Reasons why Hanoi stops supporting tuition fees

Many opinions say that increasing tuition fees will cause many difficulties for students, especially those from poor households.

Hà Nội đề xuất học phí bằng mức sàn theo quy định của Chính phủ

Hanoi proposes tuition fees at the minimum level as regulated by the Government. (Source: VNEXPRESS)

Information that Hanoi City plans to submit to the City People's Council a resolution regulating new tuition fees, including temporarily suspending tuition support from the 2023-2024 school year, is attracting public attention.

Many opinions say that increasing tuition fees will cause many difficulties for students, especially those from poor households.

Explaining this, Mr. Tran The Cuong - Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training said that according to the provisions of Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP of the Government, the tuition fee framework from the 2023-2024 school year onwards will be adjusted at a rate suitable to the local socio-economic conditions, the consumer price index growth rate, the annual economic growth rate and the people's ability to pay but not exceeding 7.5%/year.

Based on the tuition fee framework for the 2023-2024 school year, the Provincial People's Council decides on specific tuition fees with an annual increase of no more than 7.5%.

Hanoi City builds tuition fees based on the provisions of Decree 81 and current socio-economic conditions. Specifically, the average income of the city's residents in 2022 increased by 7.01% compared to 2021; the consumer price index in 2022 increased by 3.4% compared to 2021.

Notably, the average consumer price index in the first 4 months of 2023 increased by 1.81% over the same period in 2022. In addition, from July 1, 2023, the basic salary will increase from VND 1,490,000/month to VND 1,800,000/month, an increase of 20%.

To ensure stable tuition fees compared to the previous school year, Hanoi City plans to propose tuition fees for the 2023-2024 school year equal to the tuition fees for the 2022-2023 school year and equal to the floor level (lowest level) within the framework prescribed in Decree No. 81.

Mr. Tran The Cuong said: “Currently, people's lives have stabilized after the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy is gradually recovering, as shown in the above statistical indicators. However, to ensure stable tuition fees compared to the 2022-2023 school year, Hanoi plans to propose tuition fees for the 2023-2024 school year equal to the tuition fees for the 2022-2023 school year and equal to the floor level (lowest level) within the framework prescribed in Decree No. 81.

In order to share with people in the context of many difficulties due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, in the 2022-2023 school year, Hanoi will apply a policy to support tuition fees for students at all levels. Currently, the lives of people in the city have stabilized after a period of being affected by the epidemic; the economy is also gradually recovering, clearly shown in the above indicators, so Hanoi city plans to propose to the City People's Council to temporarily stop supporting tuition fees from the 2023-2024 school year.

For poor students, in the 2023-2024 school year, Hanoi will continue to apply support policies, ensuring that all students have equal access toeducation . Students from poor and near-poor households; orphans; students with disabilities and other policy beneficiaries are entitled to tuition fee exemptions and study cost support according to the provisions of Decree No. 81.

It is estimated that the total number of preschool and primary school students eligible for tuition exemption or reduction in the 2023-2024 school year is 16,623 students. The total cost of implementing the tuition exemption or reduction regime according to the proposed tuition fee level is expected to be about 16.6 billion VND.

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