Resolution 165/NQ-CP 2022 tuition fees for public education institutions in chool year 2022-2023

RESOLUTION

On tuition fees for public education and training institutions in the school year 2022-2023

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THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Administration dated November 22, 2019;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 39/2022/ND-CP dated June 18, 2022, promulgating the Working Regulation of the Government;

Pursuant to the Government’s Resolution No 77/NQ-CP dated June 08, 2022, on the Government’s regular meeting in May 2022;

At the proposal of the Minister of Education and Training in Report No. 1136/TTr-BGDDT dated August 26, 2022, and Document No. 6486/BGDDT-KHTC dated December 9, 2022;

Based on the voting results of the Government Members.

RESOLVES:

To continue to support timely to low-income, disadvantaged students and households, stabilize prices and control inflation, contribute to the recovery of economic development, and stabilization of people's lives, the Government requires ministries, branches, and localities to direct education and training institutions under management to maintain the tuition fee rates for the school year 2022-2023 equal to those for the school year 2021-2022. To be specific:

1. For tuition fees of public preschool and general education institutions:

a) For education institutions that cannot cover their regular expenses: Maintain the tuition fee rates for the school year 2022-2023 equal to those for the school year 2021-2022 as promulgated by the provincial-level People's Council. In case the localities increase the tuition fee rates for the school year 2022-2023, the local budget shall cover the increased amount compared to the tuition fees collected in the school year 2021-2022. The support amount for each education institution shall be considered and decided by the locality.

b) For education institutions that can cover their regular expenses, education institutions that can cover their regular expenses and investment expenses: The education institutions shall establish the tuition fee rates based on economic-technical norms, cost norms, and submit them to the People's Committees for proposal to the provincial-level People's Councils for consideration and approval.

c) Localities are encouraged to allocate budgets to increase regular expenses for education institutions.

2. For tuition fees of higher education institutions and public vocational education institutions: Maintain the tuition fee rates for the school year 2022-2023 equal to those for the school year 2021-2022 as issued by the education institutions in accordance with the Government’s Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP dated August 27, 2021, regulating the tuition fee collection and management mechanism for education institutions in the national education system and the policy on exemption and reduction of tuition fees and support for tuition fees; service charges in the field of education and training. The State shall offset the tuition fee exemption and reduction according to the tuition fee ceiling for the school year 2021-2022 as prescribed in the Government’s Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP.

3. Localities are encouraged to allocate and mobilize legal resources to support tuition fees for the school year 2022-2023 for students who are studying majors and professions to meet manpower needs for professions affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and for the socio-economic recovery in accordance with the Government's Resolution No. 11/NQ-CP dated January 30, 2022, on the socio-economic recovery and development program.

4. Implementation organization

The Minister of Education and Training, the Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, and heads of ministries, branches, and localities shall provide guidance on the implementation for education and training institutions under their management.

On behalf of the Government

For the Prime Minister

The Deputy Minister

VU DUC DAM