8% salary increase for retired commune officials

The Prime Minister has just issued instructions on adjusting pensions for retired commune officials; accordingly, it will increase by 8% for all subjects (regardless of retirement time), effective from January 1, 2015.

Specifically, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies to urgently develop and submit to the Government a Decree on adjusting pensions, social insurance benefits and monthly allowances for retired commune officials, increasing by 8% for all subjects (regardless of retirement time), to be implemented from January 1, 2015, in accordance with the National Assembly's Resolution on the 2015 state budget estimate following the shortened procedures.

At the same time, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to research and propose solutions to handle the pension levels of people with low pension levels (both before and after April 1993) in the Social Insurance Policy Reform Project to be submitted to competent authorities for consideration and decision.

The Prime Minister also assigned the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to coordinate with relevant agencies to unify responses to questions from National Assembly deputies and press agencies on this content.

Previously, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs submitted a document to the Prime Minister on adjusting pensions for those who retired before April 1993. The Ministry said that it had received many opinions and recommendations from voters and questions from National Assembly deputies about the pension level of retirees before April 1993 being lower than that of those who retired after April 1993.

According to Chinhphu.vn