Minister of Home Affairs talks about salary reform, allowance adjustment, job position framework...

The Ministry of Home Affairs proposed that the Prime Minister chair a meeting to discuss and agree on major issues regarding salaries, allowances, job position frameworks, decentralization, and delegation of power before reporting to the Politburo.

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra speaks at the regular Government meeting in August 2025 - Photo: VGP

Operating two-level local government: The quantity and quality of commune-level personnel are still inadequate.

At the regular Government meeting in August 2025, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that after more than 2 months of operation, the two-level local government has recorded changes, progress and more positivity in many aspects of organizational structure, administrative procedure settlement as well as functions, tasks and authority of all levels of government, especially at the commune level.

However, besides the achieved results, the implementation also revealed many difficulties and limitations that need to be urgently resolved.

In particular, the structure, quantity and quality of the staff, especially at the commune level, are still inadequate; some places have excess, some places have shortage, many positions do not meet task requirements.

Although there has been much progress in handling administrative procedures for people and businesses, there are still problems, especially in online handling and procedures related to land and investment.

In addition, the capacity for social governance and socio -economic development management of many communes is still limited. The implementation of decentralization, delegation of power, and division of authority between levels of government is still lacking in synchronization and confusion in many aspects.

Proposal to adjust leadership position allowances; regional allowances; special allowances

Outlining five major issues in the coming time, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra requested ministries and branches to focus on removing difficulties and ensuring the effectiveness of the two-level local government model.

First, continue to review and improve institutions and policies. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies need to urgently supplement and adjust the institutional system to meet the requirements of operating two-level local governments in each field.

The Minister also pointed out the lack of consistency and synchronization in the reporting data of ministries and branches on the implementation of decentralization and delegation of power, leading to data discrepancies. To resolve this situation, the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed that the Deputy Prime Minister chair a meeting with all ministries to review and unify the data before reporting to the Politburo.

Another major issue that must be reported to the Politburo this September is the adjustment of salaries and allowances. Accordingly, the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed to adjust three groups of allowances associated with the organization, administrative units and operation of two-level local governments. These are: Leadership position allowance; regional allowance; special allowance.

Calculating a long-term strategy for wage reform

Regarding the adjustment of the basic salary, the Minister said that it is necessary to summarize Resolution 27 on salary policy reform, from which to calculate a long-term strategy for salary reform.

Another content that needs to be reported to the Politburo is the review and completion of job positions. Currently, the job position system has changed a lot compared to before. Although we had a job position framework before, it now needs to be adjusted accordingly.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sent documents to ministries and branches and requested coordination in reviewing and synthesizing to soon report to the Politburo, as a basis for determining the staffing of each ministry, ministerial-level agency, government agency and local government. This is a very big and difficult issue, requiring close coordination for effective implementation.

Resolutely resolve the regime and policies for officials who quit their jobs according to Decree 178/2024/ND-CP

Raising the second issue, Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra suggested that ministries and branches focus on removing obstacles in handling administrative procedures, especially in the fields of land, investment and construction. It is necessary to increase training and guidance to help localities effectively implement decentralization, delegation of power and assignment of authority, avoiding confusion and delay.

Third, focus on building specialized databases and promoting digital transformation to ensure the goals of effectiveness and efficiency of operations of two-level local governments.

Fourth, it is necessary to completely resolve the regime and policies for cadres, civil servants and public employees who quit their jobs according to Decree 178.

The Minister said that, to date, of the total of more than 106,000 cases of unemployment under this policy, nearly 80,000 people have received payment. The Ministry of Home Affairs requested the Ministry of Finance, ministries, branches and localities to focus on coordinating to completely handle the remaining cases, ensuring speed and transparency.

Fifth, Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra noted that although many ministries and sectors have paid attention and accompanied localities, there are still some ministries that have not been really close.

The Minister suggested that ministries assign a Deputy Minister to be directly in charge and monitor the situation to promptly resolve difficulties for the grassroots. At the same time, local authorities must also promote more proactive, flexible and dynamic activities in the operation process, avoiding a passive mentality and waiting for instructions from the Central Government.

Unifying 4 key issues to report to the Politburo

To ensure progress, the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed that the Prime Minister chair a meeting to discuss and agree on four major contents before reporting to the Politburo:

The first is the issue of decentralization, delegation of authority and determination of authority after 2 months of implementation.

The second is the assessment of cadres and civil servants according to the provisions of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants, and at the same time reviewing, classifying and determining standards for administrative units and urban standards. The Ministry of Construction has basically completed this content in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Third is the job position framework.

Fourth is the adjustment of salaries and allowances for organizational arrangement.

"These are all important issues that need to be reported to the Politburo this month," Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra emphasized.

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