Proposal to increase the living allowance for members of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels, who are not receiving salary from the budget

Proposal to increase the living allowance for members of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels, who are not receiving salary from the budget

The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam issued Official Dispatch 211/BTC-HCNS in 2025 in response to the petition of voters from Khanh Hoa province submitted after the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly, regarding the level of subsistence allowance for members of the Fatherland Front at all levels not receiving salary from the budget.

Voters requested the Ministry to consider and advise the Government of Vietnam to adjust and increase the subsistence allowance for members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front at all levels (not receiving salary from the state budget) according to Decision 33/2014/QD-TTg dated July 15, 2014, as the statutory pay rate has increased several times. Concurrently, they requested a review and adjustment to additionally support the subsistence allowance for members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front at the commune level (not receiving salary from the state budget) to motivate, encourage, and promote the responsibility of these members.

Proposal to increase the living allowance for members of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels, who are not receiving salary from the budget (Image from the internet)

Regarding this matter, the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam responded as follows:

The implementation of drafting and amending policy regulations regarding the funding for the activities of the advisory councils under the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels has been cooperatively conducted by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front since late 2022. The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front submitted Report 584/BC-MTTQ-BTT on October 28, 2022, assessing the implementation results and proposing amendments to several financial mechanisms and policies serving the tasks of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, which includes the proposal to amend these policies. However, there has been no statistical evaluation of the implementation of these policies or the foundational basis for proposing new expenditure content and levels.

Therefore, the Ministry of Finance has collaborated and issued multiple documents requesting the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front to seek the opinion of the Ministry of Home Affairs in reviewing and ensuring that policy implementation aligns with Resolution 27-NQ/TW dated August 21, 2018, and other related policies. By May 27, 2024, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front had issued document 8324/MTTW-BTT proposing amendments to several financial mechanisms and policies, including those mentioned in the voters' petition.

Nonetheless, at the time when the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front proposed these policy amendments (May 2024), the Central Executive Committee and the National Assembly decided that from July 1, 2024, wage reform would be implemented according to Resolution 27-NQ/TW dated August 21, 2018, of the Central Executive Committee at the 7th Central Conference (12th term) on the reform of wage policy for officials, public employees, armed forces, and workers in enterprises. This includes provisions that the salary of officials and public employees should not be linked with the drafting, amendment, or supplementation of documents prescribing policies without salary nature and the abolition of non-salary allowances for officials and public employees sourced from the state budget, such as meeting allowances; allowances for drafting legal documents, proposals, workshops...; The Government's Office of Vietnam had Official Dispatch 8476/VPCP-KTTH on September 6, 2018, informing the Prime Minister's opinion of the Government of Vietnam: From now until the promulgation of new salary policy documents to implement Resolution 27-NQ/TW, new or amended policies concerning current wages will not be considered; at Resolution 18-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017, the 6th Central Conference (12th term) set out the overarching goal of “reducing regular expenses and contributing to salary policy reform.”

Through the voters' feedback, the Ministry of Finance will research, cooperate with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and relevant agencies to review policies and support for the subsistence allowance for members of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels, ensuring alignment with the spirit of streamlining, economy, and efficiency according to Resolution 18-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017, of the 6th Central Conference (12th term), and Resolution 27-NQ/TW dated August 21, 2018, of the 7th Central Conference (11th term).

Current subsistence allowance for members of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels, who are not receiving salary from the budget

Currently, according to Decision 33/2014/QD-TTg dated July 15, 2014, the subsistence allowance for members of the Fatherland Front at all levels not receiving salary from the budget is as follows:

1. Members of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front receive a subsistence allowance of 460,000 VND/person/month.

2. Members of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee receive a subsistence allowance of 230,000 VND/person/month.

3. Members of the District Fatherland Front Committee receive a subsistence allowance of 120,000 VND/person/month.

4. In the case where an individual serves as a member of the Fatherland Front Committee at multiple levels, they will receive the subsistence allowance at the highest level.

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