Increase salary to ensure life, attract talent

Regarding the proposal to increase the basic salary from January 1, 2026, in discussions on the sidelines of the National Assembly on October 30, a number of delegates expressed their agreement and said that this is a completely reasonable proposal in the current context. The adjustment to increase the basic salary will contribute to ensuring the lives of those receiving the salary and emphasize the policy of attracting and using talented people to work in agencies, organizations and units of the Party and State.

Delegate Tran Quang Minh ( Quang Tri delegation) expressed his views on the proposal to increase the basic salary. Photo: Hai Ngoc/VNA

According to delegate Tran Quang Minh (Quang Tri), the adjustment of the basic salary depends on many factors. In addition to the national budget resources, the adjustment of the basic salary also depends largely on the Job Position Project developed by the Ministry of Home Affairs . In case the Job Position Project of the Ministry of Home Affairs is completed and approved by the Government, the adjustment of the basic salary will be implemented synchronously with this Project. This is the most expected and most feasible option.

However, the current reality shows that the current salary is not enough to ensure the life of most salary earners in the context of complicated inflation and escalating prices. Especially those who have just graduated and are recruited to work in state agencies. With low salaries, the income of these people is also very limited while having to cover many expenses to maintain their lives, forcing them to do other jobs such as shipper (delivery), online sales or jobs unrelated to their expertise and profession.

"This is the reality we have to witness every day," said delegate Tran Quang Minh, adding that it is necessary to soon have a policy to adjust and increase the basic salary to ensure the lives of those receiving the salary and realize the policy of attracting and promoting talented people to work in agencies, organizations and units of the Party and State.

"If the salary ensures the living standards of workers, it will create attraction and attract talented people to contribute to the country, creating a high-quality labor force, avoiding the brain drain that has happened," said a delegate from Quang Tri.

According to the delegate, in parallel with adjusting the basic salary increase, it is also necessary to study a plan to ensure that the situation of salary increase but income does not increase occurs. In fact, many cadres, civil servants, public employees... have recently received a new basic salary, higher than the old basic salary, but their income has not increased, and many people's income has even been in deficit compared to before the salary increase. This makes cadres, civil servants, public employees somewhat less enthusiastic about the salary increase proposal because they think that the salary increase is nominal but income is cut.

According to delegate Tran Van Lam ( Bac Ninh ), the decision to adjust the basic salary will have a huge impact on salary earners and also on society. Therefore, we need to research and consider to ensure harmony between relationships and interactions. This is a huge challenge, requiring caution and step-by-step resolution in the overall related plans.

National Assembly delegate of Bac Ninh province Tran Van Lam speaks. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA

However, in the current context, when we implement the 2-level local government model, the workload at the commune level is very large, which means that the commune cadre team must also undertake and handle more work than before, requiring the commune cadre team to improve their qualifications and sense of responsibility to meet the requirements of the tasks in the new situation.

"If we cannot immediately implement the basic salary increase adjustment in January 2026 as proposed, we should consider selecting and prioritizing subjects to adjust the appropriate salary level, especially the current team of commune cadres. We need to create all necessary conditions for this team to feel secure in serving at the best level," said delegate Tran Van Lam.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/tang-luong-de-dam-bao-cuoc-song-thu-hut-nhan-tai-20251030165059793.htm