On the afternoon of June 17, discussing the socio -economic development plan, National Assembly delegate Pham Trong Nghia (Lang Son delegation) said: "Currently, the Labor Code stipulates that people working under normal conditions do not exceed 8 hours per day, 48 hours per week. The State encourages a 40-hour work week, but this regulation is not yet popular due to low labor productivity, low income, and workers have to extend their working hours to ensure their lives."
In the public sector, the 40-hour work week (8 hours/day, 5 days/week) is applied according to Decision 188/1999 of the Prime Minister to increase the efficiency of administrative work, save electricity and water costs, budget payments and help civil servants and public employees have more time to rest and restore their labor.
Mr. Pham Trong Nghia proposed that the number of working hours in the private sector should also gradually decrease to this level: "I propose to soon submit to the National Assembly to reduce normal working hours for workers in the private sector from 48 hours to 44 hours/week, implemented from 2026, and gradually to 40 hours/week, implemented from 2030."
Lang Son delegates proposed allowing businesses to choose to regulate working hours by day or week, but must notify employees.
Delegate Pham Trong Nghia. (Photo: National Assembly Media).
Regarding the issue of eliminating lump-sum tax, delegate Nghia said that out of nearly 5 million business households and individual businesses in our country, currently more than 2.5 million business households have registered for tax codes. The rest, mostly individual businesses, account for nearly 50%.
Resolution No. 68-NQ/TU dated May 4, 2025 of the Central Committee requires the elimination of lump-sum tax for business households by 2026 at the latest.
Meanwhile, Resolution No. 198/2015/QH15 dated May 17, 2025 of the National Assembly adds business individuals and stipulates: Business households and business individuals shall not apply the tax lump-sum method from January 1, 2026.
Decree 70/2025/ND-CP of the Government guides the use of electronic invoices from June 1, 2025 for both business households and individual businesses.
Mr. Pham Trong Nghia suggested that the Government focus on directing communication and guiding implementation; if necessary, it will submit to the National Assembly for consideration, adjust the scope of application, and extend the roadmap for eliminating lump-sum tax to ensure feasibility, compliance with Resolution No. 68-NQ/TU and ease people's burden, and prevent high inflation.
Commenting on retaining talented people in state agencies, delegate Hoang Duc Thang (Quang Tri delegation) pointed out the current situation of a number of good officials and civil servants with high professional qualifications and good capacity resigning or transferring to the private sector during the merger of the apparatus. Ethnic minorities at the grassroots level who are quite well-trained are also leaving the system, leading to the risk of serious imbalance in the team structure.
Delegate Hoang Duc Thang. (Photo: National Assembly Media)
"The loss of highly qualified and experienced human resources will make it difficult for the apparatus to achieve its goals in line with the reform orientation," Mr. Thang said, comparing this phenomenon to "separations in peacetime", not only causing immediate losses but also having long-term consequences for the quality of the administrative apparatus.
According to him, after the merger of administrative units, many families of officials and civil servants were forced to live hundreds of kilometers apart, and their children had to be cared for by grandparents or relatives.
"Boarding houses and public housing are waiting for them in the struggle for food and money and other disturbances and difficulties - these are silent injuries but no less than any sacrifice, and need to be recognized and respected," the delegate stated the reality.
Mr. Hoang Duc Thang also recommended harmoniously solving groups of issues including remuneration, working environment, recognition - evaluation and promotion opportunities to retain talented people. In particular, salary and benefits must be the center, ensuring competitiveness with the private sector, especially in positions requiring high professional qualifications.
"The public service environment also needs to be reformed in a professional direction, encouraging innovation and fair evaluation, helping workers to be recognized and make worthy contributions. It is essential to reform the recruitment, appointment and use of staff; focusing on attracting young, highly qualified and creative human resources," delegate Thang emphasized.
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