Wage reform must be concurrent with apparatus streamlining: PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting in Hanoi on May 28 between permanent Government members and the central steering committee for the reform of wage and social insurance policies and the one on benefits for national contributors.
Wage reform must be concurrent with apparatus streamlining: PM ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) speaks at the meeting in Hanoi on May 28 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaireda meeting in Hanoi on May 28 between permanent Government members and thecentral steering committee for the reform of wage and social insurance policiesand the one on benefits for national contributors.

The event focused on the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA)’report on building a new wage regime for cadres, civil servants and members of armedforces under the Party Central Committee’s Resolution 27-NQ/TW on wage policyreform.

Addressing the meeting, PM Phuc, who is also head of thecentral steering committee, asked relevant agencies to collect more opinionsfrom experts to have a quality and synchronous wage reform plan that suits thepolitical system’s features and specialised areas while winning over publicconsensus.

He stressed that wage reform must be carried out in tandemwith reforming the apparatus, reducing people on the payroll, and improvinglabour productivity.

The PM requested the MoHA to coordinate with thecommittee’s member agencies to complete the issues related to the new wageregime.

He also told the Finance Ministry propose more financialsolutions, balance sources to ensure the reform of wage, social insurance andbenefits for national contributors, and compile documents that regulate wageand income management mechanisms.

Meanwhile, ministries and agencies, especially those that arecommittee members, need to complete proposals regarding the payroll andallowance for the civil servants and public employees under their management soas to work with the MoHA and relevant parties to finalise regulations on thenew wage regime, PM Phuc noted./.
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