Using nearly 24,000 billion VND of salary reform resources to implement the basic salary level

VTV.vn - The National Assembly allows expanding the scope of using the central budget's salary reform savings to adjust pensions and social insurance benefits.

On the afternoon of November 13, the National Assembly voted to pass the Resolution on the state budget estimate for 2026.

Estimated budget revenue of more than 2.5 million billion VND in 2026

According to the Resolution, the National Assembly resolved that the state budget revenue is 2,529 trillion VND. Of which, the central budget revenue is 1,225 trillion VND, and the local budget revenue is 1,304 trillion VND.

Use 23,839 billion VND of the local budget's salary reform fund by the end of 2025, with the remaining balance transferred to the local budget for 2026, to implement the basic salary of 2.34 million VND/month.

Also according to the Resolution, the total state budget expenditure is 3,159 trillion VND. Of which, central budget expenditure is 1,809 trillion VND. This includes an estimate of 238,421 billion VND to supplement the local budget balance, an estimate of 187,175 billion VND to supplement the local budget target, and an estimate of 53,554 billion VND to supplement localities to ensure the implementation of the basic salary level of 2.34 million VND/month.

Local budget expenditure is 1.35 million billion VND, excluding expenditure from targeted supplementary sources, balanced supplementary sources, and supplementary sources to ensure basic salary of 2.34 million VND/month.

The state budget deficit is 605,800 billion VND, equivalent to 4.2% of gross domestic product (GDP).

On the afternoon of November 13, the National Assembly voted to pass the Resolution on the state budget estimate for 2026.

The Resolution assigns the Government to direct the review of the use of central budget funds assigned to ministries, central and local agencies to implement policies and regimes for cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers and armed forces in the implementation of the organizational arrangement of the political system, and by the end of 2025, if not fully used, to recover and return the accumulated funds for salary reform of the central budget.

Allow the use of regular budget savings in 2025 to build primary and secondary boarding schools in land border communes. Assign the Prime Minister to allocate this capital when the allocation conditions are met according to the provisions of law.

Allow the transfer of the 2024 central budget revenue increase and the 2025 state budget regular expenditure savings to build primary and secondary boarding schools in land border communes that have not been fully used in 2025 to 2026 for continued implementation.

Assign the Government to proactively use accumulated resources for salary reform.

Regarding the implementation of wage and social policies, ministries, central and local agencies continue to implement solutions to create sources for wage policy reform according to regulations. According to the Resolution, in 2026, some revenue items will continue to be excluded when calculating the increase in local budget revenue compared to the estimate for wage policy reform.

The National Assembly also allows the expansion of the scope of using the central budget's salary reform accumulation fund to adjust pensions, social insurance benefits, monthly allowances, preferential allowances for meritorious people and streamlining the payroll. Allows the use of local budget's salary reform fund to implement social security policies issued by the central government and streamline the payroll.

The National Assembly assigned the Government to review the budget for savings in regular operating expenses (salary payments and operations only in accordance with the law) due to streamlining the payroll and reorganizing the apparatus to implement the 2-level local government model; allowing localities to use this savings to supplement the local budget's salary reform resources.

From 2026, the Government will proactively use accumulated resources for salary reform to ensure the implementation of salary, allowance and income regimes according to regulations.

From 2026, the Government will proactively use accumulated resources for salary reform to ensure the implementation of salary, allowance and income regimes according to regulations.

The National Assembly also assigned the Government to resolutely implement solutions to strengthen revenue management, restructure revenue sources to ensure sustainability; expand the revenue base; fight against revenue loss, transfer pricing and tax evasion; trade fraud, especially in commercial activities based on digital platforms...

Along with that, it is necessary to strengthen discipline and order in allocating, assigning budgets, managing and using state finance and budget associated with the responsibility of the head...

In the 2026 state budget estimate, 5% of the estimate will be immediately saved when allocating budget investment from the beginning of the year to supplement investment sources for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project and saving an additional 10% of regular expenditure (in addition to savings to create sources for salary reform) to supplement social security expenditure sources.

Source: https://vtv.vn/dung-gan-24000-ty-dong-nguon-cai-cach-tien-luong-de-thuc-hien-muc-luong-co-so-100251113150506846.htm