On 22/12, the secretariat issued a directive for Tet Binh Ngo 2026, urging all levels and sectors to focus on improving the lives of citizens. Special attention is directed towards the poor, policy families, and areas affected by natural disasters, storms, and floods. Localities must promptly address the aftermath of natural disasters, repairing and rebuilding homes and essential infrastructure to ensure residents have stable housing for Tet.

The directive also outlines tasks to accelerate project implementation and meet social housing targets, aiming to eliminate temporary or dilapidated housing. Social resources should be mobilized to support disadvantaged groups, including unemployed workers, lonely elderly people, orphans, and residents in remote, border, and island areas, ensuring all citizens can enjoy spring and celebrate Tet.

Peach blossoms and Nhat Chi Mai flowers from Sapa, Lao Cai, are busy before Lunar New Year 2025. *Photo: Hoang Phong*

The secretariat requires agencies and localities to fully and promptly pay salaries and Tet bonuses to workers. They must also organize visits to revolutionary veterans, Vietnamese heroic mothers, war invalids, sick soldiers, martyrs' families, people who contributed to the revolution, and artists. New year fireworks displays are to be decided by localities based on actual conditions, ensuring economy, safety, and preventing illegal fireworks use.

Officials and party members must set an example in observing the law. This includes not operating vehicles after consuming alcohol, avoiding superstition, not participating in social evils, and refraining from using public funds, vehicles, or assets illegally for festivals or entertainment.

After the Tet holiday, the entire political system is urged to immediately implement key tasks for 2026. These include operating two-tier local government, promoting science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, and private economic development.

In recent years, before each Lunar New Year, the secretariat has consistently issued directives strictly prohibiting the giving of Tet gifts to leaders at all levels in any form. This regulation was first established by the secretariat and the prime minister in 2004 to prevent corruption and illicit gains during Tet.

Vu Tuan