Residents hear budget plans
By Gao Liangliang and Huo Wei |
December 26, 2009, Saturday
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MORE than 230 local residents and members of the National People's Congress (NPC) applied to attend the Minhang Public Hearing on the 2010 fiscal budget held this month.
In contrast, last year just one resident and four NPC members applied to be part of the forum.
"This is because of the government's stronger promotion among locals through newspapers and free brochures," said Qian Bo, a staff member of the local government.
More than 60 percent of applicants were ordinary residents from all walks of life and almost 40 percent were NPC members.
"I've learned more than I expected through the hearing," said Tan Huiqin, the youngest applicant, who is majoring in auditing at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
She learned about the forum from Minhang Weekly and applied to attend the two-hour hearing on agriculture subsidies. "It gives me a clearer picture of how the government makes a policy and puts it in force," Tan said.
Villager Yang Hanxiang from Pujiang Town was well prepared for the hearing. He was about to hand in a letter to the government complaining about low subsidies for land acquisition after the hearing. "This is not only my personal opinion. I'm representing my fellow villagers," he said.
Gou Yannan, the director of the Center of Public Budget and Performance Appraisal at Fudan University, attended the hearing for the second time.
"The fact that more citizens want to be involved shows that they are becoming more aware of their own rights," he said. "The next thing the government should do is to explain the budget in a way that ordinary residents can understand."
In contrast, last year just one resident and four NPC members applied to be part of the forum.
"This is because of the government's stronger promotion among locals through newspapers and free brochures," said Qian Bo, a staff member of the local government.
More than 60 percent of applicants were ordinary residents from all walks of life and almost 40 percent were NPC members.
"I've learned more than I expected through the hearing," said Tan Huiqin, the youngest applicant, who is majoring in auditing at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
She learned about the forum from Minhang Weekly and applied to attend the two-hour hearing on agriculture subsidies. "It gives me a clearer picture of how the government makes a policy and puts it in force," Tan said.
Villager Yang Hanxiang from Pujiang Town was well prepared for the hearing. He was about to hand in a letter to the government complaining about low subsidies for land acquisition after the hearing. "This is not only my personal opinion. I'm representing my fellow villagers," he said.
Gou Yannan, the director of the Center of Public Budget and Performance Appraisal at Fudan University, attended the hearing for the second time.
"The fact that more citizens want to be involved shows that they are becoming more aware of their own rights," he said. "The next thing the government should do is to explain the budget in a way that ordinary residents can understand."
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