On the afternoon of November 13, continuing the program of the tenth session, the National Assembly voted to approve the Resolution on the State Budget Estimate for 2026.
The National Assembly resolved that the total state budget revenue would be 2,529,467 billion VND. Of this, central government revenue would be 1,225,356 billion VND, and local government revenue would be 1,304,111 billion VND.
The National Assembly has decided to use 23,839 billion VND from the remaining salary reform funds of local budgets up to the end of 2025, transferred to the 2026 budget of localities, to implement a basic salary of 2.34 million VND/month.
The total state budget expenditure is 3,159,106 billion VND. Of this, central government expenditure is 1,809,056 billion VND, including an estimated 238,421 billion VND to supplement local budget balances, an estimated 187,175 billion VND for targeted local budget supplementation, and an estimated 53,554 billion VND to supplement local budgets to ensure the implementation of the basic salary of 2.34 million VND/month.
Local budget expenditure is 1,350,050 billion VND, excluding expenditure from targeted supplementary sources, supplementary budget allocations, and supplementary funds to ensure the basic salary of 2.34 million VND/month.
The state budget deficit is VND 605,800 billion, equivalent to 4.2% of the gross domestic product (GDP), including: a central government budget deficit of VND 583,700 billion, equivalent to 4% of GDP; and a local government budget deficit of VND 22,100 billion, equivalent to 0.2% of GDP. The total mobilization needs of the state budget are VND 985,784 billion.
Regarding the implementation of wage and social policies, ministries, central and local agencies will continue to implement solutions to generate resources for wage policy reform as prescribed.
In 2026, several revenue items will continue to be excluded when calculating the increase in local budget revenue compared to the projected amount allocated for salary policy reform, including: one-time land lease fees advanced by investors for compensation, support, and resettlement; revenue from the disposal of public assets at agencies, organizations, and units whose use is decided by competent authorities for investment expenditures as prescribed; revenue from the protection and development of rice-growing land; entrance fees to historical sites and world heritage sites; fees for the use of infrastructure, service facilities, and public utilities in border gate areas; environmental protection fees for wastewater; revenue from public land funds, revenue from public assets at the commune level, and revenue from the lease and sale of state-owned houses.
The National Assembly has authorized the expansion of the scope of using accumulated salary reform funds from the central budget to adjust pensions, social insurance benefits, monthly allowances, preferential allowances for meritorious individuals, and to streamline staffing; and has authorized the use of salary reform funds from local budgets to implement social security policies issued by the central government and to streamline staffing.
The National Assembly has tasked the Government with reviewing the savings in regular operating expenses (salaries and operating costs as stipulated by law) resulting from downsizing the workforce and reorganizing the administrative apparatus to implement the two-tiered local government model; and allowing localities to use these savings to supplement the salary reform budget of the local government.
From 2026 onwards, the Government will proactively utilize accumulated funds for salary reform to ensure the implementation of salary, allowance, and income schemes as prescribed.
The government has directed a review of the use of central government budget funds allocated to ministries, central agencies, and localities to implement policies and regulations for officials, civil servants, employees, and the armed forces in the restructuring of the political system's organizational apparatus. Any unused funds by the end of 2025 will be recovered and returned to the central government budget's accumulated funds for salary reform.
The National Assembly resolved to allow the use of savings from the 2025 state budget's recurrent expenditures to build boarding schools for primary and lower secondary levels in border communes; and assigned the Prime Minister to allocate these funds when the conditions for allocation are met according to the law.
The National Assembly has authorized the transfer of unused funds from the 2024 central government budget increase and the 2025 savings from recurrent state budget expenditures for the construction of integrated primary and secondary boarding schools in land border communes to 2026 for continued implementation.
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