Each commune has a maximum of 2 cars for public service.

The Government has just issued Decree No. 153/2025/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 72/2023/ND-CP dated September 26, 2023 of the Government regulating standards and norms for the use of automobiles.

Each commune has a maximum of 2 cars for public service. Illustrative photo

Decree supplements Article 11a. Cars for general work at the commune level. Accordingly, the maximum number of cars used for general work is 2 cars/commune.

In addition, the Decree also amends and supplements "Article 11. Cars serving the general work of agencies, organizations and units at the provincial level".

1. The standard number of cars serving the general work of provincial offices (including: Provincial Party Committee Office, City Party Committee Office; Office of the National Assembly Delegation and Provincial People's Council, Office of the Provincial People's Committee) is determined as follows:

a) For Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City:

a1) Maximum 10 office cars.

a2) In case a provincial office has a affiliated unit with legal status, its own seal and account and has a payroll of 20 or more people, the number of cars determined in this section will be added to the norm of the provincial office in section a1 of this point and will be determined as follows:

For public service units (except public service units in the fields of health, education and training): The norms are determined according to Clause 4 below.

For public service units in the fields of health, education and training: The norms are determined according to Clause 5 below.

For the remaining units, it is determined as follows: Units with 20 to 50 employees: Maximum 01 vehicle/01 unit. Units with 50 or more employees will have a maximum of 01 vehicle added for every 50 additional employees.

b) For the remaining provinces and cities:

b1) For provinces and centrally run cities with an area of ​​less than 5,000 km²: 05 office vehicles.

b2) In addition to the number of vehicles determined according to the provisions in section b1 of this point, in case the province or centrally-run city has an area from 5,000 km² to under 8,000 km², a maximum of 01 vehicle/office can be added; from 8,000 km² to under 11,000 km², a maximum of 02 vehicles/office can be added; from 11,000 km² or more, for every additional 3,000 km², a maximum of 01 vehicle/office can be added.

b3) In case a provincial office has a affiliated unit with legal status, its own seal, account and a payroll of 20 or more people, the number of cars determined in this section shall be added to the norm of the provincial office in sections b1, b2 and shall be determined as in section a2, point a of this clause.

b4) In addition to the standards determined according to the provisions in sections b1, b2 and b3 of this point, each office is allowed to supplement the number of vehicles as follows:

In case a province or centrally-run city has more than 50% of its commune-level administrative units in the list of mountainous areas, islands, and areas with especially difficult socio-economic conditions according to regulations of the Government and the Prime Minister, a maximum of 01 vehicle/office may be added.

In case the province or centrally-run city balances its own state budget, it will be supplemented with a maximum of 01 car/office.

Offices that meet any criteria will be allowed to add the maximum number of vehicles corresponding to those criteria. In case an office meets multiple criteria, the maximum number of vehicles added will be the total number of vehicles determined according to the criteria.

2. The norms for cars serving the general work of agencies and units under the Provincial Party Committee and City Party Committee (except for the Office of the Provincial Party Committee, City Party Committee, public service units under the Provincial Party Committee, City Party Committee, and Commune-level Party Committee) are determined as follows:

a) Unit with up to 20 staff: Maximum 01 vehicle/01 unit.

b) Units with staff from 20 to 40 people: Maximum 02 vehicles/01 unit.

c) Units with staff from 40 to 80 people: Maximum 03 vehicles/01 unit.

d) Units with staff from 80 to 120 people: Maximum 04 vehicles/01 unit.

d) Units with 120 or more staff members can add a maximum of 01 vehicle for every 50 additional staff members.

e) In addition to the standards determined according to the provisions in points a, b, c, d and dd of this clause, the unit is allowed to supplement the number of vehicles as follows:

e1) In case the province or centrally-run city has a natural area from 9,000 km² to 12,000 km², a maximum of 01 vehicle can be added; from 12,000 km² or more, for every additional 3,000 km², a maximum of 01 vehicle/unit can be added.

e2) In case a province or centrally-run city has more than 50% of its commune-level administrative units in the list of mountainous areas, islands, and areas with especially difficult socio-economic conditions according to regulations of the Government and the Prime Minister, a maximum of 01 vehicle/unit may be added.

e3) In case a province or centrally-run city balances its own state budget, it will be supplemented with a maximum of 01 vehicle/unit.

3. Car usage norms of provincial-level departments, branches, sectors and equivalents, provincial-level Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (including provincial-level socio-political organizations) (not the units specified in clauses 1, 2, 4 and 5).

a) Car usage norms of provincial-level departments, branches, sectors and equivalents, provincial-level Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (including provincial-level socio-political organizations)

a1) Units with 40 or fewer employees: Maximum 01 vehicle/01 unit.

a2) Units with staff from 40 to 80 people: Maximum 02 vehicles/01 unit.

a3) Units with staff from 80 to 120 people: Maximum 03 vehicles/01 unit.

a4) Units with staff from 120 to 200 people: Maximum 04 vehicles/01 unit.

a5) Units with 200 or more staff members can add a maximum of 01 vehicle for every 100 additional staff members.

4. Standards and norms for using cars for general work of public service units belonging to or directly under the Provincial Party Committee, City Party Committee, and Provincial People's Committee (except for public service units in the fields of health, education and training) are determined as follows:

a) Units with 50 or fewer employees: Maximum 01 vehicle/01 unit.

b) Units with staff from 50 to 100 people: Maximum 02 vehicles/01 unit.

c) Units with staff from 100 to 200 people: Maximum 03 vehicles/01 unit.

d) Units with staff from 200 to 500 people: Maximum 04 vehicles/01 unit.

d) Units with staff from 500 to 1,000 people: Maximum 05 vehicles/01 unit.

e) Units with 1,000 or more employees: Maximum 06 vehicles/unit.

5. Standards and norms for using cars for general work of public service units under or directly under the Provincial Party Committee, City Party Committee, and Provincial People's Committee in the fields of health, education and training are determined as follows:

a) Units with 100 or fewer employees: Maximum 01 vehicle/01 unit.

b) Units with staff from 100 to 300 people: Maximum 02 vehicles/01 unit.

c) Units with staff from 300 to 500 people: Maximum 03 vehicles/01 unit.

d) Units with staff from 500 to 1,000 people: Maximum 04 vehicles/01 unit.

d) Units with a staff of over 1,000 to 2,000 people: Maximum 05 vehicles/01 unit.

e) Units with 2,000 or more employees: Maximum 06 vehicles/01 unit.

This Decree takes effect from July 1, 2025.

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