The above information is stated in the report of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on the implementation results of Resolution No. 08 of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council regulating the expenditure of additional income according to Resolution 98 of the National Assembly.
According to regulations, from August 2023, civil servants and public employees will receive additional income with a maximum coefficient of 0.8 times compared to the basic salary. In addition, those with additional income expenditure at a specific amount can receive a maximum of 3 million VND/person/month.
The city's actual additional revenue expenditure in the third and fourth quarters of 2023 is more than VND 3,922 billion.
In 2024, the coefficient of additional income expenditure for budget allocation is a maximum of 1.5 times the salary scale, level, and position. For subjects with additional income expenditure at a specific amount, the maximum expenditure is 3 million VND/present payroll/month.
The actual additional revenue expenditure of Ho Chi Minh City for the first and second quarters of 2024 is estimated at about VND 6,537 billion.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee assessed that this policy has contributed to reducing difficulties, improving the lives and enhancing the work efficiency of the city's officials, civil servants and public employees, while encouraging them to continue to stay long-term and join hands in building the city.
However, there are still some limitations. The additional income level for those recruited according to the staffing quota in special associations in the city is currently a fixed level, not depending on the rank, level or position as for cadres, civil servants and public employees of departments, branches, Thu Duc City People's Committee, districts, as well as agencies of the Party, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations.
Therefore, between these subjects and cadres, civil servants and public employees, there is still comparison, concern and even spread throughout the entire political system.
Although quarterly evaluation and classification have been thoroughly implemented, in some units it is still a formality and does not accurately reflect the capacity and working spirit of staff.
In addition, some units still have the mentality of “favoritism” and “leveling” in reviewing and scoring, reducing the effectiveness of the policy. Many autonomous public service units also have difficulty balancing funding sources to implement additional income expenditures, causing internal disagreements.
To overcome these shortcomings, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee proposed to increase the application of information technology in the evaluation and classification of cadres, helping to shorten the time and ensure objectivity.
At the same time, the city will continue to review and propose amendments to regulations so that the additional income policy is implemented synchronously, in accordance with the Central's salary reform requirements in the coming time.
The goal of Ho Chi Minh City is to create conditions for cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers to feel secure in their work, contributing to building an increasingly effective and transparent government apparatus, thereby promoting socio-economic development.
