Income distribution reform or speed-raising experts point to the beginning of raising the wage standard

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Keywords Income distribution
Data map of the new Ge Yong Xinhua Beijing, May 26 (Yang) The topic of income distribution has again become the focus of media reports. Media reports here, including the National Development and Reform Commission, the National People's Congress and other ministries of the Financial Committee are currently in a number of provinces to carry out income distribution reform research.  In this regard, experts in Beijing, said the telephone interview, the income distribution reform should be accelerated, and should raise the minimum wage as a starting point.  The reform of income distribution should start with raising the minimum wage. Recently, the People's Daily published two consecutive days of the article, all talk about income distribution, put forward the "household register from the big income gap to pull the hand," to solve (the income gap is too large) This problem is the time "and other eye-catching views  In addition, media reports, the NDRC and other departments in the country before the continuous investigation, and said that the current income distribution planning is being studied.  In this respect, Ding Yifan, deputy director of the World Development Institute of the State Council Development Research Center, said in an interview with Beijing that income distribution reform should be speeded up and the minimum wage should be raised as a starting point. Recently, all over the country set off a "raise tide", have raised the minimum wage standards, a wide range, strong. After the first increase in Jiangsu's minimum wage standards, Shanghai, Shanxi, Chongqing, Zhejiang and other provinces and cities have raised the minimum wage standards.  It is reported that at present, has adjusted the minimum wage standard of more than 10 provinces and cities, an average increase of about 17%. For the timing of the reform, Ding Yifan that "the timing is not too good."  In his view, China's export growth is falling as a result of the financial crisis, although raising wages is strong in boosting domestic consumption, but it will increase the cost of production, which is not conducive to the export advantage.  Experts are concerned about the Gini coefficient at the cordon in recent years, China's regional, urban and rural areas, industries, groups, the income gap has increased, the distribution pattern imbalance led to some of the social wealth to the minority concentration, income gap has exceeded the Gini coefficient signs of the warning "Red Line", which brings many problems are increasingly becoming the focus of attention of the community. It is generally believed that Gini coefficient 0.4 is a cordon, once the Gini coefficient is over 0.4, indicating that wealth has been excessively concentrated in the minority, and that the country's society is in a "dangerous" state where unrest may occur.  According to China's domestic media reports, China's Gini coefficient has risen from the beginning of the reform and opening up to 0.48 in 2007, the past two years has been rising, actually more than 0.5, which is a very serious signal. In this respect, Wang Zhenzhong, deputy director of the Economic Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that "the Gini coefficient should have been a cause for concern."  He believes that the current problem of the wealth gap is obvious, has affected the enthusiasm of the workers, the local government has gradually begun to pay attention to the problem, and the reason, "mainly is the issue of unfair distribution," Wang Zhenzhong said. But for the "more than 0.5" data, Ding Yifan, deputy director of the World Development Institute of the Development Research Center of the State Council, said, "due to different calculation criteria, the current coefficientProbably not 0.5 that high ", but he also said that the Gini coefficient level is already at a very high level. What caused the gap between the rich and the poor is too big, the experts interviewed also expressed different views. Wang Zhenzhong that the main investment in China's economic development, especially in the local government investment, mainly investment must reduce consumption, "this development will inevitably lead to a gap."  "Wang Zhenzhong thinks. According to a previous survey by the Academy of Social Sciences, investment has been concentrated in heavy industry, infrastructure, mainly capital-intensive, with less job creation. As more resources into the strong enterprises and sectors, small and medium-sized enterprises to form a further squeeze.  According to statistics, in the first half of 2009, the state-owned enterprises accounted for 1% of the total national borrowing 91 2%, and private enterprises only 8.2%.  One of the reasons for the big income distribution, says Ding Yifan, is that China's participation in globalisation is higher than the level of participation in the companies and sectors, such as the higher wages of coastal enterprises than in the interior. In addition, monopolies are another important factor contributing to the larger income distribution. "China's monopoly supervision has not played a significant role compared to foreign governments ' vigorous regulation, resulting in a much higher income in monopolies such as telecoms and electricity than in other areas."  "Ding Yifan said.  The adjustment of income distribution must first understand how the property situation to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor, reduce the Gini coefficient level, there is analysis that the reform of the fiscal and taxation system, especially personal income tax and other tax reform is effective measures, such as the effective taxation of the rich. Ding Yifan expressed partial recognition of such views. "It can be from a tax perspective, but the ultimate goal is not to make the rich poorer, but to enrich the poor and allow the rich to take part in a better social welfare distribution."  "Ding Yifan said. And Wang Zhenzhong that, now is not on the issue of taxation, to adjust the income distribution, we must understand how much people's income, now people's income gap is not a wage gap, is the property of income gap, due to property does not declare, property status is unknown.
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