A number of cities issued price subsidies low policy holders said less

Sun Chunfang A "price subsidy" for urban low-income groups is appearing in some cities in China.　　The reporter learned from the Wuhan municipal government, the city is ready to start from December this year, the lowest-income target to implement a monthly subsidy of 30 yuan per person, 3 months later, depending on the level of price adjustment.　　Wuhan Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau introduced, from December to next February, the city will subsidize funds 18.18 million yuan, the city 90,000 low policy holders, a total of 202,000 people will issue temporary price subsidy.　　The reporter learned that the monthly price subsidy of 30 yuan per person will accompany the monthly low premiums together to the low-income residents.　　Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs Disaster Relief department officials told reporters that 30 yuan of the standard is based on per capita consumption of food and price increases roughly calculated, for example, rice per capita consumption of 30 kg, rice rose in about 3%, the subsidy of 9 yuan, similar to the vegetable subsidy 12 yuan, edible oil subsidy 9 yuan, a total of 30 yuan.　　The official said that the Wuhan City in 2004, 2007, 2008 CPI (consumer Price index) when the sharp rise in the same time also introduced a similar subsidy policy. In the first one months of data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, food prices rose more than 10% per cent year-on-year.　　The rapid rise in prices has posed a threat to the lives of low-income urban groups.　　Wangjun, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said recently that most of the recent price of living necessities has risen faster, and it is recommended that appropriate subsidies be given to low-income groups.　　The reporter learned that Wuhan city per capita minimum income standard is 900 yuan, and the monthly allowance is 360 yuan, 30 yuan subsidy intensity for the minimum limit of 1/12, Wuhan's current population is about 9 million, the subsidy coverage is slightly higher than 2%.　　In contrast to the temporary subsidy measures in Wuhan, some provinces and cities are trying to supplement the people's pockets with declining purchasing power by establishing a linkage between price fluctuations and urban subsidies. Jiangsu Province recently stipulated that as long as the CPI rose for 3 consecutive months more than 3%, the start of the minimum subsistence standard of 25% to issue price subsidies.　　Zhejiang, Hainan and other land also issued a similar policy.　　Hangzhou City Price Bureau commodity Price Department officials said that this 1-October, Hangzhou issued a low-income residents of basic living expenses subsidy and enterprise retirees basic living goods price floating subsidy, two subsidies have been issued more than 200 million yuan.　　According to its introduction, the Hangzhou Bureau of Statistics compiled monthly "Low income basic Living Expenses price index (COLI)", the index trend and CPI consistent, but in the statistics moderate reduction of high-end consumer goods, while increasing the weight of food products daily necessities, so COLI's rise will be greater than the CPI.　　As long as Coli reaches or exceeds 3% for 3 consecutive months, the financial department of Hangzhou will issue temporary price subsidy to more than 30,000 low-income residents in Hangzhou on a quarterly basis.　　The director said that in the three quarter of this year, Hangzhou will be low-income residents in accordance with the 18% grant subsidy, each can get nearly 80 yuan. In addition to handing out cash, some places have tried to pass otherWays to solve the problem of high cost of living. Guangdong Provincial Civil Affairs bureau in charge of low-income department, Guangdong province this year to raise the minimum income standards, from the original 1200 yuan to the current 1500 yuan.　　The scope of the minimum guarantee has also expanded, the province currently only four counties do not implement the minimum subsistence system, other counties and cities have been implemented. In May-July this year, the Guangzhou city has already issued a minimum subsistence price subsidy. November and December, Guangzhou will also be the city's urban and rural low-income, Wu Bao Zhuolu object and low income difficult family members issued two months of temporary price subsidy, the specific method is: The minimum target, Wu Bao Zhuolu object per month subsidy 50 yuan, low-income families of difficult family members per month 30 yuan.　　All levels of the city's financial total expenditure subsidy of 12.81 million yuan, benefiting the city's low-income disadvantaged groups of 133,000 people.　　In Guangdong Province, Foshan, in addition to a monthly payment of 15 yuan in price subsidy, urban residents can also enjoy non-staple food subsidies, grain subsidies and medical subsidies. The amount of price subsidy in different places varies slightly because of the conditions of economic development.　　But the city's low policy-holders surveyed said the price subsidy was too small. "Although the amount and scope of subsidy is small, it is better than nothing." "said Zheng, deputy dean of Renmin University's development College." But he argues that temporary subsidies on prices are not a cure.　　The rise in agricultural prices is a long-term trend, and subsidies should form a long-term mechanism, such as a food voucher system abroad. Fundamentally, Zheng says, there is a need to change the current national income distribution mechanism. "If ordinary people's income goes up, the affordability of rising prices will increase." ”