News about real income

At a National Assembly group discussion on the 2027 socio-economic plan, delegates broadly agreed with the government report but asked for a fuller assessment of people's real income and purchasing power. According to the report, average monthly income reached about 9.1 million VND over nine months, up about 9%, while average CPI rose 4.52% and September CPI rose 5.08% year on year, the highest in several years. Real income therefore grew only about half as much as nominal income. Delegate Nguyễn Ngọc Sơn argued that real income should be a measure of growth quality, while Hoàng Văn Tuyên urged careful timing of public service and energy price adjustments and impact assessments on low-income households.