Use promotion to promote and celebrate, frequent visits to private clubs, do not eat public funds, eat the boss
Eating and drinking illegally: a breeding ground for corruption
Our reporter Li Yunshu Chai Yaxin
On August 26, the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced a summary of the investigation and punishment of mental problems that violated the eight central regulations in July this year.
Among them, the problem of illegal eating and drinking is more prominent, with a total of 829 investigations and punishments, ranking second in the total number of investigations and punishments of hedonism and extravagance.
In the notice on the punishment of cadres that have been announced this year, expressions such as "accepting a banquet with public funds in violation of regulations" and "accepting a banquet that may affect the fair execution of official duties" appeared more than once.
"Corruption issues and unhealthy trends are intertwined, and the'four winds' have become a hotbed for the growth of corruption." At the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection held at the beginning of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that corrosion and anti-corrosion struggles exist for a long time. Laxity may lead to abandonment of all previous efforts. There is no choice in anti-corruption.
Cover up illegal eating and drinking problems in a seemingly compliant form, and the methods and methods tend to be concealed
Party members and leading cadres ate and drank in violation of regulations, and the masses of the people hated it deeply.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has continued to exert its efforts in rectifying the "four winds" and issued eight central regulations. Disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies at all levels are increasingly investigating illegal eating and drinking, and blatant violations of eating and drinking have basically stopped. But the invisible mutation of "eating and drinking wind" is forbidden.
Analyzing reports from various localities, openly refraining from eating secretly, using clever packaging to eat in disguise, refraining from eating subordinates at the same level, and refraining from public funds to eat bosses, are outstanding manifestations of the current problem of illegal eating and drinking.
From bright to dark, the place becomes more hidden.
Some party members and cadres moved their positions to open up a secret "new battlefield", or ate and drank public funds in the "small stove" of the unit canteen, training center, and internal reception area of the agency, or hid in private clubs, high-end communities, and office buildings to eat "a table of meals" , Or arrange the dining place in a remote and hidden farmhouse or private restaurant.
Passed on to the subordinates, the food and drink expenses shall be borne by the subordinate units or management service objects.
Some public powers are used for private purposes, in the name of official duties, transfer to subordinate units, apportion illegal food and drink expenses, or require subordinate units and management service objects to pay for private meals; some pretend to be confused, and provide subsidies for business meals while going to subordinate units to eat for nothing. Drink for nothing.
Change methods to cover up illegal eating and drinking in a seemingly compliant form.
In order to make the food and drink reimbursement reasonable and compliant, some people racked their brains, or used the methods of forging receptions, false receptions, inflated the number of receptions, etc., to report public funds, or banquets in private names, and then falsely stated travel expenses. , Printing fees, publicity fees and other names conceal illegal eating and drinking expenses, and reimbursement to arbitrage funds.
"Don't eat public money and eat the boss" is another high-frequency problem of illegal eating and drinking.
A small number of cadres have just been promoted and even celebrated with their bosses during the publicity period; some bosses and management service targets take the initiative to pay, but they do not refuse; some unscrupulously take the initiative to reach out.
Behind "one willing to fight, one willing to endure" is the distorted interest relationship at work.
"A small number of public officials have a problem with the idea of privilege. They believe that their power is directly related to the interests of the management service objects, and they are specially allowed to entertain and pay the bill." Song Wei, director of the Center for Integrity Research of University of Science and Technology Beijing, believes that the reason for accepting banquets from interested parties is that These people hope to further consolidate the relationship of interest through food and drink, and each takes what they need.
Power pleasure, hilltopism, wine table culture... Distorted concepts drove some party members and cadres to take risks and eat and drink in violation of regulations
Organizing and participating in public-funded banquets, high-consumption entertainment, and fitness activities in violation of relevant regulations, accepting and providing banquets or travel, fitness, entertainment and other activities that may affect the fair execution of official duties... These behaviors have been subject to the "Rules on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China" 》It is expressly prohibited.
However, after the Party Central Committee’s three orders and five applications and heavy strikes, why are there still some party leaders and cadres who risk high-pressure bans and take risks to eat and drink in violation of regulations?
Part of it is the pleasure of enjoying extravagant power.
Li Wei, the former party member and deputy mayor of the Urumqi Municipal People’s Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which has been dismissed, is vividly reflected in this abnormal view of power: in order to show the “status” of the deputy mayor, he often appears in places such as the Xinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center. Please eat, and said, "What I want is a different effect and environment from others. The convention and exhibition center is my dedicated resource. No matter how rich you are, you can't usually experience this kind of service."
Part of it is the power blending and the transfer of benefits behind the "dinner".
In some people's opinion, the meaning of participating in the dinner is not in the "rice", but in the "inning".
On the surface, eating, drinking, and drinking, behind it is to engage in coterie and hilltopism, relying on various "dinners" to build relationships, and use different circles for personal gain.
"The so-called'one end of the wine cup, the principle of relaxation', the drunk man's intention is not in the'food' but in the'bureau'. This'bureau' is a bureau for hunting cadres, a bureau for power rent-seeking, and a bureau for creating a circle." Peking University Clean Government Construction Said Zhuang Deshui, deputy director of the research center.
Some leading cadres of party members regard eating and drinking as "face" and mistakenly believe that having a meal every day is a manifestation of strong ability and a wide circle.
A few areas are deeply influenced by the wine table culture, and the concepts of "good work on the wine table" are deeply rooted. They believe that "the more you drink to the stomach, the better your work will be." atmosphere.
There are still some party leaders and cadres who are aware of the disciplinary requirements, but "old acquaintances" treat guests, thinking that if they do not "shove their face", they still violate discipline under the high pressure situation.
Some comrades who were punished for accepting banquets in violation of the rules wrote in the review materials: "The mental acuity is still not high. Regarding the dinners invited by the leaders of the assessed unit, even if it is a private organization, you should think about why."
In addition, some localities and departments have extensive financial management and insufficient approval systems, which objectively left loopholes for illegal public funds.
"The most fundamental reason is the lack of learning of party members and cadres, they know very little about the essence and specific requirements of the eight central regulations, have a weak sense of party spirit, and have a fluke mentality." The relevant person in charge of the Lishui Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection in Zhejiang Province said. Under the pressure of continuing to vigorously oppose the "four winds", some party members and leading cadres are still lying on the "dining table", indicating that the "master switch" problem deep in the ideology of some leading cadres must be solved in order to radically solve the problem.
The "Four Winds" have become a breeding ground for corruption, and many party members and leading cadres who have fallen off the horse start to fall into the trap of "eating, drinking and drinking".
There is nothing trivial about eating and drinking.
"Eating and drinking in violation of regulations is a typical violation of the eight regulations of the central government. Throughout the investigations of violations of discipline and law in recent years, many leading party members and cadres who have fallen off the horse began to fall into the trap of eating and drinking." Deng Lianrong told reporters.
A few days ago, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate made a decision to arrest Peng Bo, former deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Group for Prevention and Handling of Cult Issues, on suspicion of accepting bribes in accordance with the law.
In the notice of Peng Bo’s expulsion from the party, it was mentioned that he violated the spirit of the eight central regulations, entered and exited private clubs in violation of regulations, and accepted public banquets in violation of regulations.
In addition, there are also acts of taking advantage of the position to seek benefits for others in business operations, and illegally accepting huge amounts of property, engaging in power and money transactions, and seeking benefits for relatives’ business activities.
Corruption and unhealthy tendencies are intertwined, and it has become commonplace.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, although historic achievements have been made in building a clean government and fighting corruption, the situation remains grim and complicated.
Illegal eating and drinking behaviors are latent with extravagance, and we must promptly prevent and resolutely rectify them.
Corruption and degeneration often start with the problem of non-compliance and non-compliance, and eventually break through the red line of party discipline and national law and become a "frog" cooked in warm water.
"Party members and cadres who use various seemingly compliant forms to cover up public funds may be lucky enough to be reimbursed once or twice, but once the gates of desire are opened, they will fall into the abyss of corruption in the long run." Deng Lianrong said.
Accepting a banquet from the boss and management service target may not immediately realize a certain interest appeal, but the risk of integrity has long been secretly breeding.
There is no free lunch in the world. Between pushing a cup and changing a cup, what is blurred is the boundary between the pro-Qing political and business relations, and what is built is a chain of potential benefits.
Persisting in coordinating the rectification of the "four styles" and anti-corruption is a realistic need to promote the "three noes" as a whole
Frozen three feet is not a day's cold, and illegal eating and drinking is still serious, which means that hedonism and extravagant habits are deep, and the looseness will resurgence.
To consolidate and expand the implementation of the eight central regulations, the spiritual achievements must be achieved for a long time to prevent the resurgence of unhealthy trends.
"If the corruption problem in a place is very serious, the problem of the'four winds' must be very prominent. Many cadres under investigation start with unhealthy practices and slowly degenerate into corrupt elements." Member of the Standing Committee of the Wuxi Municipal Committee of Jiangsu Province , Said Zhou Fengqin, Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Acting Director of the Supervisory Committee.
In order to strictly prevent the "four winds" from rebounding, Hunan Province deployed a centralized management of illegal eating and drinking throughout the province. The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection conducted listing and supervision of 100 typical "four winds" clues sorted out by big data.
Up to now, 100 clues to the "four winds" issues have been resolved, 66 of which were verified to be true, 120 party members and cadres are planned to be dealt with, and 30 party disciplinary and government sanctions have been given.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Party Style and Political Style Supervision Office of the Hunan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection conducted an in-depth analysis of the manifestations of illegal eating and drinking revealed by the clues of the problem, as well as the specific methods of passing on and concealing related expenses, etc., in response to these system loopholes, Supervise blind spots, formulate and promulgate the "Ten Prohibitions" on the Remediation of Invisible Variations in Eating and Drinking Violations, to further clarify the rules and regulations, and to release a strong signal for violations of eating and drinking outcrops.
At the same time, promote the improvement of systems and regulations at all levels and departments to plug regulatory loopholes.
At this stage, the anti-corruption struggle situation is still severe and complex. The "four winds" and anti-corruption correction can be integrated and grasped to avoid falling into the vicious circle of headaches and foot pains. It is to promote the "three noes" and achieve high-quality development. Realistic needs.
In order to rectify the cooperation style and build a supervisory force, the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Jilin Province has established and improved the "1+1" mechanism of supervision, inspection and investigation departments, the "1+N" mechanism of supervision and inspection departments and dispatched agencies, as well as inspection agencies and related departments (units) The "1+X" mechanism promotes the integration of the "four supervisions".
On this basis, the Party Work Style, Political Style Supervision Office will take the lead in coordinating the work of party style, political style and supervision, and make overall arrangements for the work style supervision throughout the year. Each supervision and inspection office will be responsible for division of work and detailed measures, and other comprehensive security departments will give full support Cooperate, rectify the cooperation style and supervise the power.
"Excuse me, how is the system of half-served and small-sized dishes implemented?" "The warning signs on cherishing food and civilized dining in the dining area should be more prominent." In order to consolidate and expand the implementation of the eight central provisions of the central government's spiritual achievements, persevere in the right spirit. In order to create a good social atmosphere of strict economy and opposing waste, the Lishui Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and related departments set up 12 special supervision and inspection teams to deploy the fifth round of "moon" action in 2021 in the city. Food waste and illegal eating and drinking have been rectified.
"In this special inspection, more than 10 units were randomly selected from various places to analyze the dining situation of official activities since 2020 by checking the ledger, verification vouchers, and data comparison. For example, the city level and Liandu District have been screened and determined. The key inspection of 26 hotels involved a total of 507 pieces of reception information.” The relevant person in charge of the Lishui Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection said that the city also insists on combining the correction of the "four winds" with the establishment of new winds, creating and launching animation videos, which are communicated in a timely and dynamic manner. Disciplinary requirements for important nodes, strengthening education management and clean government reminders.
"The construction of work style has a long way to go. Disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies must earnestly perform their supervisory responsibilities, correct the invisible and variable "four winds", and continue to promote the construction of work style to take root." The relevant person in charge of the municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision said.
For "corruption on the tip of the tongue," we must constantly grasp and fight on the spot, and we must maintain a high degree of vigilance against invisible mutations of illegal eating and drinking.