Allocate resources to increase salaries for civil servants and pensioners in 2027.
The Prime Minister instructed relevant units to allocate resources, in accordance with the state budget's balancing capacity, to adjust public sector salaries and pensions.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang has just signed Directive No. 26 of the Prime Minister on the development of the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2027.
The directive states that 2027 is a pivotal year for consolidating the foundation to realize the double-digit growth target. The forecast predicts a more challenging and difficult global situation than favorable conditions; domestically, the economy must simultaneously address internal issues and undertake groundbreaking tasks, paving the way and effectively adapting to the new global context.
The Prime Minister requested that the 2027 plan be developed based on a realistic assessment of the results of the 2026 plan, forecasts of the global and domestic context and situation, and proactive, comprehensive, focused, and targeted solutions aimed at rapid, sustainable, and inclusive growth that benefits the people and businesses.
In particular, the Prime Minister emphasized the need for vision and breakthrough thinking to seize opportunities, overcome challenges, and address existing shortcomings and limitations.
The development orientation should focus on double-digit growth coupled with macroeconomic stability, inflation control, and ensuring major economic balances; establishing a new growth model with science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation as the main drivers; improving productivity and competitiveness of the economy; and promoting strategic breakthroughs...
The proposed indicators for each sector and field of responsibility must be part of the national statistical indicator system; ensure the ability to collect information, continuously monitor, and periodically evaluate; avoid proposing specialized or complex indicators, primarily for research purposes; and ensure comparability with historical data.
Furthermore, the indicators must ensure close coordination and directly reflect the implementation of key tasks and solutions; and be consistent with the socio-economic indicator system for the 5-year period 2026-2030.
Regarding the State budget estimates for 2027, the Directive clearly states that the State budget revenue estimates for 2027 will be developed in accordance with current policies and regulations, ensuring comprehensive coverage, accurate and timely collection of all State budget revenue sources.
Cut back on unnecessary conferences and business trips.
The government has set a target of striving for an average national increase of approximately 13-15% in domestic revenue in 2027 compared to the estimated actual revenue in 2026, with the increase in each locality being consistent with economic growth and revenue generated in the area.
Revenue from import and export activities in 2027 is projected to increase by an average of approximately 5-7% compared to the estimated actual figures for 2026.
The 2027 state budget expenditure estimate is based on sound political, legal, and practical grounds, with a clear calculation basis, implementation roadmap, and projected results, ensuring feasibility and effectiveness; it is closely linked to the planning and development plans of the sector and field.
The Prime Minister requested thorough austerity measures, cutting unnecessary expenditures, especially for conferences, seminars, and overseas business trips; and gradually reducing direct support from the state budget for public service units with substantial revenue.
The head of the government assigned the task of continuing to restructure state budget expenditures to reduce the proportion of recurrent expenditures and increase the proportion of development investment expenditures; prioritizing resources to implement breakthrough goals, important political tasks decided by the Party and the State, national target programs, social security policies, and national security and defense policies.
In addition, the Prime Minister noted that appropriate resources, in line with the state budget's balancing capacity, should be allocated to adjust public sector salaries, adjust pensions (the portion guaranteed by the state budget), and implement preferential policies for meritorious individuals and social welfare programs.
With regard to new policies, regulations, programs, tasks, projects, and guidelines being submitted to competent authorities, strict adherence to the principle of only issuing them after reviewing their necessity, effectiveness, efficiency, avoiding duplication, having a clear implementation roadmap, anticipating results, and within the scope of state budget resources that have been balanced and approved by the financial agency is required.
The government adjusted the basic salary from 1.8 million to 2.34 million VND/month effective July 1, 2024. From July 1, 2026, this level will further increase to 2.53 million VND/month, leading to corresponding adjustments in pensions and allowances.
