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Source: Detroit Free PressNov.self storage 08--The federal government has been ordered to make witnesses available to testify in the case of a Fraser grocery store owner, who is fighting to get the Internal Revenue Service to return more than $35,650 it seized from the store's bank account.In an order issued Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Berg also set an evidentiary hearing for 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 in federal court in Flint.The case, which involves money the IRS seized from the bank account of Schott's Market in January, has brought national attention to the practice of civil forfeiture, where the government can seize personal assets even when no criminal charges have been filed. As part of his order, Berg wants the government to explain why certain documents, such as the seizure warrant and supporting affidavit, should not be provided to the grocery store's owner, Tarik (Terry) Dehko, and his daughter, Sandy Thomas, who sued in September."We're pleased that Terry and Sandy will finally get their day in court to challenge the seizure of their store's entire bank account," said Clark Neily, an attorney with a legal group assisting Dehko and Thomas, Arlington,迷利倉Va.-based Institite for Justice, in a press release. "But the fact that it took nearly a year for them to get that hearing highlights the due process problems with civil forfeiture law. No American should have to wait so long without an opportunity to challenge the seizure of their property."The IRS claims that Dehko and Thomas skirted rules requiring bank deposits of greater than $10,000 be reported to the agency by making many smaller deposits."Yet in 2012, the IRS conducted an anti-money-laundering examination of Terry and Sandy's store, thoroughly reviewing their books and policies, and gave the store a clean bill of health," according to the press release.In addition, no charges have been filed against Dehko or his daughter in the case.Messages seeking comment have been left for an IRS spokesman.Dehko, who lives in Bloomfield Township and has owned the market on East 14 Mile since 1978, said the reason he made cash deposits often in the $9,000 range was because of limits in place because of his store's insurance policy.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Detroit Free Press Visit the Detroit Free Press at .freep.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

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二套房最低上浮10%央行要求強化資格審核早報記者張颯陳月石隨著昨日“滬七條”的出爐，迷你倉二套房貸首付明確提高到七成後，早報記者昨日瞭解到，商業銀行昨日下午5時左右接到中國人民銀行(央行)上海分行通知，明確自2013年11月9日起，借款人購買二套房(含新建商品住房和二手住房)並經網上備案的，其商業性個人住房貸款首付將提高到七成。至於“滬七條”未提及的首套及第三套房，通知明確，“對於貸款購買首套自住住房的家庭，繼續執行最低首付款比例30%的規定”，同時“繼續暫停發放家庭購買第三套及以上住房貸款”。此外，針對二套房以及首套房的貸款定價會否調整，作為房貸供應的主力，上海各家大行在接受早報記者採訪時基本表態，將維持首套房基準利率8.5折、二套房最低上浮10%的現狀。二套房“認房又認貸”在認定二套房方面，通知強調將“按照《關於規範商業性個人住房貸款中第二套住房認定標準的通知》規定執行”，這意味著“借款人首次申請利用貸款購買住房，如在擬購房所在地房屋登記信息系統(含預售合同登記備案系統)中其家庭已登記有—套(及以上)成套住房的”、“借款人已利用貸款購買過—套(及以上)住房，又申請貸款購買住房的”等情況，也將執行第二套(及以上)差別化住房信貸政策，即“認房又認貸”。通知還明確:各銀行應進—步強化房貸借款人資格審核，嚴格按照規定調查家庭住房登記記錄和借款人徵信記錄。嚴禁向不符合信貸政策的借款人違規發放貸款。央行上海分行將對各銀行落實差別化信貸政策情況進行監督。此外，通知還要求，各銀行必須加強房地產信貸數據監測分析，按時準確上報相關信息數據和交易異常情況，及時反饋市場走勢和有關信貸政策實施效果，配合做好個人房貸信息抽樣調查和異常交易核查mini storage工作。房貸利率料維持現狀由於此次“滬七條”僅涉及二套房貸首付比例，並未涉及房貸利率，這意味著監管層將房貸利率的制定交給了各家商業銀行。而早報記者瞭解到，各銀行變動貸款利率的可能性並不大，將維持首套房貸利率為基準利率的8.5折和二套房貸利率為基準利率的1.1倍。“利率暫時沒動，定價應該不會有調整。”—家大行人士說，—般而言，在該行辦理的首套房貸，只要商貸部分超過30萬元，基準利率打8.5折的貸款利率基本都可以拿下。“‘滬七條’中並沒有明確定價的問題，我相信至少是大部分銀行都不會動。”—大行上海分行房貸業務的負責人表示。“從商業銀行盈利的角度肯定是希望提價，比如從二套房上浮10%提高到上浮20%，但另—方面銀行還會考慮市場競爭的因素、客戶對銀行的看法，如果今年我們提了價，其他同類銀行都沒有提價，我們會不會處於競爭的弱勢?”大行房貸未收緊而對於新政的實施是否會影響銀行收緊房貸政策，受訪的多位大行人士表示，目前仍處於正常接單放款階段，但隨著年底日益臨近，放款時間拉長或是大概率事件，不過業內人士指出，這“和這次‘滬七條’的關係不大”。“現在—般批下來大概要—個月，放下來的話，其實目前還沒有頭寸緊不緊的問題，如果把抵押證拿過來，—般兩星期就可以放掉了。”—國有大行房貸業務人士昨日表示。“每年年底都會或多或少出現相對緊張的局面。”—大行人士透露，截至目前，該行仍然能按正常節奏發放房貸，但該行房貸放款系統可能會在12月20日左右關閉，這意味著12月20日以後到年底，該行將暫停房貸放款。而按照—般銀行辦理房貸業務的周期，銀行從受理貸款申請材料到最後發放貸款需要—個月左右的周期，也就是說，11月下旬遞交的房貸申請或會延期至明年初放款。迷你倉

20年前中國人談「美國夢」，儲存現在是外國人談「去中國鍍金」。�豐銀行今年訪問了100個國家的7,000多個外派員工，在綜合比較了「薪酬」，「體驗」以及「子女撫養」三項指標後，中國總分排名第一，成為「外派員工最鍾愛的目的地」。新加坡和德國位居第二和第三。 撰文/記者 李想英國人史蒂文（Steven）屬於較早一批到中國鍍金的人群。10年前在上海工作的三年讓他迷上了中國菜，尤其是火鍋和羊肉串。現在已經50歲的他聽得懂一些基本的中文，甚至叫得出涮火鍋的「香菜」。回國後他帶回倫敦一位中國媳婦，順帶集了一堆古色古香的中國古董家具，其中包括一個北京大爺們遛彎時必備的竹編鳥籠。他的工作生活算是趕了英國中產階級的一個時髦。派駐中國升遷更快在全球經濟增長最快的國家的工作經驗自然成為史蒂文在中年時期最重要的一個事業轉捩點，回倫敦之後，他在英格蘭一家跨國公司總部工作，往返於歐洲和美國之間。由於他的履歷中還有「亞太」這個重要的支點，所以史蒂文的職業生涯堪稱「完美」。史蒂文當然不是個案。實際上，愈來愈多的英國人，美國人，法國人，紐西蘭人，或是澳洲人都在尋找能夠被派到中國工作的機會：香港，北京和上海。更為重要的是，亞太市場在大多數的跨國公司業務板塊中舉足輕重，所以被派到中國遊歷三五年之後，這些外企精英回國後升職可能性極大。這似乎與海歸在國外「鍍金」異曲同工。知名會計師事務所普華永道曾在報告中指出，一些公司將跨國任命作為培訓人才的工具，為表現突出的外派僱員提供發展的機會。跨國工作機會能讓員工為僱主把必要的技能和知識帶回本國。而從外派員工的角度看，跨國工作的經歷幾乎能夠確保更好的發展機會、要求加薪和升職時有更大的議價能力。歐美職場人外派最愛地現在歐美的一些國家的職場中流傳�：在中國工資高，福利好，吃得好，玩得多，在中國「鍍金」後升得快。「這麼好的機會，誰不垂涎？」史蒂文說。於是，毫無懸念，當�豐銀行訪問了100個國家的7,000多個外派員工後，中國在綜合比較之後總分排名第一，成為「外派員工最鍾愛的目的地」。新加坡和德國位居第二和第三。�豐對這些國家的比較參考了三項指標：「薪酬」，「體驗」以及「子女撫養」。其中，「薪酬」方面涉及薪資待遇；可支配收入以及薪酬滿意度。mini storage體驗」的範疇則更廣，從健康飲食，通訊，住宿條件一直到「學習當地語言」以及「交朋友」等更為抽象的指標。在2009年，中國還沒有躋入「前十名」，甚至落後於俄羅斯，印度和馬來西亞，主要原因就是當年在中國工作的工資還不夠高。而現在，報告顯示，雖然擁有諸多缺點，但這些被外派到中國的員工對更為重要的「薪酬待遇」和「體驗」兩項都頗為滿意。薪水高，是一些跨國企業員工爭相要被派往中國的重要原因。在71名派駐中國工作的受訪者中，有近六成的受訪者認為他們現在掙得比在本國高。這讓他們有機會輕鬆嘗盡中國美食，探索中國文化歷史。同時，借助中國的有力地理位置，大多數被派往中國的員工還會借機到東南亞旅遊。例如，到泰國度假住五星級酒店的成本或許僅相當於在法屬大溪地度假的一個零頭。學會中國的生意經「要了解中國的生意常識，例如，交換名片的時候要雙手呈上。同時還要學會一些基本詞語，例如『你好』，『再見』，這有助於讓你在中國走得更遠。」從紐西蘭被派往香港的Anouska與�豐銀行其他被訪問者分享經驗說。同時，類似雙手奉上名片這一個小細節，都顯示出中西文化的大差異。三周前，倫敦市長帶領一群企業精英和政府官員來華推介倫敦，臨行前，市長辦公室專門給員工們普及中國「禮儀」方面的相關知識，學會如何交換名片只是其中一項。「具有挑戰性」「業務發展迅速」「業務回報豐厚」，這是一位�豐銀行受訪者對在中國工作機會的評價。他坦言「有時候會讓你覺得壓力很大，但中國開闊了我的視野，讓我的職業機會更多，更為專業」。安理律師事務所（Allen & Overy）負責人大衛．莫利（David Morley）去年年末離開位於倫敦的總部，前往亞太地區，在兩個月的時間�去了包括中國在內的11個城市，行程10萬公里。他所學到的經驗之一就是，與官員搞好關係十分重要。他表示：」在亞洲，企業與政府的聯繫更為緊密。」從這個角度來說，有三到五年在中國的「體驗生活」，的確會讓外國人更了解他們的中國客戶，或者起碼會讓他們對中國市場具有更為開放的心態，而中國恰是諸多跨國企業接下來十年二十年賴以發展的支柱。「我們不理解不認同，但是必須學會接受，因為抵觸中國文化對與中國人做生意毫無益處」，史蒂文在英國向那些即將派往中國的年輕人說道。self storage

內地經濟持續展現復蘇趨勢，儲存倉國家統計局昨日公布，內地10 月份工業增加值按年增長10.3％，較9 月高0.1 個百分點，亦較市場預期為快。與此同時，10 月份通脹按年升3.2%，雖然較9 月稍高，並創8 個月新高，但經濟師認為，通脹仍然受控，並處於政府目標3.5%以下，故未必有太多的空間，去收緊貨幣政策。明報記者岑�豪市場原本預期內地上月通脹率為3.3％。推動內地上月通脹上升的主要因素，是蔬菜價格抽升31.5%，令整體食品價格上升6.5%。不過，若與9 月份相比，食品價格實際上回落了0.4%。同日，內地亦公布制造工業品生產價格指數（PPI），10 月份跌1.5%，較市場預期跌1.4%，跌幅略為增加。菜價大升推動CPI 升3.2％由於人民銀行上周四暫停逆回購，而昨日公布的數據，反映經濟持續復蘇及通脹升溫，但大行的經濟師普遍認為，中央未必會出手調控貨幣政策。美銀美林大中華區首席經濟學家陸挺指出，市場原本對內地第四季經濟看得較悲觀，但從剛公布的數據較強勁來看，相信不少分析師將調高第四季GDP 預測。陸挺：市場將調高第四季GDP 預測他又指出，由於新的中央領導班子，需要穩定的經濟去維護其權力迷你倉最平礎，加上三中全會召開， 故人行沒必要製造另一次「錢荒」。匯豐大中華區首席經濟師屈宏斌表示，市場預期第4 季度經濟增速回落，到目前為止仍未見有出現，而10 月PMI 回升及其他領先指標已預示11、12 月經濟不會太差。他估計，第4 季的通脹率，會保持在3%至3.4%之間，PPI 仍在負1.5%左右。故此，他認為貨幣政策既不需要收緊，亦不需要放鬆，但需微調公開市場操作，來對�資金流入。人行不會過分收緊銀根興業銀行首席經濟學家魯政委則指出，雖然內地經濟有所反彈，但目前仍未回到上升軌道，而第4 季的通脹率不會持續上升。「按目前經濟情�，人行不會過分收緊銀根，但亦不會過度放鬆。」他又指出，逆回購時做時停，令銀行體系要保持警惕，不敢過度向外貸款，同時亦要提高息率，此舉應是人行用另一種手段，去保持金融體系內的資金穩定。房地產投資增長放緩至15％內地前10 個月全國固定資產投資有35.2 萬億元人民幣，上升20.1%，而10 月份按月升1.43%，按月上升0.09 個百分點。根據美銀美林的報告指出，內地房地產投資增幅，由9月的22.3%跌至10 月的15%，而鐵路投資繼續減少，10 月為負17.7%。迷你倉

據中國新聞周刊消息 房價、物價、看病、養老……這些民生問題，迷你倉輿情熱度之高，折射出的是民�對於切身福祉的焦慮，也凸顯了改革新階段中迫切的民生訴求。如今，百姓對改革的新期待更為具象了：“房子何時買得起”“空氣何時變清新”“看病何時不再難”“食品安全何時不擔憂”……隨著中共十八屆三中全會臨近，國內外媒體對這次會議再�中國改革新程充滿期待。與媒體中宏大的“改革課題”和“政治術語”不同，中國老百姓的“改革心願”單純得多，也直接得多。而這些來自街頭巷尾的訴求，正是中國改革的最終落腳點。1改革新程的民生期待：住有所居、老有所養張辰是北京一家房產公司的銷售人員。最近一段時間，越來越多的客戶向他咨詢同一個問題：“三中全會後樓市會怎樣？”賣了4年房子，天天給別人分析樓市的張辰至今仍過著群租生活。他也希望，在可以看到的未來，有一套屬於自己的房子。“小時候有很多夢想，長大後就只有“買房夢”。”張辰接受記者採訪時說，自己最關注的國家大事就是房價。張辰的境況是無數中國年輕人的一個縮影。近年來，“蝸居”“蟻族”“膠囊公寓”，關於房子的新詞不斷湧現，背後折射的正是老百姓對高房價的無奈。對於有著深厚家庭觀念的中國人而言，當前，住房問題可謂民生之首。和張辰所代表的年輕一代不同，年近60歲的李建偉之所以關注十八屆三中全會，是因為最近報紙上關於“延遲退休”和“養老金”的討論。“即將退休，幹了大半輩子，我當然最關心養老話題。”在安徽合肥一家老國企工作40年的李建偉說。目前，中國的老年人口已超兩億，像李建偉所關注的這些養老話題，每每出現都會“一石激起千層浪”，引發社會廣泛討論。在中國，“民生”一詞連系著十幾億人的衣食住行、生老病死。經歷了30多年的經濟高速發展，逐漸脫貧致富的中國人更加關注自己的生活質量，他們對改革的新期待也更為具象：“房子何時買得起”“空氣何時變清新”“看病何時不再難”“食品安全何時不擔憂”……這些民生問題，輿情熱度之高，折射出的是民�對於切身福祉的焦慮，也凸顯了改革新階段中迫切的民生訴求。2期冀社會公平正義：“使明規則戰勝潛規則”改革，就是利益格局的再調整。30多年過去，繼續推進改革向深水區挺進，就必然要打破既有利益格局。然而，“觸動利益比觸及靈魂還難”，改革需要決策者的勇氣，更需要全社會的協同。對於“觸動利益”之難，在北京工作生活自存倉多年的趙青(化名)有著切身體會。去年年底，她作為“非京籍家長”的一員，參與了那場北京人與外地人關於高考的“網絡論戰”。那場爭論中，同樣生活在這座城市的人們，因為一紙戶口而站在對立的位置。去年12月，“千呼萬喚”後，北京出台了異地高考的過渡方案。趙青和那些非京籍家長們，依舊沒有盼來“讓孩子在北京考大學”的時間表。“限購房、限購車、限高考，不管你在這裡工作多辛苦，納稅多少，沒有戶口，你都是外地人。”面對記者的採訪，趙青還特別補充了一句：“除非你有關係”。目前，中國的流動人口總量已超過兩億，他們因為生計或者理想進城打拼，為城市貢獻力量，卻無法享受“市民待遇”。有觀點認為，如果說，中國改革的前35年是“做大蛋糕”，那今後改革的關鍵就在於“分好蛋糕”。一項針對中國改革的媒體調查中，近六成的人最期待“社會公平正義”。有學者指出，民�對公平正義的期待，已是中國改革的“最大公約數”。公平正義，聽起來概念宏大，卻體現在社會生活的方方面面。教育、就業、醫療能否充分保證公平，國企與民企能否公平參與競爭，養老金領取能否按照同一標準，“法律面前人人平等”能否落實到每一起司法案件，社會運行能否只有“明規則”而無“潛規則”……今年3月，李克強總理首次面對中外記者時曾表示，“要推動促進社會公正的改革，不斷地清理有礙社會公正的規則，而且要使“明規則”戰勝“潛規則”。”如今，改革將起新程，民�期待社會公平正義，期待“發展成果更多更公平惠及全體人民”。新聞鏈接十八屆三中全會，是指黨的第十八次全國代表大會選出的中央委員會召開的第三次全體會議的簡稱。十八屆一中和二中全會，已于2012年11月15日和2013年2月26日召開。多長時間：一般3~5天議題：通常一中二中部署人事，三中研究經濟改革出席人員：包括中央委員、候補委員。相關負責同志可列席會議怎麼開：一般審議通過“決定”。這份文本往往被視為指導我國今後一個時期經濟發展的“綱領性文件”。十八屆三中全會的主要議程：中共中央政治局向中央委員會報告工作、研究全面深化改革重大問題。民�期待改革什麼：人民網開展的“你最關心哪些改革關鍵詞”的網絡調查中，樓市調控、收入差距、養老制度等貼近民生的問題引關注。票數列居前位的有：1.收入分配改革2.行政體制改革3.民生保障制度改革4.醫藥衛生改革5.戶籍制度改革(新華網)迷你倉

【記者蔡榮宗/投縣報導】財團法人看見台灣基金會七日晚間在埔里桃米社區紙教堂，迷你倉舉辦「蝶戀花主題盛宴」，南投縣府秘書長陳朝旺也特別前往參加，對於本項活動相當肯定。陳秘書長表示，本次看見台灣基金會和新故鄉基金會結合，帶入台北團隊，以台北觀點加上出色的文創團隊，讓大家對埔里地區能有更進一步認識，也能帶來更多遊客。陳秘書長說，桃米社區以生態聞名，過去培育青蛙、蜻蜓，現在致力復育蝴蝶，縣府也撥配了蜜源植物讓社區栽種，希望能讓埔里恢復蝴蝶王國美mini storage，讓蝴蝶充滿了整個埔里，美不勝收。看見台灣基金會執行長黃莉惠表示，整合埔里在地豐富資源，結合劇場氛圍、人文創意及美食享受，詮釋「新六感深度旅遊體驗」新風潮，希望藉此進一步把台灣推向國際舞台，吸引更多國際遊客。活動中擔任主角的餐點菜色，是由看見台灣基金會與埔里「金都餐廳」共同發想，以埔里、蝴蝶、花為主題，結合埔里在地特色食材與花朵、蝴蝶食草植物，加入在地人文的元素來設計，並運用花藝、紙藝，和餐宴擺設，共同營造出這場「蝶戀花」主題盛宴。儲存

【路透社香港電】負責香港外匯基金投資的香港金融監管局，迷你倉與英國地產商Great Portland Estates攜手建立合資基金，將在倫敦最昂貴的地塊之一合作開發綜合商住房地產專案。Great Portland將以2.02億英鎊（3.25億美元）的代價，向該合資基金出售漢諾威廣場(HanoverSquare)的部分地產。該廣場緊鄰倫敦梅菲爾區(Mayfair)的購物商圈牛津街。這家在英國上市的地產商與香港金融監管局周四表示，雙方將各持該合資基金的一半股份。香港金融監管局近年來持續增加海外房地產持有量，而且和若干亞洲投資者一樣選擇倫敦作為投資地，因認為該城市具有避險吸引力。香港金管局掌管著3,780億美元外匯基金的投資。Great Portland已經獲得建築許可證，計劃將該地塊開發成20.8萬平方尺的辦公樓、商舖、飯店和住宅，交付時文件倉預計為一八年。陸資紛購外國地產該地塊還將毗鄰耗資150億英鎊的倫敦東西“橫貫鐵路線”(Crossrail)的一個站點。該鐵路一八年投入運營後，將連接位於金絲雀碼頭(Canary Wharf)的東部金融區和西部的希思羅機場。摩根大通分析師在九月表示，距離橫貫鐵路線200米以內的房地產價格預計將高於市場均價5-10%。Great Portland稱，出售地產後將推動該公司每股資產淨值小幅上升。今年以來，中國企業在海外進行了多宗觸目的房地產收購，例如平安保險以2.6億英鎊買下英國倫敦地標建築Lloyds ofLondon大樓；綠地集團斥資10億美元收購美國洛杉磯中心區大都會專案；複星國際以7.25億美元從摩根大通手上買下紐約地標建築One Chase Manhattan Plaza。此外，龍頭房企——萬科也在香港、美國和新加坡投資房地產。存倉

穩中求進開新局——黨的十八大以來改革發展述評時光的年輪刻下奮鬥的足跡，迷你倉歷史的巨手翻開夢想的新篇——一年前，黨的十八大勝利閉幕，為中國未來發展描繪了藍圖，指明瞭航向。一年來，面對複雜多變的國際國內形勢和艱巨繁重的改革發展任務，以習近平同志為總書記的黨中央總攬全局、運籌帷幄，團結帶領全國人民，開新局、樹新風，以扎實穩健的舉措、銳意改革的精神，向著實現中國夢的目標邁出了堅實步伐。長風破浪會有時。以即將召開的黨的十八屆三中全會為起點，“中國號”巨輪又將開始新的航程。這是經濟發展呈現新面貌的一年——穩增長、調結構，中國經濟在轉型發展中逐步進入新軌道國家統計局近期發佈的數據顯示：三季度中國經濟同比增長７．８％，增速比上季度回升了０．３個百分點，扭轉了兩個季度連續下滑的趨勢。投資、消費、出口等主要宏觀經濟指標均有所回升。剛剛出籠的１０月中國製造業採購經理指數更是連續四個月回升，達到５１．４％，創下１８個月以來新高。這一經濟先行指標，發出了市場預期和信心穩定的信號。與此同時，結構調整也取得新進展：民間投資增速止跌回穩，國內消費穩中有升，現代服務業等新興產業增速遠快于傳統產業；前三季度，第三產業增速超過第二產業０．６個百分點，占ＧＤＰ比重也比上半年提高０．２個百分點。夏糧、早稻已豐收到手，今年農業豐收已基本定局。無論從經濟增長的速度、質量，還是預期看，２０１３年的中國經濟都會交出一份令人滿意的答卷。在國內外錯綜複雜的形勢下，這一成績來之不易。回首一年來，世界市場疲軟乏力，國內面臨產能過剩突出等一系列問題。面對複雜形勢，以習近平同志為總書記的黨中央冷靜、科學判斷形勢，明確提出，堅持穩中求進，堅持以提高經濟發展質量和效益為中心，堅持宏觀經濟政策連續性、穩定性，提高針對性、協調性，根據經濟形勢變化，適時適度進行預調和微調，穩中有為。穩中求進，穩是根基。一年來，國務院出台了一系列旨在穩增長的政策措施：引導信貸資金支持實體經濟、加大對“三農”和小微企業等薄弱環節的支持力度、助推消費升級……這些措施有效緩解了經濟下行壓力。穩中求進，進是目的。經濟下行時，用短期刺激政策把經濟增速推高，不失為一種辦法，但權衡利弊，只有堅持調結構、促改革，才能真正解決困擾發展的深層次問題。船舶行業產能利用率只有７５％，煤炭價格跌了三分之一，一噸鋼的利潤還不夠買一根冰棍……這就是當前中國產能過剩頑疾的寫照。針對這一問題，中央把化解產能過剩作為“轉型發展”重要抓手。國務院近期專門出台指導意見，對化解產能嚴重過剩矛盾工作進行總體部署。“消化一批、轉移一批、整合一批、淘汰一批”，核心任務是“管住控制增量、調整優化存量、建立長效機制”。與產能過剩相伴生的是大氣汙染問題。哈爾濱、北京、海口……霧霾天氣從北往南橫掃大半中國，也引發社會各界對中國經濟轉型發展的深入思考。今年以來，一系列新措施相繼推出：國家發佈《大氣汙染防治行動計劃》；國務院與京津冀及周邊地區立下大氣汙染防治“軍令狀”；國務院常務會議部署防治大氣汙染十項措施、加快發展節能環保產業……與此同時，國家出台政策措施加快健康服務業發展；為拉動民間投資，國家決定儘快在金融、石油、電力等領域向民間資本推出一批有利於轉型升級的項目；為發展新興產業，國家著手研究促進信息消費、光伏產業發展政策措施……“即使經濟下行壓力較大，中央也注重統籌穩增長、調結構和促改革，這是今年以來宏觀管理方式的最大創新。”國家發展改革委經濟體制與管理研究所所長聶高民說。這是改革攻堅實現新突破的一年——闖深水、涉險灘，一系列抓要害、動真格的改革相繼推出，為經濟社會發展注入強大動力黨的十八大以來，新一屆中央領導集體堅定不移推進改革開放，以行政審批制度改革和政府職能轉變為突破口，財稅、金融、價格、投融資、民生保障、農業農村等領域一系列重要改革舉措相繼推出，一些長期制約經濟社會發展的突出矛盾正在得到破解。這是激發市場主體活力的改革行動——改革千頭萬緒，抓准牛鼻子是關鍵。理順政府和市場的關係，是激發市場主體活力的前提。根據十二屆全國人大一次會議批准的方案，新一輪國務院機構改革的重點圍繞轉變職能和理順職責關係，穩步推進大部門制改革，實行鐵路政企分開，整合加強衛生和計劃生育、食品藥品、新聞出版和廣播電影電視、海洋、能源管理機構。改革後，除國務院辦公廳外，國務院組成部門由２７個減少至２５個。機構撤並的背後，更重要的是政府轉變職能，向自身權力開刀。這是壯士斷腕的自我革命——截至目前，國務院已取消下放了能源、交通、通信、文化等領域３３４項行政審批等事項，簡政放權成為深化改革的“馬前卒”和宏觀調控的“當頭炮”。一個個激發市場主體創造活力的措施密集出台——對月銷售額不超過２萬元的小微企業暫免征收增值稅和營業稅，６００萬戶小微企業從中受惠，年減負近３００億元；部署公司註冊資本登記制度改革，取消最低註冊資本金限制，將企業年檢制度改為年度報告制度，放寬經營場所登記條件；放開除個人房貸以外的貸款利率管制，鼓勵民間資本參與金融機構重組改造，探索設立民間資本發起的自擔風險的民營銀行。金融改革的連續突破，使市場配置資源的杠杆更加靈敏有效。改革激發了創業熱情和民間投資的熱潮。今年以來，全國各類企業登記數比去年同期增長２５％，其中民營個體企業增長３７％，帶動了民間投資以２３％左右的速度增長。這是推動經濟加快轉型的改革行動——更大程度地撬動轉型升級，必須用好改革這一杠杆。將交通運輸業和部分現代服務業“營改增”試點在全國範圍內推開，並擴大行業試點範圍，全年減輕相關企業負擔約１２００億元。財稅體制改革成為現代服務業發展的助推器。調整非居民用天然氣門站價格，實施完善後的成品油價格機制，實施階梯電價，在保障人民群�生活的同時，深化資源價格改革，倒逼節能減排和環境保護。這是不斷提升開放型經濟水平的改革行動——以開放促改革，是３５年來中國改革的成功經驗。在後國際金融危機時代，以開放促改革更顯重要，成為今年改革的突出特點之一。上海自貿試驗區“滿月”之時，人們看見，一系列改革開放措施平穩扎實落地、積極效應初步顯現：推進外商投資管理體制改革、試行負面清單管理模式。首月辦結外資新設企業２１家，平均註冊資本２５００萬美元，是去年同期的７倍。金融等服務業六個領域擴大開放，一批國際知名企業聞風而動、加速“搶灘”。國家還出台了一攬子推動進出口穩定發展的措施，包括通關模式改革、暫免出口商品法定檢驗費用等。這是推動文化大發展大繁榮的改革行動——新聞出版廣電總局取消舉辦全國性出版物訂貨等職責，文化部放權網絡文化企業內容自審……以簡政放權為最大特點的新一輪文化體制改革進一步釋放文化產業的蓬勃活力：１月至９月，文化、體育和娛樂業民間固定資產投資總額達２０１８億，同比增長３９．４％，全國電影票房收入達１６４．２５億元，同比增長３４．８６％……與此同時，各地各部門注意在文化民生領域“做加法”，加快制度供給，提高服務效能，努力滿足不同階層、不同地域人民群�的精神文化需求。評選第四屆全國道德模範、規範旅遊文明行為……“富強、民主、文明、和諧，自由、平等、公正、法治，愛國、敬業、誠信、友善”的社會主義核心價值觀進一步深入人心，成為越來越多人們的價值追求，社會主義精神文明建設成績斐然。這是保障公平正義的改革行動——戶籍制度改革加快推進，目前全國１８個省（區、市）出台了戶籍制度改革具體實施意見，１４個省（區、市）探索建立了城鄉統一的戶口登記制度，初步為農業人口落戶城鎮開闢了通道。推進涉法涉訴信訪工作改革和司法權力運行機制改革、加大司法公開透明力度、規範執法行為、加強和改進政法隊伍建設……司法體制改革為維護公平正義提供法治保障。這是民生改善取得新進展的一年——補短板、兜底線，讓發展成果更多更公平惠及全體人民十八大以來，以習近平同志為總書記的黨中央以保基本、兜底線、促公平、可持續為準則，堅持把解決好人民群�最關心、最直文件倉、最現實的利益問題放在各項工作的首要位置，一系列民生保障工作和社會建設扎實推進。讓人民群�有更好的教育、醫療條件——教育事關國家未來。從異地高考方案首次破冰到電子學籍杜絕高考加分弄虛作假，從開展縣域內義務教育均衡督查到�動“減負萬里行”……一系列教育改革措施回應群�訴求，聚焦熱點難點，有力促進了教育公平和人才成長。醫療關係人民福祉，是實現“中國夢”的健康支撐。健全全民醫保體系，鞏固完善基本藥物制度和基層運行新機制，積極推進公立醫院改革……醫藥衛生體制改革向縱深推進。任務已經明確：今年全國職工基本醫療保險、城鄉居民基本醫療保險、新農合參保人數要分別達到２．６５億人、２．７１億人、８．０５億人；以省區市為單位，推開２０種重大疾病保障，在明確臨床路徑和限定費用的基礎上，實際補償比達到７０％左右。到今年８月底，城鄉居民大病保險制度已在２３個省份的９４個統籌地區開始試點，已有７個省在全省推開，覆蓋城鄉居民２．１億，累計補償金額６．３億元。在基層，藥品價格在下降，醫療衛生機構服務能力在上升。國務院近日進行的基層醫改督導顯示：基層醫療機構２０種常用藥進價均明顯低於當地零售藥店。讓人民群�有更穩定的工作、更滿意的收入——就業是民生之本。在今年中國經濟放緩的背景下，就業形勢一度堪憂。黨和政府堅持實施就業優先戰略和更加積極的就業政策，採取了一系列減免小企業稅收、開發公益性崗位等有力措施，激發社會和發展活力、做大增量就業，就業人數不降反升。今年前９個月，全國城鎮新增就業人數１０６６萬人，提前完成全年９００萬的就業預期目標。針對大學生就業壓力大的形勢，國家提早實施離校未就業畢業生的就業促進計劃等措施，把離校未就業畢業生組織起來，納入到就業見習和就業培訓中，使其提高適應崗位的能力，有更多就業機會。收入是生活改善之源。國家統計局日前發佈的數據顯示，今年前三季度我國居民收入繼續增長。扣除價格因素，城鎮居民人均可支配收入實際增長６．８％，農村居民人均現金收入實際增長９．６％。讓人民群�有更可靠的社會保障、更舒適的居住條件——十八大以來，研究制定全國基本養老金全國統籌方案、建立健全社會救助制度……中國正逐漸織就一張全覆蓋、保基本的民生保障安全網。１１月７日，立冬日。內蒙古包頭市夜間最低氣溫已降到了零下５攝氏度。但在北梁棚戶區搬遷新區——惠民新城小區居民家里，卻是暖意融融。“小區已在上周就供暖了，再也不用在老棚戶房里受凍了。”３３歲的楊力軍說。今年６月，楊力軍一家三口作為北梁棚改戶的首批搬遷者搬到了這裡。一步跨越幾十年。楊力軍一家生活的改變，正是當下國家加快實現棚戶居民“安居夢”的縮影，也是新一屆中央領導集體努力改善民生、使人民共享發展成果的生動寫照。按照規劃，今年棚戶區改造將超過３００萬戶，而未來５年將達到１０００萬戶。讓人民群�擁有更公平的發展機會——從制度上為所有人、所有企業創造公平競爭、公平發展的機會，這是黨和政府施政的一個著力點。近來，一系列保障起點公平的政策措施連續出台：在就業方面，國家要求完善公務員招考和事業單位公開招聘制度，加強國有企業招聘活動監管，大力營造公平的就業環境。在全國高校招生計劃中專門安排１８．５萬個名額，由東部高校招收中西部考生……保障和改善民生是一項長期工作，沒有終點站，只有連續不斷的新起點。以經濟發展改善民生，用改革創新保障民生，用社會進步創造美好生活，一切正在路上……這是黨風政風展現新氣象的一年——改作風、樹新風，使我們黨始終成為中國特色社會主義的堅強領導核心“打鐵還需自身硬。我們的責任，就是同全黨同志一道，堅持黨要管黨、從嚴治黨，切實解決自身存在的突出問題，切實改進工作作風，密切聯繫群�，使我們黨始終成為中國特色社會主義事業的堅強領導核心。”一年前的１１月１５日上午，人民大會堂，面對採訪十八大的中外記者，剛剛在十八屆一中全會上當選中共中央總書記的習近平發出擲地有聲的話語。黨要管黨，從嚴治黨。這一年，黨中央牢牢把握加強黨的執政能力建設、先進性和純潔性建設這條主線，從作風建設到反腐倡廉建設、制度建設，從思想建設到組織建設，黨的各項建設全面推進，科學化水平不斷提高，黨的凝聚力、戰鬥力進一步增強。一年裡，新一屆中央領導集體言出必行、行必有果，受到廣泛讚譽。不張貼懸掛標語橫幅，不安排群�迎送，不鋪設迎賓地毯；可發可不發的文件、簡報一律不發；減少交通管制，一般情況下不得封路、不清場閉館……黨的十八大剛剛閉幕，黨中央隨即出台八項規定，從作風抓起，從自身做起。只有植根人民、造福人民，黨才能始終立於不敗之地；只有居安思危、勇於進取，黨才能始終走在時代前列。踏石留印，抓鐵有痕。嚴禁向上級部門贈送土特產；嚴禁違反規定收送禮品、禮金、有價證券、支付憑證和商業預付卡；嚴禁濫發錢物……今年１月，繼八項規定之後，黨中央又出台“六項禁令”，倡導厲行節約、反對浪費。本屆政府任期內，政府性的樓堂館所一律不得新建，財政供養的人員只減不增，公費接待、公費出國、公費購車只減不增——３月，新一屆中央政府履職之初即作出“三項承諾”。整治中秋國慶期間公款送禮等不正之風，狠剎“舌尖上的腐敗”，“清卡”行動，制止豪華鋪張、提倡節儉辦晚會，狠剎會議費支出……一項項舉措推出。“工作作風上的問題絕對不是小事”“轉變工作作風一定要持之以�抓下去”……一年來，新一屆中央領導集體對落實八項規定、改進工作作風一刻也未放鬆，不斷向全黨全社會傳遞“善始善終、善做善成”的強烈信號。截至８月底，全國共查處違反中央八項規定精神的問題１２０９９起，處理１３９９９人，其中給予黨紀政紀處分２８１４人。一股新風撲面而來，讓人感到希望，增強了信心……回眸八項規定頒佈實施近一年時間，從城市到鄉村，從機關到企業，黨風政風正在轉變。開會不照念稿子了，客套話少了，領導活動新聞報道字數、時長壓縮了，各地各部門的會風文風發生改變。會期縮短，工作人員、會議用車數量減少，堅持勤儉辦一切事業，厲行節約、反對浪費的熱潮席卷全國……國家統計局的數字顯示，今年一季度全國限額以上餐飲收入同比下降了２．６％，而去年同期是同比增長１４．２％。張立群說，這一經濟現象，與作風建設大有關係。作風建設，只有起點，沒有終點。6月起，根據中央部署，黨的群�路線教育實踐活動在全黨自上而下如火如荼展開，集中解決形式主義、官僚主義、享樂主義和奢靡之風“四風”問題。照鏡子、正衣冠、洗洗澡、治治病……群�路線教育實踐活動開展以來，各地各部門認真查擺問題，切實加以整改。整治文山會海、檢查評比泛濫，整治“門難進、臉難看、事難辦”，整治公款送禮、公款吃喝、奢侈浪費，整治超標配備公車、多占辦公用房、濫建樓堂館所，整治“三公”經費開支過大，整治“形象工程”和“政績工程”，整治侵害群�利益行為……近一段時期，針對群�反映突出的“四風”問題，各地區各部門各單位下大力氣全面開展專項整治行動，將群�路線教育實踐活動引向深入。“中共中央鎖定七項整治，預示中共整風運動進入反腐工作的新階段。”新加坡《聯合早報》評論說。“老虎”“蒼蠅”一起打，懲治腐敗堅定不移。有案必查，有腐必懲。統計數字表明，今年１月至９月，各省（區、市）紀檢監察機關立案１１．７萬件，同比增長１０．１％；處分１０．７萬人，增長１３．１％。國際輿論指出，中國新一輪反腐嚴厲程度“不多見”。揚湯止沸，不如釜底抽薪。把權力關進制度的“籠子”里，制度的“籠子”越扎越實。繼續全面加強懲治和預防腐敗體系建設；健全權力運行制約和監督體系；加強反腐敗國家立法，加強反腐倡廉黨內法規制度建設；深化腐敗問題多發領域和環節的改革；形成不敢腐的懲戒機制、不能腐的防範機制、不易腐的保障機制……反腐敗向縱深挺進。一年來的改革發展實踐昭示：堅持全面深化改革，統籌推進經濟建設、政治建設、文化建設、社會建設和生態文明建設，在實現中華民族偉大復興的新征程上，我們的腳步更加鏗鏘有力。（據新華社北京１１月８日電）存倉

Source: The Santa Fe New MexicanNov.儲存倉 08--State lawmakers want to know who is benefiting from the millions of dollars in federal taxpayer funds committed to the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange.Members of the Legislature's interim Health and Human Services Committee voted Thursday to require the exchange's governing board to provide a complete list of contractors and how much they've been paid to date -- and they gave the board a deadline of Dec. 19. "This is taxpayer money, and we have an obligation to know where it is being spent," said Sen. Mark Moores, R-Albuquerque, a member of the committee.New Mexico applied for federal money under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly called "Obamacare," to set up a hybrid health insurance exchange. The state is handling the exchange for small businesses that choose to provide insurance for their employees. It is using the federal health insurance exchange to enroll individuals and families, an online program that's still plagued with technical problems.Jason Sandel, an Aztec businessman appointed to the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange board by the Legislature, said the governing board had sent a letter to federal officials expressing frustration that computer glitches have prevented many individuals from shopping and enrolling in insurance plans since the online marketplace was launched last month.Those troubles are threatening New Mexico's hopes of enrolling 84,000 individuals into health plans in the coming year.Sandel told the committee that the board has no information yet on how many individuals in the state have been able to purchase a health plan on the federal system.The state had only five months to set up the hybrid exchange and roll it out in time for the Oct. 1 launch date.Sandel said the exchange has spent about $13.7 million so far to hire staff, set up an Albuquerque office and a call center, and establish the bewellnm.com website to help New Mexicans buy health insurance. The board has agreed to pay close to $100 million in contracts to expand outreach, enroll more people and ensure a more robust computer system for the health exchange.Moores and other legislators wanted to know h迷你倉最平w many of the contracts for the state's exchange went to New Mexico companies. The law establishing the exchange did not require the agency to follow the state's procurement code. But Sandel told lawmakers the board tried to follow the code anyway and gave preference to New Mexico companies. Out-of-state contractors also have subcontracted with New Mexico firms, he said.Sandel said the board recently voted to have staff prepare a monthly list of checks cut and the recipients.Paige Duhamel, an attorney with Southwest Women's Law Center in Albuquerque, also testified before the committee. She asked the members to support legislation ensuring that a Stakeholder Advisory Committee -- set up under the law to give broad advice to the exchange board -- is made up of more than just contractors. She said it should include consumers, health practitioners, health providers, brokers and others.New Mexico has 448,000 uninsured residents and the second highest rate of uninsured in the nation, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. About half of those people will qualify for expanded Medicaid or be old enough to move into Medicare. The rest will be eligible for coverage through the health insurance exchange. Getting more of those people enrolled by a Dec. 15 deadline so they can receive insurance beginning Jan. 1 is a big goal, Sandel told the committee.Meanwhile, the first deadline has passed for small businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employees to enroll with an insurance company and offer health coverage to their employees that will begin Jan. 1. Their employees have until Nov. 31 to sign up for a plan that is partially subsidized by their employers.A total of 294 employers have finished enrolling, and their 1,100 employees can select insurance. Another 925 business owners have begun the health insurance process but have not finished.The Associated Press contributed to this story.Contact Staci Matlock at 470-9843 or smatlock@sfnewmexican.com. Follow her on Twitter @stacimatlock.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.) Visit The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.) at .santafenewmexican.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Editor’s note: The following is a speech made by Premier Li Keqiang at a meeting on functional transformation and institutional reform of local governments on Nov 1.儲存 Not long ago, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the Opinion on Functional Transformation and Institutional Reform of Local Governments. That was yet another major decision made to implement the conclusions of the 18th CPC National Congress and the second plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee. It was an important document that would offer guidance and norms for the reform of local governments. Today’s meeting is another important meeting following the audio-video conference in May on transforming functions of State Council institutions. Its main task is to further unify thinking and mobilize efforts, make arrangements for functional transformation and institutional reform of local governments and ensure that the decisions made at the central level are well implemented on the ground. I. We need to effectively write the major articles of government reform by integrating central and local efforts. The reform of the central government and the local governments can be described as the two parts of an article. We need to take a holistic approach to both parts and ensure that the two go well together to form a good article of government reform. The functional transformation and institutional reform of local governments is an important part of the broader reform and opening-up endeavor of the Party and the country. It is also an important component of our efforts to deepen administrative reform. The main purpose of government reform is to clearly define the relations between government and the market, between government and society and between central and local governments. Reform can also better leverage the roles of market and society, further mobilize the initiative of both central and local governments, make sure that the government fully plays its part, accelerate the development of modern government, promote sustained and sound economic growth and social progress, and meet new expectations and requirements from the public. 1. The reform of local governments is important for sustained growth and for the transformation of the economy. Under current circumstances, if the Chinese economy is to achieve sustained and sound growth over the long run, it has to transform. Looking at the immediate and long-term needs, the Chinese economy has entered a crucial stage of transformation and upgrading. When the new government took office, it was confronted with a complex economic situation both at home and abroad, with downward pressures on the rise of the Chinese economy. Growth of fiscal revenues slowed down to such a degree that the central fiscal revenue even experienced negative growth at one point. And it was difficult to further increase money supply as there had already been much water in the pool, so to speak. Under such conditions, we decided to focus on transforming government functions and reforming government institutions as the number one task for the new government. We intended to use it to kick off profound and sweeping reform and exercise effective macro control, playing the role of “soldier” and “cannon” when a Chinese chess game begins. Over the past six months and more, we have stayed focused and worked to innovate ways of macro control while maintaining stability. At the same time, we have addressed the issue at its root and made intensive efforts to seek steady progress in transforming government functions, streamlining administration and delegating power. As a matter of fact, the central government has abolished or delegated to lower levels the power of approval over more than 300 items in four batches. We thought that it would take some time for this move to unleash the vitality of the market, but as it has turned out, the strong signal sent by this move has already produced initial, if not immediate, effect in boosting market expectations, galvanizing the market and mobilizing capital from all sources. There has been a burst of enthusiasm for investment and entrepreneurship. The combined effects of accelerated reform and structural readjustments have exceeded people’s expectations. Since the beginning of this year, the number of registered enterprises has risen by 25 percent. Among them, the number of registered private and individually owned enterprises has been up by 37 percent, resulting in a growth of around 23 percent in private investment, obviously faster than the growth of government investment. This was also an important factor behind the steady and improved performance of the Chinese economy in the third quarter. Transforming government functions and fully delegating all the power that should be delegated have unlocked market vitality, potential demand and inherent driving force for development. As such, they can give a strong boost to structural readjustment, transformation and upgrading, and advance reform through further opening-up. The primary objective of the establishment of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone is to promote trade and investment facilitation and enhance efficiency in economic operation through streamlining administration and power delegation. By streamlining administration and delegating power, the government can get things done without extra costs or do more with less. This is what we should fully appreciate. Over the past 35 years of reform and opening-up, local Party committees and governments at various levels have concentrated on the central task of economic development and made huge contributions to the economic and social development of our country. And this year, various localities have worked really hard and made new headway in economic and social development. Judging from the current situation, we are still under tremendous pressure in stabilizing growth. Fiscal revenues are only slowly growing, while the necessary spending to improve people’s well-being cannot be cut and may even have to be increased in some areas. Economic growth achieved through fiscal expenditure and government investment and through more central government deficit and money supply has already come under major constraints. There is only very limited room for policy maneuver in this regard. In the long run, sustained and sound economic development will not be achieved if we continue to follow the old path. Increasing government debts, engaging in mere land transactions, and relying on excessive investment, energy consumption and emissions would also end in overcapacity. So such an approach would not go very far or lead us anywhere. Even if it does produce some short-term effects, they will come at the expense of huge long-term interests. That is why, be it for stabilizing current growth or seeking long-term development, government at all levels needs to rely on reform and innovation to release reform dividends and upgrade the economy. To achieve this, we have to accelerate transformation of government functions and make determined efforts to do away with institutional obstacles arising from excessive approvals, licences, fees and fines. We have to focus our development efforts on giving play to the roles of businesses, the market and non-government actors. 2. The reform of local governments is part and parcel of overall government reform. Local governments directly interact with businesses and the public, and the rights and interests of market players and the public are realized, safeguarded and developed mainly through the local governments. The local governments have a very important role to play in the whole system of government, accounting for over 90 percent of civil servants and around 85 percent of eventual fiscal expenditures in China. It is particularly true for primary-level governments, which belong to the “last one kilometer”, as we often say. Whether the reform of government institutions meets its goal as expected and whether government functions are genuinely transformed depends, to a large extent, on local governments. During our recent field trips and seminars in different localities, we have found that many entrepreneurs are looking at the local governments to deliver what the central government has already committed in power delegation. According to them, the effects of streamlining administration and delegating power at the central level will be greatly compromised if the local governments fail to proceed with corresponding reform in a timely fashion. I assured them that the central government has made up its mind, and that so long as the central government can set a good example of effectively doing what is required, the local governments will surely act to meet the requirements of the central government. Under the current circumstances, streamlining administration and delegating power is a very important means to stabilize growth. And to stabilize growth is also for the sake of ensuring employment. With administration streamlined and power delegated, some powers of administrative approval will be cancelled or delegated, which will energize the market and make the businesses and society more creative, thus generating more jobs. If only the head turns and the body stays put, the transformation of government functions and the institutional reform may become a “fake reform” or a “feinted attempt”. Since last May, positive results have been achieved in the new round of efforts to streamline administration and delegate power in various localities. Yet, due to restraints of local and sectoral interests, there have been cases where powers have been wrongly or inappropriately delegated, or where only lip service has been made with no real action. In some places, only the complex powers that involve big responsibilities have been delegated, with the “more valuable power” still retained by the government. In others, there have been exaggerations. They easily claim to have delegated approval power for more than 100 items, yet few of them involve any significant power. I want to stress that in the course of reform, the local governments must take a holistic perspective and bear in mind the overall interests. They should not be narrowly preoccupied with their own local interests, still less are they allowed to play tricks or conduct reform as a mere formality. We must ensure that streamlining administration and delegating power must be effectively delivered and serve its purpose. 3. The reform of local governments is important to ensure the effective implementation of central government decisions and mobilize the initiative of various localities. In this round of reform, we must further straighten out the relationship between the central and local governments. We need to ensure the effective implementation of central government decisions. The central government should delegate responsibilities that it is not supposed to undertake in order to focus on matters that fall within its mandate. This will make sure that the decisions of the central government are carried out effectively. At the same time, we should fully mobilize the initiative of local governments. China is a unitary state, which practices the system of unified central leadership, with specific responsibilities distributed across different levels of local government. Major policies adopted by the central government must be strictly implemented by all local governments. However, it is also important to recognize that China is a big country, with varying conditions and uneven development across different localities. We need to bear in mind this reality and leverage the role of local governments in managing economic and social development in a way consistent with their own local conditions. At this stage of economic and social development, we are seeing more demands and more differentiated needs from the people. As a result, the services to be provided by the government are also growing in scope and complexity. In line with their respective conditions on the ground, localities should be more proactive and creative in their work. As the saying goes, “Victory can only be achieved when the army share the same goal throughout the ranks”. If we can think and work with one heart and one mind, we will be able to do an even better job. II. “Taking over, releasing and undertaking” responsibilities is key to the transformation of local government functions. You may have noticed that we have included “transform government functions” in the title of the reform proposal of the State Council. This time, in the opinions on the reform of local governments, we have put “transform government functions” ahead of “institutional reform” in order to underscore the importance of transforming government functions. It is widely believed that the key to government reform lies in changing its functions. Without functional changes, institutional reform would not be able to serve its purpose. In transforming the functions of local governments this time, the priority should be placed on “taking over, releasing and undertaking” responsibilities. For local governments, “taking over” means allowing the market to take over responsibilities released by the central government, and taking over and assuming the responsibilities delegated to them by the central government; “releasing” means delegating all powers that ought to be delegated to the lower authorities in real earnest; and “under taking” means assuming full responsibilities for matters that fall within their purview. 1. Local governments should properly take over or further release as required approval power delegated by the central government. Approval items that are phased out by the central government must be fully released to the market and the society, and local governments should not retain such approval power in any disguised form. The central government should also delegate certain responsibilities to the local governments for them to conduct more robust and effective economic and social management by taking advantage of their close knowledge of local communities. Where power is delegated to the provincial level, provincial governments should exercise it properly. Where power is delegated to the municipal or county level, provincial governments should not try to retain or block it, but delegate it promptly. CCTV Primetime News recently ran a story about the establishment of the national deep-sea center for the Jiaolong manned submersible. This project is funded by the central government. In the past, a number of reviews were required for such projects and dozens of seals needed to be stamped, which would take at least two years. Now that the central government has delegated the power of approval to the local government, it only took two months for the project to be approved. This example shows that delegating power can help to unleash productive forces and raise efficiency. We should also make sure that whenever power is to be given to the market and society, it must be delegated fully. Some social organizations are still overseen by the government. If power is delegated to them, it may in the end stay in government hands. This situation must be averted. 2. We should minimize the number of items subject to administrative review and approval by local governments. Provincial governments should go through the items that still require review and approval, and resolutely abolish or delegate the power of approval to lower levels when necessary. The State Council has set the goal of canceling or delegating over a third of the items requiring administrative review and approval within the five-year term of this government. The provincial governments should also set clear goals according to local realities. Delegation of power should be evaluated not only quantitatively but also qualitatively. In principle, provincial governments from now on should not set new items requiring administrative review and approval. As for municipal and county governments, they do not have such right in the first place, but there are cases where they have imposed requirements through official documents in the form of registration, archiving, verification, annual review, certification, supervision, examination, accreditation or certificates of this kind or that. These may not be called “administrative review and approval”, but they all represent thresholds for companies, being hardly different from review and approval and involving the collection of fees in most cases. The government is now encouraging university students in big cities to return to their hometown after graduation to start their own business, which would be good for local employment. But without an enabling environment, how can they run a business on a sustainable basis? Therefore, we should have the strictest enforcement of a “threshold” for items requiring administrative approval. Items established via “official documents” to impose administrative management or to collect charges and fines must be abolished if they do not conform with laws and regulations. The State Council has decided to reform the business registration system. The reform, as we have learned, is welcomed by the people, especially the youth and university graduates. They all hope it could be carried out as soon as possible. Local governments should waste no time in putting in place the supporting measures so as to encourage more people to start their own businesses. 3. Local governments need to enhance their functions in both regulation and services. Sufficient power delegation does not mean zero regulation. Power delegation and enhanced regulation are like the two wheels of a wagon. Only when both wheels turn can the reform of the government progress smoothly. In this sense, local governments must exercise market regulation to the full extent vis-a-vis all the producers and distributors. With reduction in pre-project approval, the government needs to step up mid- and post-project regulation. In this round of local government reform, the power of market regulation will be delegated to the lower levels, especially to the municipal and county governments. A regulation web of full coverage will be set up to leavemini storageno misconduct unattended to. In this way, we will be able to break away from the doomed cycle whereby power delegation leads to market disorder which, in turn, leads to tighter control, thus ending the transformation efforts. To grow the economy, local governments should, first and foremost, create a unified, open and level-playing field for all types of market players. This is also an important way to strengthen regulation and services. Going forward, local governments, in principle, will make no direct investment in enterprises, as such investment or government direct intervention in the production and management of enterprises tends to give rise to monopoly over investment and industry and market blockade. For years, local protectionism has been a main obstacle to the development of a national, unified and open market. Local governments should not aim to own businesses operating in their localities. Rather, they should aim to play good hosts. This was the approach adopted by some local governments in southern China at the early days of reform and opening-up. What has happened since shows that the governments following this approach have seen their economy grow. For local governments, what is of fundamental importance is to grow the local economy, create more jobs, and collect taxes in accordance with law. In growing the economy, local governments should serve not as a “driver” personally riding the vehicle but as someone taking care of the “street lights” and “traffic lights” and as a “police officer”. The “street lights” are intended to light the way forward for all enterprises with no discrimination. “Traffic lights” refers to rules that tell the enterprises when to go ahead and when to stop and apply to all enterprises. “Good policing” refers to more effective regulation and severe punishment for violations of laws and regulations, such as producing and selling counterfeit and substandard products, bossing and monopolizing the marketplace, cheating and swindling, infringing on intellectual property rights and, in particular, jeopardizing food safety at the expense of people’s life and health. Effective regulation ensures fairness for law-abiding and honest enterprises, while ineffective regulation will allow “bad money to drive out good” and result in rampant cheating, swindling and the like. If we focus more of our efforts on enforcing the “rules of the road”, we will be able to foster a better market environment and put economic transformation and upgrading on a more solid foundation. We also need to reform and innovate ways of supervision and establish a set of scientific rules and methods of supervision. In the past, we had too many annual and monthly market inspections and even staged “inspection campaigns” from time to time. I am not saying that such inspections are to be banned altogether, but they should not be done without clearly defined rules to follow as to whom to inspect, whom to punish and how severe the penalty should be in case of irregularities. Here, we can borrow the practice of other countries, such as conducting proportionate random inspections on entities under supervision. Random inspections are not inspections at will; on the contrary, there are rules to follow. For example, if there are 100 enterprises under supervision, then every year, a preset percentage of them will be selected through a lottery draw to receive thorough inspection. We can also entrust a third party to conduct the inspections. Those who violate the law, once found, are subject to punishments enough to make their violations unprofitable and even lead to their bankruptcy. At the same time, we need to establish a complete catalogue of enterprises with irregular operations and a system of blacklisting, and ensure their rigidity through technical methods. Problem enterprises and illicit operators, once listed, cannot have their names removed no matter what connections they have or what strings they pull. One single irregularity in a certain business will mean life-long exclusion. Such a system, with its universal deterrence, serves as a sword hanging over the heads of all business operators, who may be deterred from taking chances. The honest ones are never worried that the devil might call at night but the swindlers are always in fear of unbearable cost once their luck runs out. This system can also help standardize the conduct of government regulators, and lower the cost and improve the efficiency of regulation. Local governments may make explorations in this area. To ensure basic public services essential to people’s livelihood is another administrative function local governments need to enhance. In this aspect, the primary responsibilities of the government are to meet people’s basic needs, address weak links and ensure that poor people have something to fall back on to promote social equity. Some local authorities have misinterpreted what basic services are about. They have been busily embroidering more flowers on the brocade rather than sending charcoal to the needy on a snowy winter day, so to speak. Some compulsory education schools have been turned into so-called “noble schools” — schools for the rich. Some nursing homes are far too luxurious. It may look good if the government tries to provide for everything free of charge, but in reality, this is unrealistic and unaffordable. And it would also make it hard for the private sector players to get in, because they can hardly compete even when they run businesses at a thin profit margin. We need to think hard and mobilize market forces into developing the services sector. Meanwhile the government must earnestly fulfill its responsibility of ensuring basic services. Recently, the State Council stressed the importance of strengthening the social aid system to meet people’s essential needs. If we are to advance market-oriented reform more vigorously, we must improve this system to prevent such things from happening that are beyond the limits of people’s moral and psychological tolerance. This is also what is intended by the socialist market economy. We need to place greater importance on the building of community-level governments. As people often say, “Authorities at higher levels are like thousands of threads and governments at the community level are the single needle that weaves”. Governments in counties (cities), townships, and urban districts and resident offices directly interact with and serve the people. We need to care more about community-level officials and provide sufficient support for their life and work. In particular, there must be no wage arrears. In the transfer payments from the central to local governments, priority should be given to wage payment for community-level officials. III. Local institutional reform should focus on “control, adjustment and change”. One old saying has it that, “A good government is a slim government”. This round of local government institutional reform must ensure success in “exercising control, making adjustment and promoting change”. “Control” refers to strictly controlling the total size of government staff. “Adjustment” refers to making adjustments and improvements to the personnel structure. And “change” refers to unleashing staff potential through deepening reform. 1. The size of government staffing must be put under rigorous control. In this round of reform, we must observe two principles: one is to set a limit on the total number of local government agencies in order to control government size; the other is to make sure government payroll will only shrink and not expand. This is a commitment this government has made to the entire population. Difficult as it is, a promise is a promise and we will honor it with good faith. Why do we need to strictly control the size of government staffing? Given the current situation, government revenues at various levels are unlikely to see fast growth as in the past. With a large payroll, we will, more often than not, end up in a situation where the little produced by the few will soon be depleted by the many who consume. In just half a year since the formation of this government, some localities and departments have again asked to increase their staffing. Without control, the problem will go from bad to worse. The size of government staffing is already very big. Duplicating responsibilities and overlapping portfolios will not only lead to inefficiency, but even breed corruption. It will tarnish government image and dampen the enthusiasm of those hardworking civil servants. Eventually, it is the interest of the people that is at stake. 2. The organization and staffing structure of government agencies should be adjusted and improved. The problem at hand is not insufficient size, but poor structure and a misallocation of resources in terms of organizational setup and staffing. On the one hand, there is a shortage of hands in those key areas and links that should be strengthened, and government responsibilities that should be taken care of are even left unattended. On the other hand, in areas already identified as requiring less government attention, the agencies fail to streamline accordingly, resulting in overstaffing. While capping the overall size, we should also see the great potential in adjusting and improving the organizational and staffing structure of government agencies and public institutions. Over the past two years, we have been advancing reform of public institutions based on different categories and have removed some agencies and positions through rectification and regulation. Right now, some government agencies have fat bodies and thin legs, like an ostrich. Local governments must be determined to strengthen those institutions that should be strengthened and scale back those where it is necessary. In particular, the grassroots level and the frontline of government institutions should be fortified. When we make adjustments to the organizational and staffing structure, we have to give consideration to the need of slimming down higher-level governments while beefing-up those at the grassroots level. 3. Reform should be deepened to meet our needs for development. To control the size and adjust the structure of government agencies and staffing, the key is to deepen reform and innovate management. Experience over the years shows that without reform and innovation, it is very difficult to break the vicious cycle of streamlining-swelling-streamlining again-swelling again. In recent years, some localities have made good and effective explorations in institutional reform. Some have consolidated the market regulation functions and resources of several departments into one bigger department in order to build a unified, overarching market regulation system and thereby upgrading the quality and efficiency of its services and management. Some localities follow a real-name staffing system. All outside personnel, including those borrowed from government-affiliated institutions, are entered into records and disclosed to the public for scrutiny, effectively closing institutional and management loopholes that allow people to freeload, stay on the payroll without reporting for duty or make false claims for government funding. All local governments are encouraged to boldly explore reforms aimed at addressing these issues and good experience should be promptly summarized and shared. No central government agency may interfere in any way with the readjustment of local organizational setup and staffing. Local government reform is a self-initiated revolution. It will involve many quarters and shake up vested interests. All localities must follow the unified arrangements of the central authorities and put this reform high on their agenda. They must put public opinion and interests first and display the courage to crack hard nuts and see the reform through without ever letting up. This reform should be combined with the campaign to study and practice the mass line of the CPC and the implementation of the “eight rules” of the CPC Central Committee so that these efforts will reinforce each other. Provincial Party committees and governments should assume overall responsibility for the reform. Leading officials must personally take charge and do more to guide, supervise and monitor the reform process in their respective jurisdictions. Government at all levels must develop plans with all seriousness, specify the timeline and task breakdown, hold themselves strictly accountable and report immediately to the central authorities whenever major issues arise. Competent authorities at the central level must strengthen guidance, coordination and supervision. Discipline in organizational setup and staffing must be strictly observed, and violations shall be dealt with without leniency. Reform: Size of government must be strictly checked one is to set a limit on the total number of local government agencies in order to control government size; the other is to make sure government payroll will only shrink and not expand. This is a commitment this government has made to the entire population. Difficult as it is, a promise is a promise and we will honor it with good faith. Why do we need to strictly control the size of government staffing? Given the current situation, government revenues at various levels are unlikely to see fast growth as in the past. With a large payroll, we will, more often than not, end up in a situation where the little produced by the few will soon be depleted by the many who consume. In just half a year since the formation of this government, some localities and departments have again asked to increase their staffing. Without control, the problem will go from bad to worse. The size of government staffing is already very big. Duplicating responsibilities and overlapping portfolios will not only lead to inefficiency, but even breed corruption. It will tarnish government image and dampen the enthusiasm of those hardworking civil servants. Eventually, it is the interest of the people that is at stake. 2. The organization and staffing structure of government agencies should be adjusted and improved. The problem at hand is not insufficient size, but poor structure and a misallocation of resources in terms of organizational setup and staffing. On the one hand, there is a shortage of hands in those key areas and links that should be strengthened, and government responsibilities that should be taken care of are even left unattended. On the other hand, in areas already identified as requiring less government attention, the agencies fail to streamline accordingly, resulting in overstaffing. While capping the overall size, we should also see the great potential in adjusting and improving the organizational and staffing structure of government agencies and public institutions. Over the past two years, we have been advancing reform of public institutions based on different categories and have removed some agencies and positions through rectification and regulation. Right now, some government agencies have fat bodies and thin legs, like an ostrich. Local governments must be determined to strengthen those institutions that should be strengthened and scale back those where it is necessary. In particular, the grassroots level and the frontline of government institutions should be fortified. When we make adjustments to the organizational and staffing structure, we have to give consideration to the need of slimming down higher-level governments while beefing-up those at the grassroots level. 3. Reform should be deepened to meet our needs for development. To control the size and adjust the structure of government agencies and staffing, the key is to deepen reform and innovate management. Experience over the years shows that without reform and innovation, it is very difficult to break the vicious cycle of streamlining-swelling-streamlining again-swelling again. In recent years, some localities have made good and effective explorations in institutional reform. Some have consolidated the market regulation functions and resources of several departments into one bigger department in order to build a unified, overarching market regulation system and thereby upgrading the quality and efficiency of its services and management. Some localities follow a real-name staffing system. All outside personnel, including those borrowed from government-affiliated institutions, are entered into records and disclosed to the public for scrutiny, effectively closing institutional and management loopholes that allow people to freeload, stay on the payroll without reporting for duty or make false claims for government funding. All local governments are encouraged to boldly explore reforms aimed at addressing these issues and good experience should be promptly summarized and shared. No central government agency may interfere in any way with the readjustment of local organizational setup and staffing. Local government reform is a self-initiated revolution. It will involve many quarters and shake up vested interests. All localities must follow the unified arrangements of the central authorities and put this reform high on their agenda. They must put public opinion and interests first and display the courage to crack hard nuts and see the reform through without ever letting up. This reform should be combined with the campaign to study and practice the mass line of the CPC and the implementation of the “eight rules” of the CPC Central Committee so that these efforts will reinforce each other. Provincial Party committees and governments should assume overall responsibility for the reform. Leading officials must personally take charge and do more to guide, supervise and monitor the reform process in their respective jurisdictions. Government at all levels must develop plans with all seriousness, specify the timeline and task breakdown, hold themselves strictly accountable and report immediately to the central a uthorities whenever major issues arise. Competent authorities at the central level must strengthen guidance, coordination and supervision. Discipline in organizational setup and staffing must be strictly observed, and violations shall be dealt with without leniency. self storage