Zhongxin Finance, January 11th, according to the news of the "National Development and Reform Commission" public account on the 11th, on the 11th, the State Council Information Office held a press release on the "14th Five-Year Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") on the relevant situation At the meeting, a reporter asked, "How does the "Plan" guide local governments to avoid falling into the welfare trap? How will the boundaries of government responsibility for public services be determined?"
Ou Xiaoli, director of the Social Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that the key is to clarify the boundaries of the government's powers and responsibilities in the public service system. Therefore, the "Plan" clarifies three measures:
The first is to clarify the different rights and responsibilities.
For basic public services, the government assumes the main responsibility of ensuring the quantity and quality of supply, and guides market entities and public welfare social institutions to supplement supply, while non-basic public services need to be undertaken by the government, society, and individual citizens.
The second is to strengthen basic guarantees.
Through the national basic public service standards and the specific implementation standards of various localities, the scope of the government's commitment to guarantee the bottom line at this stage is clarified, so that governments at all levels have a good idea of "what to focus on" and "to what extent" to guarantee basic people's livelihood at this stage. Guide all localities to pay more attention to strengthening the construction of people's livelihood that is inclusive, basic, and fundamental.
The third is strict financial assessment.
While making it clear that the basic public service standards will be dynamically adjusted according to the economic and social development, it also clearly states that when adding items, raising standards, and expanding the coverage of basic public services, all localities must strengthen the capacity of local finances. Pre-argumentation and risk assessment.
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