1. Regarding policies on preferential treatment for high-achieving athletes and coaches ; over the years, the Party and State of Vietnam have implemented many policies to support and provide preferential treatment to generations of high-achieving athletes and coaches. Numerous resolutions, decrees, and decisions have transformed the face of Vietnamese sports, continuously improving the lives of athletes and coaches. As a result, Vietnamese sports have continuously developed and increasingly affirmed their position on the international stage. However, the lives of high-achieving athletes and coaches after their careers end still face many difficulties. Furthermore, the Government has not yet established a policy on preferential treatment for high-achieving athletes and coaches, making it difficult for provinces and cities to develop policies and preferential treatment for them. We propose that the Government issue a policy to encourage, incentivize, and reward high-achieving athletes and coaches, aiming to motivate, encourage, and develop the capabilities and contributions of high-achieving athletes and coaches in fulfilling national duties and competing in regional, continental, and world sports competitions; and at the same time, create a consistent legal basis for provinces and cities to implement it.
2. Currently, performing arts activities, especially the organization of competitions and performances, are always given great attention by all levels and sectors from the central to local levels. This is a practical activity that contributes to meeting the entertainment needs of the people, and at the same time, to propagate the political tasks, policies and guidelines of the Party and the State to the whole people. Although there are many policies to make these activities work, there are still some contents that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism needs to pay attention to, specifically: (1) It is recommended that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to issue regulations on the expenditure level for prizes in festivals, competitions, performances, and cultural and artistic competitions, specifying regulations in the field of culture and art to promptly meet actual arising issues, ensuring the legal basis for implementation (for example: the regulation of expenditure levels for competition prizes of (all levels), the expenditure level for remuneration for the Jury (all levels) (level) and expenditure limits for organizing competitions, performances, and mass art festivals). (2) We recommend that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism soon issue regulations on specific expenditure levels (training allowance, performance allowance) of the Mobile Propaganda Team to have a legal basis for localities to apply and implement when Circular No. 48/2024/TT-BTC of the Minister of Finance takes effect from September 1, 2024 and abolish Article 3, Article 4 and Clause 2 of Article 5 of Joint Circular No. 46/2016/TTLT-BTC-BVHTTDL dated March 11, 2016 of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism guiding the special management regime for provincial and district-level Mobile Propaganda Teams.
3. State management of public recreational activities falls under the functions and duties of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism . Meanwhile, exceeding sound levels falls under the category of environmental pollution, which is managed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. This situation creates difficulties for local authorities in coordinating the handling of violations. Therefore, it is recommended that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issue specific and feasible regulations for administrative penalties regarding noise levels, replacing the current impractical method of noise measurement as stipulated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, thereby facilitating local management.
4. Currently, the work of preserving and promoting the value of cultural heritage is of interest. Most of the national and special national relics in An Giang province are works that were built a long time ago, some of which are over 100 years old, and some of which have seriously degraded. However, the Central Government's programs to support investment in the restoration of these historical and cultural relics are still limited. The provincial budget is limited and focuses on investing in the restoration of degraded provincial historical and cultural relics, so there are not enough resources to carry out the restoration of national and special national relics - works that require appropriate and appropriate investment to ensure the preservation of the original precious values of the relics. Therefore, it is recommended that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism continue to implement the National Target Program on Culture; At the same time, there is a mechanism to support the restoration and repair, and prevent degradation of national and special national relics outside the list of relics in communes of ethnic minority mountainous areas (Project 6) to preserve cultural values and precious assets of the locality, the nation, and the people.
5. Propose that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism consider advising the Government to propose to the National Assembly to amend and supplement a number of articles of the Law on Tourism dated June 19, 2017 so that localities have a basis to apply in the management, inspection and supervision of 3 activities at tourist attractions, specifically: (1) Consider adding regulations on business conditions for sightseeing services at tourist attractions. On that basis, add sightseeing services to the List of conditional investment and business sectors and occupations according to regulations; (2) Add provisions regulating the management of activities at tourist attractions that have not been recognized as tourist areas or tourist attractions; (3) Add regulations on the re-evaluation time for tourist areas and tourist attractions to enhance the responsibility for maintaining the quality of operations of recognized tourist areas and tourist attractions; (4) Supplementing regulations on notification of the start of operation time for newly established tourist attractions or completed projects put into service for visitors; (5) Amending and supplementing regulations on advertising tourist areas and tourist attractions in Clause 8, Article 9 of the 2017 Law on Tourism: Advertising the wrong type or class of tourist areas and tourist attractions recognized by competent state agencies; advertising the type or class of tourist areas and tourist attractions that have not been recognized by competent state agencies.
The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has responded to voters.
The Ministry's e-portal publishes the full text of the response of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism according to Official Dispatch No. 3840/BVHTTDL-VP dated August 1, 2025 regarding the response to voters' petitions sent after the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly as follows:
1. Regarding the proposed content related to incentive, preferential and treatment policies for high-performance athletes and sports coaches
According to current legal regulations, athletes and sports coaches currently enjoy basic and specific policies:
- Daily salary regime, social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, occupational accident and disease insurance; cash bonus regime for achievements according to Decree No. 152/2018/ND-CP dated November 7, 2018 of the Government stipulating a number of regimes for sports coaches and athletes during training and competition periods;
- Special nutritional regime (meal allowance), periodic health check-up regime during training and competition according to Decree No. 36/2019/ND-CP dated April 29, 2019 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Physical Training and Sports; Circular No. 86/2020/TT-BTC dated October 26, 2020 of the Minister of Finance detailing special nutritional regimes for coaches, high-performance athletes and high-performance athletes;
- Regulations on equipment and facilities for sports training and competition as stipulated in Circular No. 05/2021/TT-BVHTTDL dated June 25, 2021, of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which regulates the standards and norms for training and competition equipment for athletes and coaches of national teams; - Regulations on cultural studies, special exemption from high school graduation, and priority for direct admission to universities and colleges as stipulated in Decree No. 36/2019/NĐ-CP dated April 29, 2019, of the Government, which details some articles of the Law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Physical Education and Sports; Circular No. 03/2010/TT-BGDĐT dated February 11, 2010, of the Minister of Education and Training, promulgating Regulation 4 on admission to regular university and college programs; Circular No. 15/2020/TT-BGDDT dated May 26, 2020 of the Minister of Education and Training promulgating the Regulations on high school graduation exams;
- Vocational training and employment incentives: National team athletes, upon ceasing their athletic careers, if they so desire and meet the eligibility criteria, will receive vocational training support in accordance with Government Decree No. 61/2015/ND-CP dated July 9, 2015, on employment support policies and the National Employment Fund. Furthermore, Clause 2, Article 7 of Government Decree No. 36/2019/ND-CP dated April 29, 2019, detailing certain provisions of the Law amending and supplementing the Law on Physical Education and Sports, stipulates that athletes who win medals at the Olympics, ASIAD, and SEA Games are given priority in special consideration for admission to public sports facilities; are given priority in recruitment at sports facilities; and receive 100% of their salary and allowances during their probationary period.
- Special regime when entering the profession at the age of under 15, under 13 or practicing or competing in heavy, toxic sports according to the provisions of the 2019 Labor Code and detailed regulations.
In addition, policies and regulations issued by localities under their authority (such as Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City...) aim to attract talents in the fields of physical education and sports such as providing housing for exceptionally excellent athletes and recruiting coaches when athletes are no longer of age.
However, compared to many countries in the world, the policies for rewarding athletes and sports coaches in our country are still limited, specifically: (1) The salary regime for athletes in youth teams and national teams according to Decree No. 152/2018/ND-CP dated November 7, 2018 of the Government regulating some regimes for sports coaches and athletes during training and competition is still low (about 7 million VND/month); (2) The nutritional regime for sports athletes is also low, difficult to meet the needs of sports with high training intensity; (3) Training, career guidance, and career chuyển đổi for athletes after the end of competition are still difficult because the educational level of athletes is not suitable for some other professions in society (most athletes are recruited as coaches when they are past their peak competition age)...
To ensure that the regimes and policies for athletes and coaches can confidently devote themselves, in accordance with the actual and practical situation, in the past time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has reviewed, researched and focused on developing a draft Decree to replace Decree No. 152/2018/ND-CP dated November 7, 2018 of the Government stipulating a number of regimes for sports coaches and athletes during training and competition periods, expected to be submitted to the Government in November 2025. The new Decree will review, research and develop salary and bonus regimes for athletes and coaches, nutritional regimes for disabled athletes, regimes for sports doctors...
In addition, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is also studying the proposal to amend and supplement a number of articles of the 2018 Law on Physical Training and Sports; at the same time, implementing the goals, tasks and solutions of the Strategy for the Development of Physical Training and Sports in Vietnam to 2030, with a vision to 2045 and performing the assigned tasks in Decision No. 223/QD-TTg dated February 22, 2019 of the Prime Minister on the Project "Selection, training and fostering of sports talents and high-performance sports human resources to 2035 to create the best conditions for athletes and coaches to confidently contribute to the cause of physical training and sports in Vietnam.
Furthermore, on March 24, 2025, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism submitted Report No. 76/TTr-BVHTTDL to the Prime Minister regarding the assignment of the Ministry of Finance to lead the development and promulgation of a Circular replacing Joint Circular No. 200/2011/TTLT-BTC-BVHTTDL dated December 30, 2011, issued by the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, regulating financial expenditure for sports competitions. Simultaneously, a working session was held with the Ministry of Finance on April 11, 2025, to review and agree on proposed contents and expenditure levels to be stipulated in the draft Circular replacing Joint Circular No. 200/2011/TTLT-BTC-BVHTTDL, ensuring its suitability to the practical situation.
2. Regarding the content of the proposal related to the promulgation of regulations on the level of expenses for prizes in festivals, fairs, performances, and cultural and artistic competitions; regulations on the level of special expenses (practice allowances, performance allowances) of the Mobile Propaganda Team
Based on Clause 3, Article 21 of Government Decree No. 163/2016/ND-CP dated December 21, 2016, detailing the implementation of several articles of the Budget Law regarding the authority of provincial People's Councils to decide on allocation norms and budget expenditure regimes, standards, and norms, it is stipulated that: "Specifically, for expenditure regimes of a salary, wage, or allowance nature, opinions from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Interior, and the ministries directly managing the relevant sectors and fields must be obtained before making a decision."
Based on point b, clause 2, Article 26 of Government Decree No. 32/2019/ND-CP dated April 10, 2019, regulating the assignment of tasks, ordering, or bidding for the supply of public products and services using state budget funds from recurrent expenditure sources, the responsibility of the Provincial People's Committee is stipulated as follows: "To issue amendments and supplements to economic-technical norms and cost norms (if any) applicable to public products and services as a basis for issuing unit prices, prices of public products and services; criteria and standards for the quality of public products and services; mechanisms for monitoring, evaluating, and inspecting the quality and regulations for inspection and acceptance of public products and services within the scope of local management."
Based on that, the issuance of regulations on expenditure levels as suggested by voters does not fall under the authority of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Therefore, based on the practical situation in the locality, it is proposed that the Provincial People's Committee submit to the Provincial People's Council a Resolution stipulating the expenditure levels for awards, remuneration for the Jury, organization of festivals, competitions, and performances of mass arts; cultural and artistic competitions; and the expenditure levels for training and performance allowances for the Mobile Propaganda Team. Before issuing the Resolution, the locality should consult relevant legal documents and ensure compliance with regulations.
3. Regarding the content of the proposal to issue specific and feasible regulations to handle administrative violations regarding sound noise instead of applying the form of handling violations by measuring noise according to regulations of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Currently, regulations on the management and administrative penalties for recreational activities that cause environmental pollution and affect people's lives have a clear legal basis in legal documents such as: Government Decree No. 55/2021/ND-CP dated May 24, 2021, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Government Decree No. 155/2016/ND-CP dated November 18, 2016, regulating administrative penalties in the field of environmental protection; Government Decree No. 144/2021/ND-CP dated December 31, 2021, regulating administrative penalties in the fields of security, order, social safety; prevention of social evils; fire prevention and fighting; rescue and relief; prevention and control of domestic violence; Decree No. 45/2022/ND-CP dated July 7, 2022 of the Government regulating administrative sanctions in the field of environmental protection.
Therefore, it is recommended that the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities direct relevant authorities to rectify and handle the matter based on current regulations according to their functions and authority.
4. Regarding the proposal to continue implementing the National Target Program on Culture; and to establish a mechanism to support the restoration, repair, and prevention of degradation of national and special national-level relics located outside the list of relics in mountainous ethnic minority areas (Project 6) in order to preserve the cultural values and precious assets of the locality, the nation, and the people.
On November 27, 2024, the National Assembly approved the Investment Policy of the National Target Program on Cultural Development for the 2025 - 2035 period (Resolution No. 162/2024/QH15). Accordingly, the Program proposes to develop content and components to support investment in the restoration and embellishment of special national monuments and national monuments. Currently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is developing a Feasibility Study Report for the Program.
After the Program is approved by the Prime Minister, based on the budget proposal of the People's Committee of An Giang province and based on the current status of the relic, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will synthesize and coordinate with relevant Ministries and 7 sectors in the implementation of the Program to arrange funding to support the restoration and embellishment of national and special national relics outside the list of relics in communes of ethnic minority mountainous areas (Project 6); at the same time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests the People's Committee of An Giang province to proactively include funding in the local medium-term plan and arrange from the local budget, as well as mobilize other legal capital sources to implement the restoration and embellishment of the above-mentioned relics in particular and the relic system in An Giang province in general to preserve and promote the value of the relics, contributing to the socio-economic development of the locality.
5. Regarding the content of the proposal related to amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2017 Law on Tourism
- Regarding the review and supplementation of regulations on business conditions for sightseeing services at tourist attractions and adding sightseeing services to the List of conditional investment and business sectors and occupations according to regulations.
According to Article 7 of the 2020 Investment Law, classifying sightseeing services at tourist attractions as a conditional business sector would create additional administrative procedures, affecting investment and business activities in tourist areas and sites as stipulated for conditional investment and business sectors. This contradicts the spirit of Government Resolution No. 66/NQ-CP dated March 26, 2025, on the program to reduce and simplify administrative procedures related to production and business activities in 2025 and 2026. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism acknowledges the voters' recommendations and will continue to study them.
- On supplementing provisions regulating the management of activities at tourist attractions that have not been recognized as tourist areas or tourist attractions.
Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 75 of the 2017 Law on Tourism stipulates the responsibility of state management of tourism of People's Committees at all levels. However, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to monitor, research, and evaluate to propose amendments and supplements to the Law on Tourism and guiding documents in the coming time.
- On supplementing regulations on re-evaluation time for tourist areas and tourist attractions to enhance responsibility for maintaining the quality of operations of recognized tourist areas and tourist attractions.
Clause 3, Article 24 and Clause 4, Article 27 of the 2017 Law on Tourism stipulate the revocation of the decision to recognize a tourist spot or tourist area in case the tourist spot or tourist area no longer meets the conditions according to current regulations. Therefore, there is no need to stipulate a re-evaluation of a recognized tourist spot or tourist area.
- Regarding the addition of regulations on notification of the start of operation time for newly established tourist attractions or completed projects put into service for visitors
Currently, the management and inspection of tourist attractions focuses on the post-inspection process. Before being recognized as a tourist area or destination, the management of business activities of organizations and individuals is managed and supervised by the competent authority that grants business licenses and the locality according to current laws. After being recognized as a tourist area or destination, the management and supervision of tourism activities at the tourist areas or destinations are under the authority of local tourism agencies. Therefore, it is unnecessary to regulate the notification of operating hours of tourist attractions for the purpose of strengthening management, avoiding the creation of additional administrative procedures.
- Regarding amendments and supplements to advertising tourist areas and tourist attractions in Clause 8, Article 9 of the 2017 Law on Tourism: Advertising the wrong type or class of tourist areas and tourist attractions recognized by competent state agencies; advertising the type or class of tourist areas and tourist attractions that have not been recognized by competent state agencies.
The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2025 Law on Advertising (passed by the National Assembly on June 16, 2025 and effective from January 1, 2026) added Article 15a after Article 15 of the 2012 Law on Advertising on Rights and obligations of the person transmitting advertising products, accordingly the person transmitting advertising products: (1) Comply with the provisions of law on consumer rights protection and other relevant provisions of law on providing information related to the features and quality of products, goods and services when advertising; (2) Verify the credibility of the advertiser; check documents related to the advertised products, goods and services; in case of not using or not fully understanding the goods, products and services, they are not allowed to introduce the goods, products and services; (3) Be responsible before the law in case the advertising content does not meet the requirements; (4) Be transparent in advertising activities: publicly announce the implementation of advertising, clearly distinguish advertising information from information posted and shared normally on social networks. At the same time, amend and supplement Article 23 of the 2012 Law on Advertising on the Internet. Accordingly, advertising activities on the Internet have been specifically regulated, with regulations on signs to identify online advertising activities; responsibilities of subjects participating in online advertising activities; require solutions to check and monitor advertising content; specifically regulate the rights and responsibilities of the person transmitting the advertising product. Add 01 Article on requirements for advertising content: advertising content must be honest, accurate, clear; not cause misunderstanding about the features, quality, uses, effects of products, goods, services. In case the advertisement requires notes, recommendations or warnings, they must be clearly, completely and easily accessible.
Therefore, it is recommended that the People's Committee of An Giang province direct relevant agencies to comply with the provisions of the law on advertising; it is not necessary to specify further details on advertising content for specific tourist areas and spots.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism respectfully sends to the National Assembly Delegation of An Giang province to respond to voters.
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