Vietnam Railway Corporation,

28.Vietnam Northern River Transport Corporation,

29.Vietnam Waterway Construction Corporation,

30.Vietnam Thang Long Bridge Construction Corporation,

31.Vietnam Forestry Corporation,

32.Vietnam Salt Corporation,

33.Vietnam Import-Export Agricultural Products and Processed Food Corporation,

34.Vietnam Livestock Corporation,

35.Vietnam Tea Corporation,

36.Vietnam Fruit Corporation,

37.Vietnam Insurance Corporation,

38.Vietnam Foreign Trade Bank,

39.Vietnam Agricultural and Rural Development Bank,

40.Vietnam Investment and Development Bank,

41.Vietnam Industrial and Commercial Bank,

42.Vietnam Gold and Gem Corporation,

43.National Printing Works,

44.Vietnam Petroleum Corporation,

45.Vietnam Machinery and Parts Corporation,

46.Vietnam Civil Aviation Air Traffic Control Center,

47.Northern Airports and Airfields Complex,

48.Central Airports and Airfields Complex,

94.Vietnam Aviation Fuel Corporation,

95.Vietnam Medical Equipment Corporation,

96.Vietnam Pharmaceutical Corporation,

97.Vietnam Book Distribution Corporation,

98.Saigon Trading Corporation,

99.Saigon Real Estate Corporation,

100.Saigon Construction Materials Production Corporation.

II. Enterprises with foreign investment capital and private enterprises (total of 30 enterprises, including 15 enterprises with foreign investment capital and 15 private enterprises):

Hanoi City, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong City, Da Nang City, Dong Nai Province: Each locality shall select fixed three enterprises with foreign investment capital and three private enterprises that have been operating stably, with average monthly salary per person reaching:

Less than 700,000 VND/month;

From 700,000 VND/month to less than 1,500,000 VND/month;

1,500,000 VND/month or more./.