Over 900 billion VND spent on preparations for Tet (Lunar New Year) in the Year of the Snake.

(NLĐO) - Of that amount, Ho Chi Minh City's budget is expected to spend over 900 billion VND, an increase of 47 billion VND compared to the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Dragon in 2024.

On the afternoon of December 26th, at a press conference providing information on socio -economic issues in Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Luong Thi Toi, Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City, provided information on the program to care for the people during the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Snake 2025.

Ms. Luong Thi Toi, Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City, provided this information at a press conference on the afternoon of December 26.

According to Ms. Toi, the proposed gift levels for units and individuals will basically remain the same as for the Lunar New Year 2024, including giving Tet gifts to beneficiaries of social policies, the elderly, poor households, social welfare recipients, children with special circumstances, and officials, civil servants, and employees working in the administrative and public service sectors.

Specifically, the policy beneficiaries received 325,448 gift packages, with a budget of 423.7 billion VND. The poor households received 1.25 million VND per package, totaling 8,575 packages with a budget of 10.7 billion VND.

Social welfare beneficiaries receive 1.15 million VND per person, totaling 148,215 beneficiaries with a budget of 170.4 billion VND. Elderly people without pensions or monthly social insurance benefits receive 1.15 million VND per person, totaling 7,542 beneficiaries with a budget of over 8.6 billion VND.

Gifts were given to 115 former political prisoners and prisoners of war who have not yet received policy benefits (due to incomplete documentation) and are in difficult circumstances, with each gift amounting to 1.5 million VND. Gifts were also given to 30 former Youth Volunteer Corps members in difficult circumstances, with each gift amounting to 1.5 million VND.

Gifts were given to 32 households in Can Gio forest protection area facing economic difficulties, with each gift worth 1.5 million VND. Gifts were also given to 85 student management teams at drug rehabilitation centers, social welfare facilities, and Nhan Ai Hospital, with each team receiving 5 million VND in cash.

The budget for organizing Tet celebrations for agencies, units, and establishments in districts and Thu Duc City includes: 308 People's Committees of communes, wards, and towns, with a cash allocation of 10 million VND per station, totaling over 3 billion VND; and 306 commune, ward, and town health stations, with a cash allocation of 5 million VND per station, totaling over 1.5 billion VND.

4,829 neighborhoods and hamlets, with a cash payment of 5 million VND per neighborhood/hamlet, totaling over 24 billion VND in estimated costs.

The total estimated cost for organizing activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Snake in 2025 is 908 billion VND, an increase of 47 billion VND compared to the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Dragon in 2024, and will be funded from the city's budget.

In addition, this year's Tet celebrations also include funding from the central government budget of 16.5 billion VND, and over 50 billion VND from other mobilized sources, bringing the total amount for Tet celebrations to nearly 976 billion VND.

Avoid year-end job scams.

The leaders of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs also provided information on the employment situation at the end of the year, and advised workers to avoid being scammed when looking for jobs.

Accordingly, in recent times, the media has frequently published articles warning about the gullibility of workers who believe advertisements for easy jobs with high salaries, especially information posted on social media.

"In response to this situation, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has sent a document to localities and training institutions informing them of issues to pay attention to and requesting that units strengthen information dissemination to the public, students, and pupils to be vigilant against fraudulent schemes that exploit the desire to find jobs quickly, with low recruitment requirements and easy work; and to provide a list of units with employment service functions so that workers can proactively cross-check them," Ms. Toi said.

In addition, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has requested the City Police to direct its operational units to implement measures to prevent, combat, and stop misleading advertising tactics on social media related to job counseling and placement.

"Workers need to be wary of advertising information and must verify it; workers seeking employment domestically should contact employment service centers and licensed employment service businesses to find recruitment information and choose suitable jobs," Ms. Toi shared.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tp-hcm-cham-lo-tet-at-ty-hon-900-ti-dong-196241226165745415.htm