Delegate Tran Quoc Tuan (Vinh Long Delegation) proposed that the National Assembly consider adjusting the increase in the basic salary from January 1, 2026.
The opinions and analysis of the delegates on salary increases are very convincing, in line with reality, meeting the aspirations of civil servants and public employees.
His father taught that "only one can practice religion if there is a truth", civil servants who receive a salary enough to take care of their family will work well.
After the merger, the two-level government came into operation, the workload increased, and the staff and civil servants worked very hard. Increasing salaries for workers commensurate with the gray content and labor output is fair.
Currently, state agencies are in need of human resources with high expertise in the fields of information technology, digital transformation, finance, and land, but it is difficult to recruit because salaries are not attractive.
People with high expertise are also "hunted" by companies, organizations and private sector units.
Therefore, if state agencies pay low salaries and the gap is too large, it will be very difficult to compete to attract high-quality human resources.
Regarding this issue, delegate Nguyen Van Than analyzed that many private enterprises are willing to pay 50 million VND/month in salary to newly graduated technology students, even 100-200 million VND, so increasing salaries for civil servants and public employees is an inevitable requirement.
The salary of state agencies is not as high as that of the private sector, but if the income is enough for cadres, civil servants, and public employees to work with peace of mind, they can still retain or recruit capable people.
It must be seen that there is a competition for human resources between state agencies and private organizations and enterprises. Of course, salary is a criterion for dominance in competition.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has also submitted a draft Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (amended), adding a provision allowing the signing of contracts with typical entrepreneurs, experts, and scientists, performing leadership and management civil servant tasks.
This regulation is the basis for state agencies to invite experts.
However, to hire a "talented, practical" person, we must have a corresponding salary.
In addition to recruiting capable people, high salaries are also a condition for staying honest.
Receiving a high salary, cadres and civil servants are assured of their lives and focus on their public duties. People expect cadres and civil servants to be honest, not harass, petty, not "the people are the main".
On the contrary, those who do not work well will be forced to quit. The civil servant KPI clearly assesses the ability of each person through the completion or failure to complete tasks.
Increasing salaries and screening personnel will create a source of high-quality human resources for the state administrative apparatus.
