The starting salary of civil servants is only enough to rent a house, spending frugally

(Dan Tri) - National Assembly delegates said that no matter how excellent newly recruited civil servants are, their salaries are still not enough to rent a house in big cities.

Discussing socio -economic issues on the afternoon of November 4, delegate Ha Sy Dong (Quang Tri) mentioned the current situation of many public sector workers moving to the private sector, most of whom are high-quality workers.

In addition, attracting talent to the public sector still faces certain difficulties. The starting salary of civil servants is not enough to rent a house in big cities.

Mr. Ha Sy Dong reiterated at the group discussion that Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung affirmed that the investment laws have many new breakthroughs, liberating production capacity and unlocking resources, especially in new fields.

"But in my opinion, to remove institutional bottlenecks, it is very necessary to remove human resources. Because, human resources are actually also being blocked," said the delegate.

The delegate said that recently, the restructuring of the apparatus, streamlining of staff, and salary reform have been mentioned a lot. The report of the Ministry of Home Affairs said that the restructuring and streamlining of the state administrative apparatus has basically achieved the set goals.

Delegate Ha Sy Dong (Photo: NA).

However, at this session, many delegates spoke and debated for a long time about how to cure the fear of mistakes and responsibility of civil servants. The results of the classification of civil servant quality in 2023 showed that only 6.57% did not complete their tasks, the rest completed and completed their tasks excellently. From the above reality, delegates asked whether the situation had been assessed correctly?

"Regarding salary reform, it is undeniable that this year's effort to increase the basic salary by 30%. Even so, a newly recruited official or civil servant, no matter how excellent, will only have enough salary to rent a house at an affordable level and spend very frugally, not to mention other legitimate needs," said the delegate.

Therefore, many localities have asked for their own mechanisms to attract talent. Delegates proposed that the Government should have breakthroughs in human resources to remove the bottlenecks that are hindering the country's development.

Speaking at the debate on human resources, delegate Vu Trong Kim (Nam Dinh) suggested that our country needs to quickly study population policy, facing the challenge of population aging.

Mr. Vu Trong Kim believes that only with good human resources can we maintain a growth rate of 6-7% in the coming years, while at the same time preparing carefully to master modern industry and high income will come in the near future.

Regarding the issue of streamlining the administrative apparatus at district and commune levels, delegates suggested the need to "revolutionize" the apparatus and staff from the central to local levels.

If the staff is reduced, the delegate mentioned two advantages: reducing the number of harassers and increasing salaries for diligent officials. Thus, officials will be more professional and effective.

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