According to Point e, Clause 1, Article 54 of Decree No. 152/2025/ND-CP (effective from July 1, 2025), individuals awarded Certificates of Merit as prescribed in Points a, b, c and Point d, Clause 1, Article 75 of the Law on Emulation and Commendation shall be awarded a Certificate, a framework and accompanied by a bonus of 0.3 times the basic salary.
Article 75 of the Law on Emulation and Commendation stipulates the Certificate of Merit as follows: 1.
Certificates of merit include: a) Certificates of merit from the Head of an agency or unit with legal status under and directly under a Ministry, department or branch; b) Certificates of merit from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board of Members, General Director, Director of an enterprise or cooperative; c) Certificates of merit from the Head of a professional agency under the Provincial People's Committee and equivalent; ...
d) Certificates of merit from the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee.
Thus, a person receiving a Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level will receive 0.3 times the basic salary. Currently, the basic salary according to Decree 73/2024/ND-CP is 2,340,000 VND/month. Thus, the person receiving a Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level will receive a bonus of: 702,000 VND.
Before July 1, 2025, according to Decree No. 98/2023/ND-CP, individuals awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level will be awarded a Certificate, a framework and a bonus of 0.15 times the basic salary, or 351,000 VND.
