Thông tư 16/2003/TT-BTC

The ministries, the central agencies and localities must calculate and assign the task of saving 10% of regular expenditure of each administrative agency and non-business unit for the adjustment of salaries in the allocation of the 2003 budget estimates.

Non-business units with revenues shall use at least 40% of the revenue sources left for the units, particularly the health sector shall use at least 35% thereof for the adjustment of salaries.

Administrative agencies with revenues shall use at least 40% of the revenue amounts retained according to regime for the adjustment of salaries.

The central budget shall cover payments for the increased pensions, social insurance allowance and preferential allowance for people with meritorious services. Salaries of those who cease working and enjoy social insurance regime shall be paid by the social insurance fund.

The local budgets shall apportion 50% of the 2002 increased revenue amounts and 50% of the 2003 increased revenue estimates, assigned by the Prime Minister, over the 2002 revenue estimates, for the adjustment of salaries; set aside 50% of the 2003 increased revenues, over the 2003 estimates assigned by the Prime Minister, for the adjustment of the 2003 salaries and for successive implementation in 2004.

The central budget shall additionally allocate budget to the ministries, the central agencies and localities if after the above-said solutions have been applied, the sources for the adjustment of salaries remain insufficient.- (Summary)