Dingxi, Gansu recently announced the implementation of the action plan to control high-priced betrothal gifts.
In May last year, the relevant action plan issued by the local government made it clear that the wedding gift should not exceed 50,000 yuan, and the number of wedding banquets held in urban and rural areas should not exceed 20 tables.
According to the news, according to incomplete statistics, since the implementation of the campaign to control high-priced betrothal gifts, promote customs change, and cultivate civilized rural customs since June 2022, 70% of married couples in Dingxi have controlled betrothal gifts between 0 and 50,000 yuan, with an average of 49,000 yuan. , 10.9% lower than before the action.
The office of the Dingxi New Era Civilization Practice Center once introduced that the "guidance price" of 50,000 yuan was formulated based on actual research, led by party members and cadres, and took the implementation of relevant disciplines and the implementation of guiding standards as a statement of work and democratic life. Matters that must be reported in meetings, organizational life meetings and annual work summaries.
The action plan also clarifies that no more than 20 tables of wedding banquets will be held in both urban and rural areas, and each table in urban areas should not exceed 880 yuan, and each table in rural areas should not exceed 480 yuan.
Afterwards, Dingxi City, County (District) issued guidance standards for party members, cadres, and employees on weddings and funerals. According to the relevant regulations and systems of the party, the regulations for rural party members and cadres to take the lead in changing customs were improved, and party members and cadres strictly implemented the arrangements for weddings and funerals. In addition to the reporting system for other matters, the Municipal Party Committee also included the implementation of the regulations on weddings, funerals and marriages of leading cadres into the must-report items for reporting on work and honesty.
According to the "Dingxi Daily" report, party members and cadres consciously resisted over-standard and over-scale wedding and funeral banquets and human relations, set an example for the peasants, played a leading role in demonstration, and promoted the political style and led the people's style with excellent party style. Party members in the city Cadres took the lead in implementing the guiding standards and voluntarily signed more than 60,000 copies of the "Letter of Commitment to Change Customs and Customs", driving urban and rural residents to sign more than 300,000 copies of the letter of commitment, and reported 11,208 marriages and 7,572 funerals.
(The Paper reporter Zhong Yuhao)