Cases where downsizing allowance must be returned

According to Decree 154/2025, some cases of streamlining the payroll will have to return the received allowance to the agency, organization or unit that paid the allowance.

Decree 154/2025 on streamlining payroll takes effect from June 16, 2025, replacing Decree 29/2023. The regimes and policies prescribed in Decree 154/2025 are applied until December 31, 2030.

According to Decree 154/2025, some cases of streamlining of payroll will have to return the received allowance amount to the agency, organization or unit that paid the allowance.

Specifically, Clause 6, Article 3 of Decree 154/2025 on the principle of streamlining the payroll clearly states that if the subjects of the payroll streamlining are elected, re-recruited into agencies, organizations, units receiving salaries from the state budget or arranged to work as part-time workers in villages and residential groups within 60 months from the date of implementing the payroll streamlining, they must return the amount of subsidies received to the agencies, organizations, and units that paid the subsidies.

In addition to the obligation to repay the subsidy, Decree 154/2025 also clearly stipulates the responsibilities of agencies and organizations if they implement streamlining of payroll for the wrong subjects.

Clause 6, Article 13 of Decree 154/2025 stipulates that Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of Government agencies, and heads of organizations established by the Government or the Prime Minister that are not public service units must recover and submit to the budget funds for streamlining the payroll, recover decisions on streamlining the payroll, and arrange for those who are not subject to streamlining to return to work.

At the same time, consider handling the responsibilities of relevant agencies, organizations, units and individuals and take responsibility according to the provisions of law for improper implementation of regulations on streamlining payroll.

Decree 154/2025 stipulates the responsibilities of agencies and organizations if they implement streamlining of payroll for the wrong subjects.

Regarding the responsibilities of the People's Committee and the Chairman of the People's Committee of a province or centrally-run city (hereinafter referred to as the provincial level), Point b, Clause 2, Article 14 of Decree 154/2025 clearly states: In case of implementing staff streamlining not in accordance with regulations, the budget for implementing staff streamlining must be recovered, decisions on staff streamlining must be recovered, and those who are not subject to staff streamlining must be arranged to return to work.

At the same time, consider handling the responsibilities of relevant agencies, organizations, units and individuals and take responsibility according to the provisions of law for improper implementation of regulations on streamlining payroll.

Thus, from the effective date of Decree 154/2025 (June 16, 2025), the recovery of 100% of the improperly spent streamlining funds and the recovery of wrongly targeted streamlining decisions will be mandatory.

The responsibility for recovery belongs to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Minister, Head of ministerial-level agency, Head of Government agency, head of organizations established by the Government or Prime Minister that are not public service units.

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