1. Regarding the policy of treatment for high- performance athletes and coaches; in recent years, our Party and State have had many support and preferential policies for generations of high-performance athletes and coaches. Many resolutions, decrees and decisions have been issued that have changed the face of Vietnamese sports, helping to continuously improve the lives of athletes and coaches. Since then, Vietnamese sports have continuously developed, increasingly asserting their position in the international arena. However, the lives of high-performance athletes and coaches after their careers are still very difficult. In addition, the Government has not yet had a policy on treatment for high-performance athletes and coaches, so provinces and cities have difficulty in establishing a legal basis for developing policies on treatment for high-performance athletes and coaches. Propose to the Government to promulgate a policy of encouragement, incentives and treatment for high-performance athletes and coaches, in order to motivate, encourage and promote the capacity to contribute and dedicate high-performance athletes and coaches to perform national tasks in competing in regional, continental and world sports tournaments; at the same time, create a synchronous legal basis for provinces and cities to implement.
2. Currently, performing arts activities, especially the organization of competitions and performances, are always of great interest to all levels and sectors from central to local levels. This is a practical activity that contributes to meeting the entertainment needs of the people, while at the same time propagating the political tasks and policies of the Party and the State to all people. Although there have been many policies for these activities to operate, there are still some contents that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism should pay attention to, specifically: (1) Recommend that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to issue regulations on the level of spending on prizes in festivals, competitions, performances, and cultural and artistic competitions, specifying regulations in the field of culture and arts to promptly respond to practical developments, ensuring a legal basis for implementation (for example: regulating the level of spending on competition awards of (all levels), the level of remuneration for the Jury (at all levels). (2) Recommend that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism soon issue regulations on specific expenditure levels (practice allowances, performance allowances) for Mobile Propaganda Teams to have a legal basis for localities to apply and implement when Circular No. 48/2024/TT-BTC of the Minister of Finance takes effect from September 1, 2024 and abolish Article 3, Article 4 and Clause 2, Article 5 of Joint Circular No. 46/2016/TTLT-BTC-BVHTTDL dated March 11, 2016 of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism guiding the specific management regime for Mobile Propaganda Teams at the provincial and district levels.
3. State management of people's entertainment activities is under the functions and tasks of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism . Meanwhile, the use of sound exceeding the prescribed level is in the field of environmental pollution, which is chaired by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to implement state management contents in this field. The above situation causes difficulties for the establishments in coordinating to handle violations in the area. Therefore, it is recommended that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issue specific and feasible regulations to sanction administrative violations of sound noise instead of applying the method of handling violations by measuring noise according to the regulations of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, which is not feasible as it is now, to facilitate management work at the local level.
4. Currently, the work of preserving and promoting the value of cultural heritage is of interest. Most of the national and special national relics in An Giang province are works that were built a long time ago, some of which are over 100 years old, and some of which have seriously degraded. However, the central government's programs to support investment in the restoration of these historical and cultural relics are still limited. The provincial budget is limited and focuses on the restoration of degraded provincial historical and cultural relics, so there are not enough resources to carry out the restoration of national and special national relics - works that require appropriate and appropriate investment to ensure the preservation of the original precious values of the relics. Therefore, it is recommended that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism continue to implement the National Target Program on Culture; At the same time, there is a mechanism to support the restoration and repair, and prevent degradation of national and special national relics outside the list of relics in communes of ethnic minority mountainous areas (Project 6) to preserve cultural values and valuable assets of the locality, country, and ethnic group.
5. Propose that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism consider advising the Government to propose to the National Assembly to amend and supplement a number of articles of the Law on Tourism dated June 19, 2017 so that localities have a basis to apply in the management, inspection and supervision of 3 activities at tourist attractions, specifically: (1) Consider adding regulations on business conditions for sightseeing services at tourist attractions. On that basis, add sightseeing services to the List of conditional investment and business sectors and occupations according to regulations; (2) Add provisions regulating the management of activities at tourist attractions that have not been recognized as tourist areas or tourist attractions; (3) Add regulations on the time for re-evaluation of tourist areas and tourist attractions to enhance the responsibility for maintaining the quality of operations of recognized tourist areas and tourist attractions; (4) Supplementing regulations on notification of the start of operation time for newly established tourist attractions or completed projects put into service for visitors; (5) Amending and supplementing regulations on advertising tourist areas and tourist attractions in Clause 8, Article 9 of the 2017 Law on Tourism: Advertising the wrong type or class of tourist areas and tourist attractions recognized by competent state agencies; advertising the type or class of tourist areas and tourist attractions that have not been recognized by competent state agencies.
The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has responded to voters.
The Ministry's e-portal publishes the full text of the response of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism according to Official Dispatch No. 3840/BVHTTDL-VP dated August 1, 2025 regarding the response to voters' petitions sent after the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly as follows:
1. Regarding the proposed content related to incentive, preferential and treatment policies for high-performance athletes and sports coaches
According to current legal regulations, athletes and sports coaches currently enjoy basic policies, specifically:
- Daily salary, social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, occupational accident and disease insurance; cash bonus for achievements according to Decree No. 152/2018/ND-CP dated November 7, 2018 of the Government stipulating a number of regimes for sports coaches and athletes during training and competition;
- Special nutritional regime (meal allowance), periodic health check-up regime during training and competition according to Decree No. 36/2019/ND-CP dated April 29, 2019 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Physical Training and Sports; Circular No. 86/2020/TT-BTC dated October 26, 2020 of the Minister of Finance detailing special nutritional regimes for coaches, high-performance athletes and high-performance athletes;
- Regime on equipment, means of training and sports competition as prescribed in Circular No. 05/2021/TT-BVHTTDL dated June 25, 2021 of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism stipulating standards and norms of equipment for training and sports competition for athletes and coaches of national teams; - Regime on cultural study, special high school graduation, priority for direct admission to universities and colleges in Decree No. 36/2019/ND-CP dated April 29, 2019 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Physical Education and Sports; Circular No. 03/2010/TT-BGDDT dated February 11, 2010 of the Minister of Education and Training promulgating Regulation 4 on regular university and college admission; Circular No. 15/2020/TT-BGDDT dated May 26, 2020 of the Minister of Education and Training promulgating the Regulations on high school graduation exams;
- Preferential treatment for vocational training and job placement: When national team athletes stop working as athletes, if they have the need and meet the conditions, they will be supported with vocational training according to Decree No. 61/2015/ND-CP dated July 9, 2015 of the Government on employment support policies and the National Employment Fund. At the same time, Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree No. 36/2019/ND-CP dated April 29, 2019 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Physical Training and Sports stipulates that athletes who win medals at the Olympics, ASIAD, SEA Games are given priority in special consideration for admission to public sports facilities; are given priority in recruiting workers at sports facilities; and receive 100% of their salary and allowances during the probationary period.
- Special regime when entering the profession at the age of under 15, under 13 or practicing or competing in heavy, toxic sports according to the provisions of the 2019 Labor Code and detailed regulations.
In addition, policies and regulations issued by localities under their authority (such as Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City...) aim to attract talents in the fields of physical education and sports such as providing housing for exceptionally excellent athletes and recruiting coaches when athletes are no longer of age.
However, compared to many countries in the world, the preferential policies for athletes and sports coaches in our country are still limited, specifically: (1) The salary regime for athletes of youth teams and national teams according to Decree No. 152/2018/ND-CP dated November 7, 2018 of the Government stipulating a number of regimes for coaches and athletes during training and competition is still low (about 7 million VND/month); (2) The nutritional regime for athletes is also low, difficult to meet for sports with high training intensity; (3) Training, career guidance, and career conversion for athletes after finishing competition are still difficult because the athletes' educational level is not suitable for some other professions of society (most athletes are recruited as coaches when they are past their peak competition age)...
To ensure that the regimes and policies for athletes and coaches can devote themselves with peace of mind, in accordance with the actual and practical situation, in the past time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has reviewed, researched and focused on developing a draft Decree to replace Decree No. 152/2018/ND-CP dated November 7, 2018 of the Government regulating a number of regimes for sports coaches and athletes during training and competition periods, expected to be submitted to the Government in November 2025. The new Decree will review and research to develop salary and bonus regimes for athletes and coaches, nutritional regimes for disabled athletes, regimes for sports doctors, etc.
In addition, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is also studying the proposal to amend and supplement a number of articles of the 2018 Law on Physical Training and Sports; at the same time, implementing the goals, tasks and solutions of the Strategy for the Development of Physical Training and Sports in Vietnam to 2030, with a vision to 2045 and performing the tasks assigned in Decision No. 223/QD-TTg dated February 22, 2019 of the Prime Minister on the Project "Selection, training and fostering of sports talents and high-performance sports human resources to 2035 to create the best conditions for athletes and coaches to confidently contribute to the cause of physical training and sports in Vietnam.
In addition, on March 24, 2025, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Document No. 76/TTr-BVHTTDL reporting to the Prime Minister on assigning the Ministry of Finance to preside over the development and promulgation of a Circular replacing Joint Circular No. 200/2011/TTLT-BTC-BVHTTDL dated December 30, 2011 of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism regulating the financial expenditure regime for sports competitions; at the same time, a working session was held with the Ministry of Finance on April 11, 2025 to review and agree on the proposed contents and expenditure levels to be stipulated in the draft Circular replacing Joint Circular No. 200/2011/TTLTBTC-BVHTTDL, ensuring that it is consistent with the practical situation.
2. Regarding the content of the proposal related to the promulgation of regulations on the level of expenditure on prizes in festivals, fairs, performances, and cultural and artistic competitions; regulations on the level of specific expenditure (practice allowance, performance allowance) of the Mobile Propaganda Team
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 21 of Decree No. 163/2016/ND-CP dated December 21, 2016 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Budget Law on the authority of the Provincial People's Council to decide on allocation rates and regimes, standards, and budget expenditure norms, it is stipulated that: "For expenditure regimes of the nature of salaries, wages, and allowances, before deciding, there must be opinions from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministries directly managing the sector or field".
Pursuant to Point b, Clause 2, Article 26 of Decree No. 32/2019/ND-CP dated April 10, 2019 of the Government regulating the assignment of tasks, ordering or bidding for the provision of public products and services using the state budget from regular expenditure sources, stipulating the responsibility of the Provincial People's Committee: "Issuing amendments and supplements to economic-technical norms and cost norms (if any) applicable to public products and services as a basis for promulgating unit prices and prices of public products and services; criteria and standards for the quality of public products and services; mechanisms for monitoring, evaluating, and testing the quality and regulations for inspection and acceptance of public products and services under the management of the locality".
On that basis, the issuance of regulations on expenditure levels according to voters' recommendations is not within the authority of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Therefore, based on the practical situation in the locality, it is recommended that the Provincial People's Committee submit to the People's Council a Resolution regulating expenditure levels on awards, remuneration of the Jury, organization of festivals, competitions, mass art performances; cultural and artistic competitions; expenditure levels on training and performance training for the Mobile Propaganda Team. Before issuing the Resolution, the locality needs to consult relevant legal documents and ensure proper implementation of regulations.
3. Regarding the content of the proposal to issue specific and feasible regulations to handle administrative violations regarding sound noise instead of applying the form of handling violations by measuring noise according to regulations of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Currently, regulations on management and administrative sanctions for entertainment activities that cause environmental pollution and affect people's lives have a clear legal basis in legal documents such as: Decree No. 55/2021/ND-CP dated May 24, 2021 of the Government on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 155/2016/ND-CP dated November 18, 2016 of the Government on sanctions for administrative violations in the field of environmental protection; Decree No. 144/2021/ND-CP dated December 31, 2021 of the Government on sanctions for administrative violations in the field of security, order and social safety; prevention of social evils; fire prevention and fighting; rescue; prevention and control of domestic violence; Decree No. 45/2022/ND-CP dated July 7, 2022 of the Government regulating administrative sanctions in the field of environmental protection.
Therefore, it is recommended that the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities direct relevant authorities to rectify and handle according to their functions and authority based on current regulations.
4. Regarding the content of the proposal to continue implementing the National Target Program on Culture; at the same time, there is a mechanism to support the restoration, repair and prevention of degradation of national and special national relics outside the list of relics in communes of ethnic minority mountainous areas (Project 6) to preserve the cultural values and valuable assets of the locality, the country and the people.
On November 27, 2024, the National Assembly approved the Investment Policy for the National Target Program on Cultural Development for the 2025-2035 period (Resolution No. 162/2024/QH15). Accordingly, the Program proposes to develop content and components to support investment in the restoration and embellishment of special national monuments and national monuments. Currently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is developing a Feasibility Study Report for the Program.
After the Program is approved by the Prime Minister, based on the budget proposal of the People's Committee of An Giang province and based on the current status of the relic, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will synthesize and coordinate with the relevant Ministries and 7 sectors in the process of implementing the Program to arrange funds to support the restoration and embellishment of national and special national relics outside the list of relics in communes of ethnic minority mountainous areas (Project 6); at the same time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests the People's Committee of An Giang province to proactively include funds in the local medium-term plan and allocate from the local budget, as well as mobilize other legal capital sources to implement the restoration and embellishment of the above-mentioned relics in particular and the relic system in An Giang province in general to preserve and promote the value of the relics, contributing to the socio-economic development of the locality.
5. Regarding the content of the proposal related to amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2017 Law on Tourism
- Regarding the review and supplementation of regulations on business conditions for sightseeing services at tourist attractions and adding sightseeing services to the List of conditional investment and business sectors and occupations according to regulations.
According to Article 7 of the Investment Law 2020, making sightseeing services at tourist attractions a conditional business sector will generate administrative procedures, affecting investment and business in tourist areas and destinations according to regulations for conditional investment and business sectors and industries, and is contrary to the spirit of Resolution No. 66/NQ-CP dated March 26, 2025 of the Government on the program to reduce and simplify administrative procedures related to production and business activities in 2025 and 2026. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism would like to acknowledge the content of the voters' recommendations and will continue to study them.
- On supplementing provisions regulating the management of activities at tourist attractions that have not been recognized as tourist areas or tourist attractions.
Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 75 of the 2017 Law on Tourism stipulate the responsibility of state management of tourism of People's Committees at all levels. However, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to monitor, research, and evaluate to propose in the process of implementing amendments and supplements to the Law on Tourism and guiding documents in the coming time.
- On supplementing regulations on re-evaluation time for tourist areas and tourist attractions to enhance responsibility for maintaining the quality of operations of recognized tourist areas and tourist attractions.
Clause 3, Article 24 and Clause 4, Article 27 of the 2017 Law on Tourism stipulate the revocation of the decision to recognize a tourist spot or tourist area in case the tourist spot or tourist area no longer meets the conditions according to current regulations. Therefore, there is no need to stipulate a re-evaluation of a recognized tourist spot or tourist area.
- Regarding the addition of regulations on notification of the start of operation time for newly established tourist attractions or completed projects put into service for visitors
Currently, the management and inspection of tourist attractions focuses on the post-inspection process. Before being recognized as a tourist area or destination, the management of business activities of organizations and individuals is managed and supervised by the competent authority granting business licenses and the locality in accordance with current laws. After being recognized as a tourist area or destination, the management and supervision of tourism activities at the tourist areas or destinations are under the authority of local tourism agencies. Therefore, it is unnecessary to regulate the notification of operating hours of tourist attractions for the purpose of strengthening management, avoiding the creation of additional administrative procedures.
- Regarding amendments and supplements on advertising tourist areas and tourist attractions in Clause 8, Article 9 of the 2017 Law on Tourism: Advertising of incorrect types and classes of tourist areas and tourist attractions recognized by competent state agencies; advertising of types and classes of tourist areas and tourist attractions that have not been recognized by competent state agencies.
The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising 2025 (passed by the National Assembly on June 16, 2025 and effective from January 1, 2026) added Article 15a after Article 15 of the Law on Advertising 2012 on Rights and obligations of the person transmitting advertising products, accordingly the person transmitting advertising products: (1) Comply with the provisions of the law on protecting consumer rights and other relevant provisions of law on providing information related to the features and quality of products, goods and services when advertising; (2) Verify the credibility of the advertiser; check documents related to the advertised products, goods and services; in case they have not used or do not clearly understand the goods, products and services, they are not allowed to introduce the goods, products and services; (3) Be responsible before the law in case the advertising content does not meet the requirements; (4) Be transparent in advertising activities: publicly announce the implementation of advertising, clearly distinguish advertising information from information posted and shared normally on social networks. At the same time, amend and supplement Article 23 of the 2012 Advertising Law on Online Advertising. Accordingly, advertising activities on cyberspace have been specifically regulated, with regulations on signs to identify online advertising activities; responsibilities of entities participating in online advertising activities; require solutions to check and monitor advertising content; specifically stipulate the rights and responsibilities of the person transmitting the advertising product. Add 01 Article on requirements for advertising content: advertising content must be honest, accurate, clear; not cause misunderstanding about the features, quality, uses, effects of products, goods, services. In case the advertisement requires notes, recommendations or warnings, they must be clearly, completely and easily accessible.
Therefore, it is recommended that the People's Committee of An Giang province direct relevant agencies to comply with the provisions of the law on advertising; it is not necessary to specify further details on advertising content for specific tourist areas and spots.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism respectfully sends this to the National Assembly Delegation of An Giang province to respond to voters.
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