HCM City increases civil servants’ salariesIncreasing civil servants’ salaries was among the notable improvements made by HCM City since agovernment resolution that gives the city more control over its governance was approved by the National Assembly four months ago. Increasing civil servants’ salaries was among the notable improvements made by HCM CityBeginning in early April, the city’s administrative agencies assessed the work of all civil servants in the city and decided to pay them higher wages, depending on each individual’s assessment. The city said it would increase their annual income by around 0.6 times this year, and pledged to increase civil servants’ salaries by 1.8 times by 2020The municipal People Council has also approved the total number of 12,345 civil servants working at administrative agencies in HCM City this year. Together with salary reform, the city authorities approved new parking fees for cars on streets. Tam said better pay would encourage civil servants to work harder and more effectively, while higher parking fees would foster an awareness of the need to keep orderly streets and pavements.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News May 13, 2018 16:30 UTC