Pension and social insurance allowances and monthly subsidy will increase by 11% from January 1, 2022 under a proposal the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted to the government.
Vietnam looks to maintain Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth lower than 1% a month during the last quarter of 2021 in an effort to keep inflation under the 4% target for the year.
The national consumer price index (CPI) in July grew by 0.62% against June and 2.64% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
July’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) picked up 0.62% month on month and 2.64% against the same month last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on July 29.
The economic growth target for this year remains unchanged with two scenarios of 6 percent and 6.5 percent expansion for this year, affirmed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a regular Government meeting held in Hanoi on July 1.
The consumer price index (CPI) of Hanoi in the first half of 2021 rose by 1.14% against the same period last year, according to the municipal Statistics Office.
Hanoi earned US$7.16 billion from exports in the first half of 2021, up 4.5% year on year, the municipal Statistics Office estimated.
The June consumer price index of Ho Chi Minh City recorded a month-on-month rise of 0.22%, according to the city’s Statistics Office.
VOV.VN - With the consumer price index (CPI) increasing by 1.47% during the first half of the year, the lowest rise since 2016, it remains entirely feasible for the country to keep inflation below 4% this year, said Nguyen Thi Huong, general director of the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Despite the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s overall macro-economy remains stable, with encouraging growth seen in industries and a low rise of average consumer price index (CPI).