Reporter investigation says the Red Cross reception fees exceed the administrative violation

The internet spread of sky-high official reception catering invoices. Weibo pictures last week, a near-million food invoices to Shanghai Luwan District Red Cross and Red Cross system on the cusp.　　After investigation, the reporter found that, as a non-pure sense of the public organizations, the Chinese Red Club funds are basically from the government, its reception fees exceed the strict meaning of the administrative violation, and the abuse of donations have no relationship.　　And for the incident accidentally hurt China's public welfare sector, experts called on netizens to remain rational, and hope to resolve as soon as possible because of institutional issues to China's public service transparency work and efforts to bring difficulties. >> Event Reduction micro-BO exposure red will invoice April 15 13:50, a real name registered Netizen Shaoxiehui (its micro-blog identity certification as: Southwest University of Nationalities professor) sent a micro-blog, "Red Cross meal invoices are not involved?" Would like to forward but was told that has been deleted, "Weibo also attached a photo of a restaurant invoice."　　This consumer invoice payment Unit is "Shanghai Luwan District Red Cross", the collection unit for "Shanghai Hui Mansion Catering Management Co., Ltd.", the payment date is February 28, 2011, the invoice consumption amount is 9859 yuan. In response to this microblog and the origin of this restaurant invoice, the reporter contacted Shaoxiehui. She said the microblog was not her own start, and she did not have the invoice in her hand, and she also saw Yumbo's Twitter tweet. And in her forwarding, prompted Hurove has been deleted, so she copied the original micro-blog invoice photos, with their own microblog sent out.　　According to Shaoxiehui, in order to determine the authenticity of invoices and micro-blog, she had contacted the original blogger to determine the authenticity of the matter, but out of the protection of the original blogger, she did not disclose the identity of the original blogger and Weibo name.　　The Netizen one-sided accuse this to be given by the illustrated micro-blog once, then in the network caused a sensation, very short time there will be tens of thousands of netizens through a variety of social networks for forwarding, to attract the vast number of netizens is not the amount of this invoice, but the payment unit of food invoices-Shanghai Luwan District Red Cross, as well as the place of consumption-hui mansion. Hui Mansion, an upscale restaurant in Shanghai, consumes more than 500 yuan per capita, and the Red Cross is known as a humanitarian aid agency. Therefore, this micro-blog in the network after the popular, the voice of netizens basically one-sided: "Question Luwan District Red Cross Why go to upscale dining room." "Do you eat rice or blood?" "Who did you entertain for the nearly million meal?" "Ask the Red Cross to give a say!" "More netizens in this micro-blog message:" We donated money by the public service agencies squandered, we do not donate.　　"For a time, the Red Cross in Luwan district of Shanghai and its Red Cross system were pushed on the cusp of" network public opinion ". Red will quickly respond to the accusations of netizens, the Red Cross system also quickly on the network to respond. "I have reported the matter to the Secretary-General and have asked the relevant departments to understand the situation," Ding, director of the Red Cross Society Policy and Regulatory Branch, said in a microblog post. "According to aClose to the Red Cross system but do not want to disclose the names of the source to reporters, the release of the Day Red Cross Society, the Red Cross in Shanghai, the relevant leadership attaches great importance to the relevant agencies to first clarify the authenticity of food and beverage invoices, the cause of consumption, participants and the situation at the time. Every other day, April 16, the Shanghai Red Cross will inform the "Luwan District Red Cross high catering costs" survey and treatment. The briefing said that the Shanghai Red Cross 15th in the afternoon of the Luwan Red Cross to the investigation and verification of the situation, and with Luwan relevant departments for investigation and evidence. According to the results of the verification, the Luwan Red Cross did pay 9859 yuan to Shanghai Hui Mansion Catering Management Co., Ltd. on February 28, 2011, with the invoice number: 46510945, accounting voucher number: jz-03-0009. Capital expenditure channel for the Luwan Red Cross's work operating expenses, not the community donations of relief money.　　It is said that the day's consumption is Luwan Red Cross and the relevant business association to take up the work of official activities, participants 17 people. The Red Council was criticized for reporting on the handling of the matter. According to the introduction, the Shanghai Red Cross decided that the average consumption level of the official activities is significantly higher than the standard of 150 yuan per person, so the relevant departments in Luwan District has commissioned Luwan Red Cross for more than the official reception of the standard part of the 7309 yuan (9859 yuan-150 yuan/person x17 person) by the Be returned to Luwan District for financial affairs. At the time of the notification, the excess amount has been refunded. For the "Invoice microblogging storm" in the protagonist, Luwan Red Cross because "in the official hospitality activities in extravagance and waste" by the Red Cross system in the city to inform criticism of the punishment. The Shanghai Red Cross also demanded that the Red Cross system of the city should be strictly practised, with the spirit of all undertakings being done well. Red Cross organizations at all levels in strict accordance with the local authorities to the Red Cross work of the working expenses of the use of the provisions and the scope of expenditure, standards for use, consciously accept the supervision of the relevant departments, not in accordance with the provisions and standards, to resolutely stop, timely rectification. ">> focus on the" Red Cross system of rapid response and processing, "the invoice micro-Bo Storm" and did not calm down, there are still a large number of netizens to the red will inform the expression of dissatisfaction, and even the whole Chinese public welfare expression lost confidence. The reporter interviewed the Red Cross system of relevant people on the nature of the Red Cross system, and the storm appeared in the "Official reception", "Work business funds" "disaster relief" and other key words to interpret.　　' Focus 1 is the Red Cross a civil service institution? According to the Chinese Red Cross Act, "The Chinese Red Cross is a social assistance group engaged in humanitarian work" and should be characterized as "social organization". At the same time, the Ministry of Civil Affairs on a part of the group to exempt organizations from the registration notice found that it and Federation, CWA, the Federation of Disabled, the State Council approved exemption from registration, andThere are branches of the Red Cross at the county level.　　Deng, director of the Center for Innovation and Social responsibility at Tsinghua University, introduces that in social groups, although the Red Cross system belongs to a handful of organizations that can solicit public donations, in addition to humanitarian relief, it also shoulders a large number of civil diplomacy functions, so it is not a purely civil commonweal organization.　　Focus 2 Where does the Red Cross's money come from? Similarly, according to the Chinese Red Cross Act, the Red Cross funds the main source of four aspects: (i) Membership dues, (ii) domestic and foreign organizations and individual donations, (iii) income from movable and immovable property, and (iv) allocations from the people's government.　　Red Cross Society April 12 announced the 2011 budget, including a financial allocation of 49.8378 million yuan, accounting for more than 99% of its budget income, and in 2011 budget expenditure, the Red Cross cause expenditure has 32.45 million yuan. According to a local Red Cross staff member who did not want to be named, "Red will be the official staff of the civil service, wages are issued in accordance with the civil service standards, are the full state funding."　　"Focus on the 3 red will work in the operating funds included?" The Red Cross staff said that the work of the Red Cross is more complex, and according to specific uses, the funding can be broadly divided into three areas. The general administrative operation is financed mostly from the same level of finance and partly from the disbursement of the Federation. For donations, international humanitarian relief projects and other aspects of the cost, Red will also withdraw from the donation of a certain proportion of management costs. "This is clearly stipulated in the Red Council collection and acceptance of donations work Ordinance, in accordance with international practice, the red will be able to extract 3%~5% management fees from donations." Since most of the funding is provided by finance, we have a much lower rate of management fees than other foundations.　　"He introduced.　　Focus 4 What is the relationship between official reception and relief payments? The reference to "official reception" appearing in the Shanghai Red Cross Bulletin, the local Red Cross staff said that "official reception" is a very broad saying, not only in the red, in all party and party organizations and work-related hospitality work is "official reception", according to the local fixed reception standards to go, Official reception fees are clearly stipulated in the budget, "Red will never spend the official reception expenses from the relief funds."　　Deng said that if the official reception costs from the state's financial allocations, the standard than the general standard of public service, it is not a public good, but the civil service administrative irregularities.　　Focus 5 who will oversee the financial affairs of the Red Cross? Reporters in the National Audit Office in 2005 bulletin found: "Red Cross Society for the Central financial level of the budget unit." The Red Council staff said that the National Audit Office is responsible for overseeing the financial affairs of the Red Cross Society, while the finance of the local Red Cross is also audited by the audit department at the same level, while for donations from abroad, the International Red Cross organization shall also accept the supervision and audit。 According to the Chinese Red Cross Act, the sources and use of the funds of the Red Cross are reported annually to the Red Cross Council, and are subject to inspection and supervision by the people's government.　　Deng said that the rules can be seen that the Red Cross's financial supervision and the General foundation of the organization is completely different, but the Chinese Red Cross is a humanitarian aid agencies, but also to accept social moral constraints, the storm is clearly contrary to morality. >> Public welfare observation This "invoice micro-Bo Storm" Also on China's public welfare industry caused no small shock and impact.　　This issue invited the Deputy director of the South Xu Yongguang Foundation, Tsinghua University Innovation and Social Responsibility Research Center Director Deng, Ching Charity Information Center Liu Youping and the Foundation Center CEO Isconcurrently as the public welfare observer to comment on this storm. Turmoil to the Chinese public welfare caused by Xu Yongguang: The storm is the current Chinese public welfare cause of the shortcomings of transparency, when the public is not clear about the industry, once a certain family has a problem, it will cause the public to question the whole industry, one person is sick, everyone takes medicine, some people take the money, while hurting the enthusiasm of donors,　　But once the exposure, but let other in this industry seriously do work people are implicated.　　Deng: The public's expectation for charitable organizations is higher, after all, it is a kind of justice incarnate, the donor's good use is also the people's most concern, because of this, charitable organizations should be more self-discipline.　　Hope the Netizen rational treats Deng: Hope Netizen should keep a reason, netizen cannot because of Luwan to expose such a thing, and influence to the whole red will system of view. Liu Youping: Hope this thing can promote the development of Chinese public welfare undertakings, the public through the self observation to donate money to better institutions, truly achieve the fittest.　　If you do not trust the public service organizations, simply do not donate, the biggest victims are not public organizations, but the need to help through these organizations to rescue vulnerable groups.　　The public service transparency also needs the system breakthrough isconcurrently: From the system, the Chinese public welfare main body manages the pluralism, carries on the donation besides the foundation sequence, but also has the charitable society system and the Red Cross system, they all belong to the social organization. Xu Yongguang: The status of the red will be the most special, not purely non-profit organizations, but also non-governmental functional departments, so its information is more difficult to open. In the Charitable society system, the general Administration is based on the double assessment of the foundation and the nature of the community, and local charitable associations are basically civil servants.　　In contrast, the foundation is China's current management of a relatively clear public welfare sequence, the Foundation management Regulations on the foundation of the annual financial disclosure of a clear provision, and the request of financial information to the public. This reporter Houchez huangying male red will high meal fee why difficult to serve the newspaper special commentator Zhao raise money, this is not the result of charity operation, but the beginning. What kind of a mechanism to guide the operation of charities, will bear out what kind of charitable fruit. The cultivation of mature charitable culture can not be separated from the cultivation of perfect charitable organizations,Does not open the good charitable ecological environment construction. In Saturday, the Shanghai Red Cross notified the "Red Cross in Luwan District high food and beverage fees" investigation and treatment, proved the charity "consumption of public funds" the fact.　　According to the survey, the funding channel is for work operations, not disaster relief. 17 people, 10,000 yuan a meal, in the "public money consumption" in the world, is really not a what-Chinese people have not seen, Sinopec Guangdong branch is just a wine list on the million. However, on the Red Cross, this 10,000 yuan meal fee is really a thing. Although the working expenses of the Red Cross in China are funded by the Government, however, as a social assistance group engaged in humanitarian work, it has a large amount of charitable funds, in the Red Cross's various expenditures, which are the financial allocations, which is the payment of funds, to make the public convinced that the Red Cross from the top-down supervision and investigation,　　Obviously difficult to serve. It is difficult to serve the public and the outcome of the event. reported that the authorities have been mandated to exceed the official reception standard part of the 7306 yuan by individuals. At present, the excess funds have all been returned. At the same time, the Shanghai Red Cross reported to the city's Red Cross system criticizing the Luwan Red Cross's extravagance in official hospitality activities. As a charitable organization which promotes the spirit of "humanity, fraternity and devotion" and has great influence, it is doubtful whether the handling of such a violation is sufficient to tidy the ranks of the public servants to repair the line.　　At least, from the current "consumption of public funds" difficult to suppress the reality, so nowhere near-like light responsibility, and not enough deterrent. The founder of a non-governmental public welfare institution dedicated to helping the poor is saying that China's charitable power is very strong and fragile. "People do not lack of love, lack of a let you rest assured that the release of (Love) platform." "How does a fragile charity consolidate?"　　It needs to be open, transparent, regardless of "Shanghai Luwan District Red Cross high catering costs" event itself, or the outcome of the event, the missing is precisely these two points. As a new thing, Chinese charities, especially civil charities, have been groping forward, how to establish an open and transparent operation mechanism, so that every kind of money safely fall on the recipients, has been the goal of China's charitable undertakings. To open, transparent, charitable institutions must be placed under public scrutiny, not only to the direction of each and every money, but also to the charity's own operation of each expenditure, the composition of these institutions, the amount of day-to-day work expenses, even the income of internal managers, and so on, must be open to the whole society. These accounts are neither business secrets nor state secrets, but public information.　　Whether these funds come from donations or public finances, they come from public support, and there is a need to give a thorough account of the public. Raise money, this is not the result of charity operation, but the beginning. What kind of a mechanism to guide the operation of charities, will bear out what kind of charitable fruit. The cultivation of mature charitable culture, fromThe cultivation of perfect charitable organization cannot be separated from the construction of good charitable ecological environment. In particular, as a state-operated charitable organization, the Red Cross can have "official reception", "public expenditure", but there is no Guanba. In the face of the public's questioning, only a "super standard official reception" so disdainfully explanation, I am afraid it will not be able to bridge the high cost of catering to their own credibility damage.