SARS triggered a public health issue of fiscal spending.docx
SARStriggeredapublichealthissueoffiscalspendingSAKStriggeredapublichealthissueoffiscalspendingBeginsattheendof2002andin2003,aftertheSpringFestivalinGuangdongandotherareasalarge-scaleoutbreakofSARSepidemiconChinasgovernmentisaseveretest.InthefightagainstSRSintheprocessofgovernmentfootthebillthedecision-making,thatis,toprovidefinancialguaranteesbytheGovernmentinthecrisisplayedareassuring,rapidtreatmentoftheeffectontheeffectivecontroloftheepidemichasplayedanindispensablerole.So,fromafinancialperspective,wecanforthisgovernmentpaycostsandbenefitsofanaccountbalance,analysisofChinasSARScrisis,thefinancialexpendituretobringthefieldofthinking.ResponsetoSARScrisis,thefinancialexpenditures(totalcostofthecrisis)-Centralandlocalfinancialemergenciesthathaveoccurredinemergencyspendingevenaftervariousefforts,theepidemichasbeeneffectivelycontrolled,butthefinancesarealsopaidahugecosttodothis,thecentralandlocalgovernmentsinrespondingtothisincidentinTunisiaFatincidentsexpenditureexceededthecostofanypreviousStateCounci1ofsuddenpublichealthincidentstoestablishemergencyresponsemechanismtotherequirementsofspecialfundsallocated310millionyuanforthefirstphaseofemergencyresponsemechanismsforfundingtheconstructionofthefirstdate,asofMay14,theCentralandlocalgovernmentstocombatSARS,atotalof12.6billionfunds,morethanthreeyearsfron1999to2001thesumofdisasterreliefexpenditures.scanbeseenfromtheabovedata,thecentralandlocalgovernmentsintheSARScrisis,emergenciesexpenditureisenormous.Inourcountrysbudgetarrangementstodealwithsuddenincidentsbudgetexpenditureshastwosubjects:First,thecentralfinanceandlocalfinancialreservefund,andsecond,includedinthepensionandsocialwelfarereliefpaymentsunderthedisasterreliefexpenditures.Chinascentralgovernmentbudgetfor2003,arrangedthegeneralreservefundof10billion,thisspent2billion(notincludingtheofficialfromthecentraltolocalSARSpreventionandtreatmentforthetransferofexpenses),belongstothelargesteverone-timeexpenditureoftime.Atal1levelsoflocalgovernmentexpenditureisaboutmorethan80billionyuanovertheextentofeconomicconditionsandtheepidemicvary.-TaxreductionandexemptionofthefeewaiverformoffiscalexpendituresinceMay9,thecentralandlocalgovernmentsissuedaseriesoftaxreliefpoliciesandmeasures,whichalsoconstitutealargetaxexpenditureandfinancialoffee-basedexpenditures,areductioninrevenuethisyear,thenumberofreality,accordingtolastyearsfinancialchargesandtaxrevenueestimates,thespendingbillionsofdollarsadozen,oramount.Asfollows:May9,theStateCouncildecidedtoMay1,2003unti1September30,2003,foragreaterimpactbySARSdining,hotels,entertainment,civilaviation,tourism,roadpassengertransport,waterwaypassengertransport,taxi,etc.thereductioninadministrativeservicefees,and15governmentalfunds.These15funds,theincomeofthecentralpartofal1thefree:arelocalrevenue,thespecificreductionratebythelocalGovernment.May11,theStateCouncildecidedtobeadirectimpactontheepidemicmoreprominentpartoftheindustryintheMay1,2003toSeptember30periodtoimplementpreferentialtaxationpolicies.Ofcivi1aviationandtourism,passengertransportoperationsshal1beexemptedfrombusinesstax,urbanmaintenanceandconstructiontax,educationfee.Inaddition,theprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesaccordingtothelocalepidemicandtheimpactonrelatedindustriestheactualsituationofproductionandoperationoftheimplementationofpreferentialtaxpoliciesareasfollows:Forthecateringindustry,hotelindustry,reduction,exemption,orstrictattentiontobusinesstax,urbanmaintenanceandconstructiontax,educationexpensesattached.Personalincomctaxexemptionfortaxidriversorreducethelevyquota.Fortaxicompaniesandreductionofurbanpublictransportcompanies,exemptedordeferrablesalestax,urbanmaintenanceandconstructiontax,educationfee.BeforeandaftertheStateDepartmentspoliciessupportingvariouspartsoftheotherpolicieshavegraduallybeenintroduced.IncludingBeijing,Shanghai,GuangdongandHangzhou,thepolicyismoretypical,includingfirst-1inehealthcareworkersandtaxiindustry,personalincometaxexemption:onhotels,restaurants,businessservicespartofthetouristnatureofadministrativefeesandoperatingfeewaiver;raisingtheexporttaxrebatesubsidyratio;increasefinancialsupportformedicalreserveforce;tocashflowdifficultiesofthetourism,catering,entertainmentSMEloanguaranteeforshort-termliquiditysupport;adjustedtransportation,tourism,entertainmenttaxfees,adozentaxpreferentialpolicies.-Asthemacro-economicslowdown(GDPgrowthrateofdecrease)causedbyhiddenfinancialexpenditureprojections,accordingtoeconomists,Chinasmacro-economicslowdowningrowthisdetermined.Optimisticallyspeaking,wi11drop0.2-0.5percentagepoints,pessimisticalIyspeaking,maydecrease12percentagepoints.Judgingfromthecurrentsituation,althoughthefirstfourmonthsthisyear,Chinastaxrevenueincreasedby30%,reaching727billionyuan,afigureequivalentto1.89trillionyuanlastyearstotaltaxrevenueof38.46%.Butthefirst-quarterrevenuehasgrownrapidlyandeconomicgrowth,taxcutswouldbeoffsetbydecline.AccordingtotheStateAdministrationofTaxationestimatesthattheimpactofeconomicslowdown,taxrevenuethisyearmaybereducedby300billionyuan(U.S.ind