Waste fight targets official cars, buildings
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China is to seize and auction off government and Party offices that are illegally built and will trim down the huge fleet of government cars as part of the ongoing crackdown on extravagance and pervasive corruption.
“All official building projects that have not had inspections carried out according to regulations and where construction has started without permission must halt construction and be handed over for confiscation,” according to a directive issued by the Party’s Central Committee and the State Council, China’s Cabinet.
“All official building projects that exceed (the regulated) size, violate standards, or are over budget should have the area that exceeds standards vacated and handed over within a limited time or be entirely confiscated and auctioned off,” the directive says.
Numerous scandals in recent years have centered on extravagant expenditure on new government buildings by officials, often in poor inland regions.
Some local governments have embezzled poverty-alleviation and disaster-relief funds to build offices and other facilities for themselves that sometimes resemble resorts.
In July, the government ordered a five-year suspension of the construction of new official buildings.
The directive says China is also to cancel official cars for general use and will only keep “necessary” official vehicles for law enforcement, confidential communications, emergency services, special and technical needs, and some other uses.
Public transport will be used for general travel, and officials may receive transportation subsidies, it says.
Officials are also prohibited from using public funds to travel abroad in the name of official business.
The rules outline the proper management of funds for various uses, including official travel, receptions, meetings, official vehicles and buildings, and are to guide the Party and government organs in practicing frugality and rejecting extravagance.
Party and government institutions must insist on frugality and strictly control spending on official affairs, and they have been ordered to be transparent in their spending and publicize in detail their use of funds, assets and public resources, except in cases that involve national secrets.
The directive urges authorities to establish supervision and accountability systems, and leaders at various levels will be held responsible for rule violations.
President Xi Jinping, who took office in March, has spearheaded the fight on graft and the Party has been cracking down on everything from the use of government cars to liquor served at official banquets.
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