Does the Chairman of Vietnam Farmers' Union receive official duty allowances in Vietnam?

Does the Chairman of Vietnam Farmers' Union receive official duty allowances in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 1 and Article 2 of Decree 34/2012/ND-CP stipulating the official duty allowance regime as follows:

Article 1. Scope

This Decree provides for official duty allowances for cadres, public officials and persons receiving salaries or rank allowances from the state budget who are working for the Communist Party agencies, regulatory bodies and socio-political organizations in central echelon, in provinces and central-affiliated cities, in suburban districts, urban districts, district-level towns and provincial-affiliated cities, in communes, wards and district-level towns, and armed forces’ personnel.

Article 2. Regulated entities

1. Cadres, public officials and persons receiving salaries or rank allowances from the state budget in Article 1 of this Decree include:

a) Cadres specified in Clause 1 Article 4 of the Law on Cadres and Public Officials;

b) Public officials specified in Clause 2 Article 4 of the Law on Cadres and Public Officials and Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 of the Government’s Decree No. 06/2010/ND-CP dated January 25, 2010; except for the public officials specified in Article 11 of the Decree No. 06/2010/ND-CP;

c) Cadres and public officials in communes, wards and district-level towns specified in Clause 3 Article 4 of the Law on Cadres and Public Officials and Article 3 of the Government’s Decree No. 92/2009/ND-CP dated October 22, 2009;

d) Persons working under employment contracts for state administrative agencies specified in the Government's Decree No. 68/2000/ND-CP dated November 17, 2000, persons working under employment contracts for the Communist Party agencies and socio-political organizations specified in the Decree No. 68/2000/ND-CP; except for the persons working under employment contracts for public service providers;

dd) Officers, non-commissioned officers, enlistees, defense workers, defense public employees and contract employees in the People's Army of Vietnam;

e) Officers, salaried enlistees, enlistees, soldiers serving in a given term; public security workers and employees, and contract employees in the People’s Police of Vietnam;

g) Persons working for cryptography organizations.

2. The persons in Clause 1 of this Article who have been salaried or entitled to rank allowances as prescribed in the following documents:

a) Resolution No. 730/2004/NQ-UBTVQH11 dated September 30, 2004 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly;

b) Resolution No. 1003/2006/NQ-UBTVQH11 dated March 03, 2006 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly;

c) Decision No. 128-QD/TW dated December 14, 2004;

d) Government’s Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP dated December 14, 2004;

dd) Government’s Decree No. 92/2009/ND-CP dated October 22, 2009.

Thus, your grandfather is not subject to salaries or rank allowances according to the provisions of Decree No. 34/2012/ND-CP, so your grandfather is not entitled to official duty allowances in Vietnam.

Does the Chairman of Vietnam Farmers' Union receive official duty allowances in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What is level of leadership allowance for the Chairman of Vietnam Farmers' Union?

Pursuant to Article 7 of Decree 92/2009/ND-CP, the allowance levels for part-time workers at the commune level are as follows:

Commune-level officials specified in Point b, Clause 1, Article 5 of this Decree are entitled to leadership position allowances compared to the general minimum salary as follows:

a) Party Secretary: 0.30;

b) Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council, Chairman of the People's Committee: 0.25;

c) Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Council, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee: 0.20;

d) Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Chairman of the Women's Union, Chairman of the Farmers' Union, Chairman of the Veterans Association: 0.15.

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