In 2026, about 95 trillion VND of the budget will be spent on science and technology.

Concluding the 5th meeting of the Government Steering Committee on science, technology, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06 on the morning of November 15, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the 2026 budget will allocate VND95,000 billion for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation development.

The Prime Minister emphasized the requirement of rapid and strong but sustainable development, extensive development but security and safety; promoting the transformation from passively receiving people's procedures to proactively creating development, serving people and businesses.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke on the morning of November 15.

To ensure funding from the budget and investment sources, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Science and Technology propose appropriate financial mechanisms, allocate and arrange sufficient capital. Priority areas are the National Data Center, data floors, national key laboratories, research centers, strategic technology development projects and key databases...

According to the Ministry of Finance's report, total expenditure on science and technology in 2021 is 1.37%; 2022 is 1.72%; 2023 is 1.39% and 2024 is 1.97% of total state budget expenditure. In 2025, the Government has allocated 3% of total state budget expenditure.

The Ministry of Science and Technology was assigned to soon submit a project to support the development of digital technology enterprises to expand globally; a project to invest in capacity for public research and development organizations. Along with urging network operators to cover 5G nationwide, the Ministry removed obstacles related to the Starlink project so that it could be deployed in 2026, striving to reach 500,000 subscribers.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered the concluding remarks at the 5th meeting of the Government Steering Committee on science, technology development, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06.

Since the beginning of the year, the Government has submitted to the National Assembly for approval 19 draft laws and 10 resolutions related to science and technology, innovation, digital transformation; 04 laws on apparatus organization and civil servants.

At the 10th Session, the Government submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and expected approval 09 important draft laws directly related to the development and application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

In October 2025, the Government issued 10 Decrees directly related to science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation. In the past 10 months, the Government has issued 22 Decrees.

Regarding the budget, about 25 trillion VND has been added to the budget for science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation in 2025; the Resolution on the central budget allocation plan for 2026, including the science and technology sector, has been submitted to the National Assembly for approval. The Prime Minister said that it is expected to allocate about 95 trillion VND of the budget for this sector in 2026.

Center for Science and Technology Communication

Source: https://mst.gov.vn/nam-2026-danh-khoang-95-nghin-ty-dong-ngan-sach-cho-khoa-hoc-va-cong-nghe-197251115202011577.htm