Too many useless assemblies are held at public agencies costing nearly VND750 million (US$46,000) a day to the state exchequer.
In the face of soaring inflation, the unofficial policy of rewarding attendance with superfluous perks must be abolished.
The government announced recently that it would cut public spending by 10 percent to curb Vietnam’s skyrocketing inflation.
It is not clear, however, whether the government incorporated such payments into its spending curtailment.
Public officers’ schedules are overloaded with non-essential meetings, at which there is almost always the offer of special envelopes labeled “meeting perks.”
These “perk envelopes” have played a key role in drawing large turnouts at meetings for nearly all levels of government.
Both high-ranking officials and their subordinates are more apt to attend meetings to collect their attendance bonus, but the system is clearly flawed.
If the government would curtail its envelope policy, the staggering amount of money lost to pay off officials could be earmarked for a myriad of other useful purposes.
Additionally, public officers need to know that their work is what’s important, not their attendance at unnecessary meetings.
While the rest of the country struggles to combat soaring inflation, the outdated practice of handing out unwarranted perks is not doing the nation any favors.
In the face of soaring inflation, the unofficial policy of rewarding attendance with superfluous perks must be abolished.
The government announced recently that it would cut public spending by 10 percent to curb Vietnam’s skyrocketing inflation.
It is not clear, however, whether the government incorporated such payments into its spending curtailment.
Public officers’ schedules are overloaded with non-essential meetings, at which there is almost always the offer of special envelopes labeled “meeting perks.”
These “perk envelopes” have played a key role in drawing large turnouts at meetings for nearly all levels of government.
Both high-ranking officials and their subordinates are more apt to attend meetings to collect their attendance bonus, but the system is clearly flawed.
If the government would curtail its envelope policy, the staggering amount of money lost to pay off officials could be earmarked for a myriad of other useful purposes.
Additionally, public officers need to know that their work is what’s important, not their attendance at unnecessary meetings.
While the rest of the country struggles to combat soaring inflation, the outdated practice of handing out unwarranted perks is not doing the nation any favors.
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