From August 15, a group of civil servants and public employees will receive an additional 5 million VND per month.

From August 15, officials, civil servants, and public employees working full-time on digital transformation will receive support of 5 million VND/month.

The above regulations are stated in Decree No. 179/2025/ND-CP of the Government on support levels for people working full-time on digital transformation, network information security, and network security.

Decree No. 179 stipulates the level of support for people working full-time on digital transformation, network information security, and network security in agencies of the Communist Party of Vietnam , the State, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (including socio-political organizations) from central to communal levels and armed forces (army, police, cryptography).

The subjects of application are those who work full-time in digital transformation, network information security, and network security, including: Cadres, civil servants, and public employees holding specialized positions in information technology management or information technology (including: Information technology industry or digital technology industry, digital technology, information technology application, digital transformation); network information security or information security, network security; electronic transactions and other positions related to digital transformation issued by competent authorities.

Officers, professional non-commissioned officers, technical specialists and public security workers of the People's Public Security; officers, professional soldiers, defense workers and civil servants of the People's Army and people working in cryptographic organizations receiving salaries from the state budget specializing in digital transformation, network safety and security, ensuring national sovereignty in cyberspace and other subjects related to digital transformation under the authority of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security.

According to the Decree, the support level of 5 million VND/month is paid together with the monthly salary and is not used to calculate social insurance and health insurance contributions and benefits. This support level is applied until the salary policy reform is implemented according to the policy of the competent authority.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/from-15-8-mot-nhom-cong-chuc-vien-chuc-duoc-nhan-them-5-trieu-dong-moi-thang-196250801122745421.htm