The National Assembly "finalized" the allocation of more than 1.8 million billion VND in the 2026 budget

Scene of the meeting on the afternoon of November 14. Photo: media.quochoi.vn

The National Assembly resolved that in 2026, the total central budget revenue will be 1,225,356 billion VND. The total central budget expenditure in 2026 will be 1,809,056 billion VND, of which, the estimated budget is 238,421 billion VND to supplement the local budget balance; the estimated budget is 53,554 billion VND to supplement the local budget to ensure the implementation of the basic salary of 2.34 million VND/month; the estimated budget is 187,175 billion VND to supplement the local budget target.

The Resolution stipulates extending the period of stabilizing the state budget for the period 2022 - 2025 to 2026, dividing revenues between the central and local levels, including revenues from granting water resource exploitation rights and environmental protection taxes for gasoline and oil products as in 2025; and separately, land use fees and land rents according to the provisions of the State Budget Law 2025.

The National Assembly resolved to continue implementing the principle of support from the central budget for local budgets to implement social security policies issued by the central government for the 2022-2025 period according to the Prime Minister 's decision, in which localities receive additional balance from the central budget, and localities have a rate of regulating revenue allocation to the central budget determined on the basis of the 2025 budget estimate after the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units.

The National Assembly resolved to increase the additional balance by 3% compared to the 2025 budget estimate so that localities have more resources to meet important spending tasks arising during the extended year of the budget stabilization period.

For central state administrative agencies and units that were previously subject to special financial and income mechanisms according to Resolution No. 104/2023/QH15 and Resolution No. 142/2024/QH15 of the National Assembly, but have not yet been assigned a civil servant payroll quota (except for Vietnam Social Security and the State Bank of Vietnam ), the National Assembly allows the arrangement of salaries, contributions according to prescribed regimes, additional income and regular expenditures according to the norms for this payroll number.

The National Assembly reserves 15,000 billion VND in reserves to ensure national financial safety and security in case of socio-economic fluctuations and state budget revenue does not meet the estimate; assigns the Government to proactively manage to limit the impact on estimated spending tasks and ensure financial safety. In case state budget revenue reaches or exceeds the plan, the allocation and use shall comply with the provisions of the State Budget Law.

Voting board passed the Resolution on the central budget allocation plan for 2026. Photo: media.quochoi.vn

The Resolution also arranges a regular expenditure estimate for the economic activities sector of VND 6,496.1 billion, equivalent to 85% of the revenue from administrative fines for road traffic order and safety that has been paid to the state budget in 2024 to the Ministry of Public Security, and VND 1,146.3 billion (equivalent to 15%) as a targeted supplement to the local budget to support the implementation of the task of ensuring traffic order and safety in localities.

The revenue from road use fees collected through automobile vehicles (after deducting collection costs) is 100% paid to the central budget and the targeted supplement from the central budget to the local budget is 10,494.472 billion VND, including: 4,677.4 billion VND, equivalent to 35% of the revenue, to carry out road management and maintenance work under local management and 5,817.072 billion VND from the remaining 65% to carry out management and maintenance of national highways decentralized to localities.

The National Assembly allocates 10,000 billion VND for regular expenditure to implement National Target Programs, ensuring effectiveness, efficiency, feasibility, and no duplication between National Target Programs, and no duplication with other programs, projects, regimes, policies, and spending tasks; consistent with implementation progress, disbursement capacity, and state budget balance.

The Resolution also ensures a minimum of 3% of total state budget expenditure for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation and allocation plans for each ministry, central and local agency; at the same time, allocates resources to adjust salaries, pensions, social insurance benefits, monthly allowances, preferential allowances for meritorious people and a number of social policies according to the plan decided by competent authorities.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/quoc-hoi-chot-phan-bo-hon-1-8-trieu-ty-dong-ngan-sach-nam-2026-723278.html