Tag: Additional budget for Covid-19 prevention

The National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee agreed on October 20 with a proposal from the government that spare budget funds reserved for wage reforms be used for anti-pandemic activities, as wage reforms will not be conducted from July 1, 2022 due to the pandemic.

The National Assembly Standing Committee has issued a resolution allocating VND14.62 trillion ($644 million) from regular expenditure savings to Covid-19 prevention.