The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is set to propose to the City People's Council the abolition of Resolution 01, which provided additional support to officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers affected during the restructuring of the organizational apparatus. This proposal arises from the expiration of the legal basis for the implementation of this resolution.
Approved on February 20, 2025, by the HCMC People's Council, Resolution 01 aimed to offer financial assistance to those losing their jobs due to the reorganization and streamlining of government departments. Under its guidelines, additional financial support would be granted on top of the existing regime outlined in Decree 178.
Take a specific case as an example: a specialist with a salary grade of 9, a coefficient of 4.98, and allowances totaling 30%, who has contributed to social insurance for three decades and has only five years remaining until retirement would receive a sum exceeding 1.575 billion VND under Decree 178. With additional support from HCMC, this individual could anticipate receiving upward of 1.1 billion VND. This brings the total estimated support to around 2.7 billion VND, with HCMC's supplementary assistance accounting for nearly 70% of the Decree 178 amount.
The city has estimated that 7,159 personnel would benefit from this support, necessitating a budget of over 17 trillion VND to facilitate the payouts. According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Home Affairs, this additional support is crucial for stabilizing the mindset of those affected and assisting them in transition after leaving public service.
However, on March 15, 2025, the Government issued Decree 67, which amended several articles of Decree 178, notably including the removal of Clause 6 from Article 19. This change has effectively rendered the legal backing for implementing Resolution 01 obsolete. Consequently, the additional support policy associated with the reorganization of public administration must cease as the legal framework governing it has lapsed.
Despite this, cases that have already been resolved by competent authorities prior to March 15 will still have access to the supplementary support provisions. In the period from March 1 to March 20, there were 281 cases in the entire city that submitted resignation requests, including 237 applying for early retirement and 44 leaving their positions voluntarily.
Meanwhile, other cities, such as Da Nang, are adopting different strategies. Da Nang has decided to offer additional, one-time support to officials and workers leaving their positions, with amounts ranging from 25% to 100% of the support levels defined in Decree 177 (which applies to those retiring early) and Decree 178. Similarly, Thai Binh is providing a one-off payment equating to 30% of the regime defined in Decree 178. In stark contrast, Hai Phong is granting a more generous 100% of the support amount provided under Decree 178.
