In the face of public dissatisfaction, subsidizing public officials is not enough, and more policies that are close to the hearts of the people should be introduced

　　Are there subsidies for public servants to buy houses?

According to reports, on July 18, the Dongxihu District Finance Bureau of Wuhan City issued a notice on the "Plan for Monetizing Subsidies for Housing Distribution in Advance", stating that a one-time pre-subsidy of 150,000 yuan will be distributed to eligible administrative and public institutions purchasing workers.

According to the plan, the pre-subsidy targets are employees of administrative and public institutions, and they are the targets of the housing allocation monetization subsidy policy.

　　Once the news came out, many netizens questioned.

"Why not subsidize corporate employees?" Questions such as these are easy to resonate.

Public officials, subsidies, 150,000 yuan, these elements are superimposed together, and they are indeed quite visually impactful, and then "test" some people's psychological endurance.

　　In fact, the housing allocation monetization subsidy policy is not news.

The monetized subsidy in the Dongxihu District is only ready to be issued in advance.

There is a keyword in the title of the notification: Advance.

The reason for the one-time advance notice is obviously to facilitate public officials to quickly buy a house and buy a house within the specified time-from the date of issuance of the plan to the date of December 31, 2022.

　　The question is, which is the pre-paid subsidy in the Dongxihu District?

　　The notice makes it very clear that by implementing the pre-release housing allocation monetization subsidy work, the rights and interests of cadres and workers in the region will be protected, and at the same time, the majority of cadres and workers will be boosted in the consumption confidence of the real estate market in our district. The market is picking up.

To put it bluntly, there are two main meanings, one is to protect the rights and interests of cadres and workers, and the other is to promote the recovery of the regional real estate market.

The first meaning serves the second meaning, and the fundamental purpose is to promote the recovery of the real estate market.

　　At present, many places are trying their best to promote the recovery of the housing market.

The Dongxihu District's approach is undoubtedly quite "new".

Let more powerful public officials take the lead in buying houses and enter the market first, which may have the effect of boosting the public's confidence in buying houses.

However, the specific effect remains to be observed.

　　In response to this practice in the Dongxihu District, some netizens also joked that this is to make public officials "takers" and that the advance subsidy is "leverage", which is intended to destock and stimulate the public's enthusiasm for buying houses.

The ridicule is ridiculed. What cannot be ignored is that the current property market does need to be stimulated, and precise policies and measures need to be introduced to support the public's confidence in the property market.

　　A detail mentioned in the report is intriguing.

Dongxihu District belongs to the outer suburbs of Wuhan. The current average price of second-hand housing in this area is 12,557 yuan/square meter, and the transaction price of second-hand housing has dropped by about 2,000 yuan/square meter in the past year.

In connection with the measures introduced by Wuhan, in Dongxihu District, the down payment of 20% for the first home is enough, and the subsidy is 150,000 yuan, which is still very powerful for buying a house.

From this point of view, the so-called public officials can pay 150,000 in advance for the purchase of houses, which is not a privilege, but is convenient for "taking over".

　　The executive meeting of the State Council held on July 21 put forward: "City-specific policies to promote the steady and healthy development of the real estate market, ensure rigid housing demand, and reasonably support improvement needs." The central government has empowered all regions to implement policies based on cities, allowing them to promote the steady and healthy development of the real estate market in light of their own realities.

How to achieve stability and health, then see what tricks and real tricks are made in various places.

This also means that all localities must take the initiative to make efforts and act actively to stabilize land prices, house prices, and expectations, and promote the stable and healthy development of the real estate market.

　　In a nutshell, it is necessary to see the "doorway" behind the fact that a subsidy of 150,000 yuan can be prepaid for the purchase of houses by public officials.

Of course, in the face of public dissatisfaction, it is not enough to just subsidize public officials. More policies that are close to the hearts of the people should also be introduced to ensure the rigid housing needs of the people and reasonable support for the people's needs for improved housing.

　　Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News Special Commentator Wang Shichuan