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Management of lotteries |
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Revenue from lotteries should be spent on helping all people in need. |
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Time to put a stop to these feasts |
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It's year-end. All restaurants have become extremely busy, with every available parking space around them occupied. Toasting each other at the huge round tables in specially reserved rooms are government officials and company managers with blank checks prepared to "entertain for business purposes". |
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Taxation reform |
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The adjustment in the income tax of individuals is good, although further improvement is needed. |
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Farmers' income growth |
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A bumper harvest and rising food prices should, in theory, help narrow the income gap between the urban and rural population. Yet, a 7-percent increase in farmers' net income this year will not be enough to stop that gap from widening. |
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Debt clearance |
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It is a good idea for the central finance to subsidize the clearing of huge debts local authorities have incurred in popularizing compulsory education. |
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Pollution victims get protection |
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Water pollution victims will find it much easier to win compensation through class actions if a draft law amendment is adopted by the nation's top legislature. |
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Boosting trust in SOEs |
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Improving the management of SOEs would help boost public trust in them, says an article in Oriental Morning Post. The following is an excerpt: |
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Deepen taxation reform |
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A cut in income tax is, of course, a good new year's gift for Chinese income earners, especially after they have increasingly felt the pinch of rising prices. |
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Reform of the energy pricing system crucial |
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Rapid economic growth has led to an increasing demand for energy. And as energy prices keep increasing more pressure is being put on supply and demand. The reform of the energy industry, especially its pricing mechanism, has drawn much attention. |
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Rural consumption |
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Under a pilot project aimed at stimulating rural consumption, farmers in Shandong, Henan and Sichuan provinces will get government subsidies when they buy color television sets, refrigerators, and cell phones. |
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Reaching out to the elderly |
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More efforts should be made to meet the increasing demand for health services for the elderly, says an article in People's Daily. |
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People-first spending |
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The prudent fiscal policy the authorities have said they will pursue to help cool off the economy will naturally lead to less public spending on construction projects next year. |
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Balance 'central' to urban growth |
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Striking a balance between human development, resource allocation and environmental protection amid rapid urbanization is a grim and unavoidable challenge facing the country, experts said yesterday. |
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Getting the most from vertical management |
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The report delivered by General Secretary Hu Jintao at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China laid out the new objective of government reform to "accelerate the reform of the administrative system and build a service-oriented government". Hu said: "We will standardize the relationship between local departments directly under central government organs and local governments." Also called the "tiao kuai relationship", this has always been an important part of the central-regional government relationship. |
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New era for public's voice |
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Policymakers should consult the public before making decisions, says an article in People's Daily. |