How to calculate salaries and allowances for millions of civil servants and public employees from July 1, 2020
The Ministry of Home Affairs has provided instructions on the formula for calculating salary levels effective from July 1 for millions of cadres, civil servants and public employees nationwide when the basic salary is 1.6 million VND/month.
According to the draft, the formula for calculating salary from July 1 is the basic salary of 1.6 million VND/month multiplied by the current salary coefficient.
Allowances from July 1st are equal to the basic salary of 1.6 million VND/month multiplied by the current allowance coefficient.
Allowances calculated as a percentage of current salary plus leadership position allowance and seniority allowance exceeding the salary scale (if any) are calculated as follows:
Allowance level implemented from July 1 = salary level implemented from July 1 + leadership position allowance implemented from July 1 (if any) + seniority allowance exceeding the framework implemented from July 1 (if any) x % of allowance enjoyed according to regulations.
For allowances specified in specific amounts, keep them according to current regulations.
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In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs also provides guidance on the formula for calculating the amount of the reserve difference coefficient (if any). Specifically, the amount of the reserve difference coefficient implemented from July 1 = basic salary of 1.6 million VND/month x current reserve difference coefficient (if any).
For People's Council delegates at all levels, based on the activity fee coefficient for People's Council delegates at all levels according to current law provisions, the activity fee level is calculated according to the following formula:
Operating fee level implemented from July 1 = basic salary of 1.6 million VND/month x operating fee coefficient according to regulations.
For part-time workers at the commune, village and residential group levels, the draft circular stipulates that from July 1, the allowance fund allocated by the state budget to each commune, village and residential group as prescribed in Clause 5 and Clause 6, Article 2 of Decree No. 34/2019 dated April 24, 2019 of the Government (Decree amending and supplementing a number of regulations on commune-level cadres, civil servants and part-time workers at the commune, village and residential group levels) is calculated based on the basic salary of 1.6 million VND/month.
The specific regulations on allowance levels for these subjects are implemented according to the provisions of Decree 34/2019.
People working in key organizations under the management of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security shall follow the instructions of the Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security.
People working in key organizations in Party and State agencies, socio-political organizations (not under the management of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security) shall calculate salary, allowances and reserve difference coefficient (if any) according to the calculation method prescribed in this Circular.