Vietnam: Procedures for public employee engaged in art performance affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to receive support

A public employee engaged in art performance will be given a financial support if he/she meets all eligibility requirements below:

(1) He/she is an art director, actor, painter holding the class IV professional title.

(2) He/she has worked for a public sector entity engaged in performing arts (excluding art units of the armed forces) and has to stop performing arts for 15 days or more from May 1, 2021 to the end of December 31, 202 by the order of the competent authority for prevention and control of COVID-19 pandemic.

Application and procedures

- The public sector entity engaged in art performance (including entities affiliated to central agencies) shall make a list of eligible public employees engaged in art performance as prescribed in Article 28 hereof (Form No. 09 in the Appendix hereto) and send it to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism/Department of Culture and Sports/Department of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism where the head office is located (hereinafter referred to as provincial culture authority). 

The deadline for application submission is January 31, 2022.

- Within 3 working days after receiving the list from the public sector entity engaged in art performance, the provincial culture authority shall consolidate, appraise, and submit it to the People's Committee of province.

- Within 2 working days after receiving the list from the provincial culture authority, the People’s Committee of province shall issue a decision on approval for the list and amounts of financial supports; and direct the financial supports.  If the application is rejected, the People's Committee of province shall provide explanation in writing.

Bao Ngoc

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