This year China will promote the residential use of water and electricity step-type price reform

Xinhua Chongqing, March 25 (Xinhua Zheng, Guilin) deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission Penson 25th, said that the price reform of resource products should focus on the scarcity of resources, but also take full account of the social affordability, this year, the emphasis on promoting the residents of water, electricity step-type price reform. Reporter from the 2010 National Economic Reform Conference held in Chongqing, the residents of the basic needs of water and electricity will generally maintain the original price level, excessive use of the partial implementation of progressive increase.　　In this way, the people's life can not be greatly affected, and the demand side management can be strengthened to restrain unreasonable demand. Penson pointed out that the promotion of the price of resource products and environmental charges reform, to promote structural adjustment, promote resource conservation and environmental protection is of great significance.　　To push forward this reform, we should focus on the scarcity of resources, restrain unreasonable demand, take full account of the social affordability, solve the basic life guarantee problem of low-income groups, rationally grasp the strength and opportunity of price adjustment, avoid concentrating on the introduction of price adjusting items and prevent the sharp fluctuations of prices. Penson also said that in the future to further rationalize the relationship between resources and environmental taxes, the year to promote the reform of resources tax, research and development of environmental tax reform program.