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In the draft, the Ministry of Finance shall make several changes about the provisions on payment of expenses packages, including travel expenses and rental fees, etc.

Regarding the payment of expenses for the use of vehicles on business trips, the draft stipulates: For leaders who arranged to use cars on business trips according to provisions of the Prime Minister but State agencies can not arrange State cars for them, they can hire vehicles for business trips by themselves and shall be paid for these expenses according to the regulations on expenses for business trips in Circular No. 159/2015 / TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance, guiding a number of articles of the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 32/2015/QD-TTg which specifies standards, norms and management for the use of cars in State agencies, public organizations and State-owned enterprises with 100% of charter capital.

Accordingly, the expense package will be calculated on the actual distance of business trips multiplied by the fixed price on the basis of the leaders’ title.

For officials, public servants and employees who can not arrange for State cars on business trips, they can hire vehicles for business trips by themselves and shall be paid for these expenses with 0.2 liters of gasoline per km on the basis of the actual distance and the price of gasoline at the time of business trips. The payment is now calculated on the basis of the number of kilometers mutiplied by the expenses package, including fuel fees and vehicles depreciation.

Regarding the expenses for travel from the leaders’ accommodation to the location of meetings or seminars, the draft specifies: The expense package for business travel in districts of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Can Tho, Da Nang and urban cities in the provinces of Type I is 450,000 vnd per person per day.

The expense package for business travel in minor cities and towns and in provinces is 350,000 vnd per day per person. The expense package for business travel in other areas is 300,000 vnd per person per day.

For the Ministers and Deputy Ministers and equivalent positions, the expense package for business travel is 1,000,000 vnd per person per day, regardless of where to work.

Accordingly, the expense package accommodation of Ministers and Deputy Ministers and equivalent positions is 100,000 vnd per person per day higher than the current package.

The expense package for business travel which is paid monthly will increase under the proposals of the Ministry of Finance. In particular, for commune staff who often have to have more than 10 business days per month travel; and officials of State agencies who often have to have more than 10 business days per month travel shall be paid for gasoline at the rate of 500,000 vnd per person per day instead of the current rate of 300,000 vnd per person per day.

Other provisions about the standards of purchasing airline tickets for domestic travel, rental fees, bill payments under actual conditions, and records of payment on business trips will still remain at the current level.

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This Circular is expected to take effect from January 1, 2017 for the State budget of 2017 and replace Circular No. 97/2010 / TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance on expenses for business trips and expenses for meetings or seminars of State agencies and public organizations.