New Salary of the Prime Minister After Implementing the 2024 Salary Reform
What was the salary of the Prime Minister before the 2024 salary reform?
The Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam is the head of the Government of Vietnam, responsible to the National Assembly for the operations of the Government of Vietnam and assigned tasks; reporting the work of the Government of Vietnam, the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam to the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the President (based on Clause 2, Article 95 of the 2013 Constitution).
The salary coefficient for the position of Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam is 12.50 (based on the "Salary scale for leading officials of the state" issued together with Resolution 730/2004/NQ-UBTVQH11).
Based on Article 3 of Circular 10/2023/TT-BNV, the salary calculation for the Prime Minister is as follows:
Salary of the Prime Minister = Statutory pay rate x Current salary coefficient
Currently, the statutory pay rate is: 1,800,000 VND/month (based on the provisions of Decree 24/2023/ND-CP).
Therefore, the current salary of the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam is 22,500,000 VND/month (excluding allowances and other benefits, if any).
What will be the new salary of the Prime Minister after the 2024 salary reform? (Image from the Internet)
What will be the new salary of the Prime Minister after the 2024 salary reform?
According to Resolution 27-NQ/TW in 2018, from July 1, 2024, the salary policy will be reformed by abolishing the statutory pay rate and current salary coefficient, and implementing a new salary policy, where the basic salary of officials and public employees will be a specific amount in the new salary table.
A new system of five salary tables will be constructed and issued based on job position, title, and leadership position to replace the current salary table system, ensuring that the new salary will not be lower than what is currently received. The five new salary tables include:
- One salary table for positions, applied to officials and public employees holding leadership positions (elected and appointed) in the political system from the central to communal level.- One professional salary table, applied to officials and public employees not holding leadership positions, with multiple salary levels for each official rank and public employee's professional title.- One salary table for army officers, police officers, and non-commissioned officers (by position, rank, and rank badge).- One salary table for professional military personnel and professional technical police.- One salary table for defense workers and police workers (maintaining a salary correlation of the armed forces with administrative officials as currently).
The Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam will have a salary table for positions applied to officials and public employees holding leadership positions (elected and appointed) in the political system from the central to communal level.
Moreover, from 2025, the Government of Vietnam will continue adjusting the salary in the new salary tables by about 7% annually. This means that after implementing the salary reform with the new salary table, which will be higher than the current salary, officials and public employees will still receive a 7% annual salary increase.
It is estimated that after implementing the salary reform on July 1, 2024, the average salary of officials and public employees will increase by about 30%, and this salary will continue to increase by an average of 7% per year.
Therefore, it is predicted that from July 1, 2024, the salary of the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam will increase significantly.
After July 1, 2024, the expected salary of the Prime Minister will be calculated as follows:
Salary = Basic salary + Allowances (if any) + Bonuses (if any)
In which:
- Basic salary: Accounts for approximately 70% of the total salary fund (according to the new salary table, specifically the salary table for positions applied to officials and public employees holding leadership positions (elected and appointed) in the political system from the central to communal level).- Allowances: Account for approximately 30% of the total salary fund.- Bonuses: The bonus fund is about 10% of the total annual salary fund, excluding allowances.
*Note: The specific detailed salary of the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam will need to wait until the new salary table, allowance policies, and bonuses (if any) are issued.
What is the sequence of electing the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam?
Currently, the sequence of electing the Prime Minister is prescribed in Article 35 of Resolution 71/2022/QH15 as follows:
- The President presents the list of nominees to the National Assembly for the election of the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam.
In addition to the list proposed by the President, National Assembly deputies have the right to nominate others or self-nominate for the position of Prime Minister; the nominee has the right to withdraw their name from the list.
- National Assembly deputies discuss in their respective delegations; the President of the National Assembly may convene a meeting with the Heads of the delegations, inviting the President to attend to discuss related issues.
- The President reports to the National Assembly on the feedback and discussions of the National Assembly deputies in their delegations.
- The Standing Committee of the National Assembly presents the National Assembly with the list of additional nominees or self-nominated candidates (if any).
- The National Assembly discusses and votes on the list for the election of the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam.
- The National Assembly establishes a Counting Board.
- The National Assembly votes to elect the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam by secret ballot.
- The Counting Board reports the results of the vote count and the voting results.
- The Standing Committee of the National Assembly presents the National Assembly with a draft resolution to elect the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam.
- The National Assembly discusses.
- The Standing Committee of the National Assembly reports to the National Assembly on the feedback and adjustments to the draft resolution.
- The National Assembly votes to approve the draft resolution.
- The Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam takes the oath of office.
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