Henan Province takes “three guarantees” as the bottom line to ensure the smooth operation of grassroots finance-Henan-China Engineering Network

China Engineering Network News On November 17, the Propaganda Department of the Henan Provincial Party Committee held the fourth press conference in the series of “Comprehensively Implementing the Spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and Striving to Advance the Practice of Chinese-style Modernization in Henan”. It was introduced at the meeting that in recent years, the Henan Provincial Department of Finance has placed county-level financial operations in a prominent position, taking the “three guarantees” of “guaranteing basic people’s livelihood, ensuring wages, and ensuring operations” as the bottom line and doing its best to stabilize the grassroots. At present, grassroots financial operations in Henan Province are relatively stable, and the “three guarantees” policy has been implemented.

In order to promote the high-quality development of the county economy, Henan Province has decentralized and empowered, used institutional reforms to stimulate motivation and release potential, comprehensively implemented the reform of direct fiscal management of counties, focused on the institutional obstacles that restrict the high-quality development of the county economy, and implemented intergovernmental fiscal reforms below Henan Province. Relationships have been reshaped. After the reform, the provincial finance directly allocated various subsidy funds, allocated treasury funds, and allocated direct funds to the central government to 102 counties (cities), accounting for about 60% of the total allocated to cities and counties respectively, fully mobilizing counties (cities) to grasp the economy and focus on The enthusiasm of financial resources will promote the improvement of the overall financial security level of the county (city).

On November 17, the Propaganda Department of the Henan Provincial Party Committee held a press conference. The picture shows the meeting scene.Photo by Chen Mengyu

At the same time, the Henan Provincial Department of Finance has established an institutional system covering the entire process of “three guarantees” budget preparation review, budget execution monitoring, and risk emergency response, using strict management to harden constraints and strengthen implementation. Rely on the integrated budget management system to dynamically monitor the “three guarantees” expenditures in various regions, and promptly send letters of concern if the progress is lower than a reasonable level; implement online monitoring of the “three guarantees” expenditures in key areas, and until the monthly “three guarantees” expenditures are fully implemented, no additional No other expenditure items shall be arranged except for emergency disaster relief expenditures; a temporary relief mechanism for “three guarantees” payment risks will be established, and for counties (cities, districts) that do have stage difficulties, the provincial and municipal finances will respectively provide temporary relief; at the same time, the provincial and municipal governments will be urged to The city has effectively shouldered relevant responsibilities, linked the implementation of the “three guarantees” with the allocation of government bonds, held relevant units or individuals accountable in accordance with laws and regulations, and made every effort to promote the implementation of the “three guarantees” at the county level.

In order to realize the sinking of financial resources, use real money to strengthen support and hold the bottom line, Henan Province continues to improve the transfer payment allocation method for cities and counties, implements the step-sharing method for transfer payment of common financial powers, and coordinates the use of various Ministry of Finance subsidies to Henan Province. Transfer payments will increase support to counties with weak financial resources. At the same time, we will strengthen the allocation of treasury funds and implement one-for-one discussions for cities and counties with greater payment pressure due to temporary emergencies. Based on on-site surveys and accurate analysis and judgment, we will appropriately increase the allocation of treasury funds to help grassroots governments effectively guarantee various projects. Key expenditures.

Cai Lingshuai, deputy director of the Henan Provincial Department of Finance, said that from January to October this year, the provincial finance issued a total of 437.69 billion yuan in general public budget transfer payments to cities and counties, accounting for 56.5% of the city and county’s general public budget expenditures, effectively improving the city and county’s general public budget expenditures. financial security capabilities.In the next step, the Provincial Department of Finance will continue to pay close attention toHenanThe province’s grassroots financial operations status, the implementation of various policies and measures that have been introduced and are effective, and provide strong financial support for the grassroots to effectively perform their duties. (Chen Mengyu)