Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra: Building a comprehensive plan for salary reform

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that a comprehensive plan for reforming salary policy is currently being developed and implemented according to a reasonable roadmap, consistent with the payment capacity of the state budget.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra - Photo: GIA HAN

On the afternoon of October 29, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra explained the opinions raised by National Assembly deputies at the discussion session on the arrangement of the apparatus and implementation of the two-level local government model.

The number of commune-level officials and civil servants is not lacking.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra stated that after 4 months of operation, the 2-level local government model is basically stable, smooth, continuous, synchronous and recognized by the people.

Many localities have creative and flexible ways of solving arising problems, so operational efficiency is very clear.

However, she pointed out that this is a new issue, unprecedented and a complete change in thinking and management methods, so difficulties and problems are inevitable, especially in terms of awareness, changing state and working methods, which need more time.

In the coming time, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized a number of solutions, focusing on perfecting the institutional and policy system.

At the 9th session, the National Assembly issued 34 laws and this session will continue to consider 49 laws, all related to the operation of state administration.

At the same time, we will continue to improve fundamental issues regarding organizational structure, staffing, classification of administrative units, administrative unit standards, and related contents.

The second major issue, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, is to build a team of cadres, civil servants, and public employees to meet the operational requirements of two-level local governments, especially at the commune level.

She pointed out that, as the delegates pointed out, in many places there are both excess and shortage of communal-level civil servants, and some are not suitable for their expertise.

However, based on a synthesis from 34 provinces and cities, the number of commune-level cadres and civil servants is not lacking, on average 41.3% and only 5.38% are not suitable for their expertise.

But in practice, because it is a new issue, it cannot be mastered immediately. Therefore, in the coming time , the Ministry of Home Affairs will be directed to complete the job position framework, clearly defining job positions, especially at the commune level.

Complete the conditions as a legal basis for staffing. The recent staffing of the entire political system at the commune level is only a temporary guide. The competent authority will then staff for the 2026-2030 period.

"In the immediate future, localities must be proactive in reviewing, evaluating, restructuring and considering to ensure the staff for the operation of commune-level governments. Especially, for important positions such as finance, land administration, environment, information technology, construction, justice...

If we look at it on a planned basis, it is possible to recruit or transfer civil servants from the provincial level. We have also provided guidance on this matter," she emphasized.

She added that she will assign the Ministry of Home Affairs to develop a project to train and foster a team of commune-level civil servants until 2030 to proactively implement this plan...

Meeting scene - Photo: GIA HAN

Building a project on overall reform of wage policy

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra said she is focusing on completing documents to report to the Politburo, as a basis for determining the organization of the grassroots government apparatus, because this is still a temporary guide.

Regarding the staffing, the Deputy Prime Minister said that in the near future, he will work with the Central Organizing Committee to fully synthesize the entire political system. Then report to the competent authority to assign the staffing.

Regarding decentralization, delegation of power, and determination of authority, she said this is a big issue. Recently, following the direction of the Politburo, the Government has been very determined to implement it.

The current decentralization rate to localities is over 56% - a very large rate. Of which, 949 tasks are directly assigned to localities for decentralization. 870 at the provincial level and 79 at the communal level.

However, the current commune-level authority has 859 tasks, to implement the authority from the district level as well as the current commune level.

"We are focusing on re-evaluating the feasibility of decentralization and delegation of power. We hope that localities will pay attention and point out specifically any issues that are not feasible or appropriate.

Because we are currently focusing on reviewing 30 decrees and circulars of ministries on this issue, we hope that localities will pay close attention to effectively implementing it. Because this is one of the goals of local government administration," she said.

Regarding salary policy reform, the Deputy Prime Minister informed about conclusion 83 of the Politburo as well as conclusions 187 and 192 of the Politburo, and is currently developing a comprehensive project.

This is in the spirit that the Central Policy and Strategy Committee will preside over the re-evaluation of Resolution 27, then report to the Central Committee in the first quarter of 2026.

From there, develop a specific plan to implement salary policy reform based on a roadmap and appropriate steps, within the overall reform of the state administrative system, overall economic growth, economic scale as well as the ability to pay policies and regimes for cadres, civil servants and public employees.

"It cannot be done immediately, but must be very careful, cautious, and step by step to prepare this fundamentally and appropriately.

At the same time, implementation must follow a reasonable roadmap and be consistent with the state budget's payment capacity," the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

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