Hebei Provincial People's Government on saving administrative and public utility expenditures of several regulations

I. Strict control of staffing. In the future, without the approval of the provincial party committee, the provincial government, any place, department and unit are not allowed to increase institutions and staffing. Where unauthorized increase in the establishment of its staff salaries and other expenses, the financial sector will not be allocated. Has been overstaffed units, the overstaffing should be actively and properly resettlement processing; before the resettlement processing, the financial sector of the overstaffing only allocated wages, employee benefits and subsidized wages and other personal funds, not allocated public funds. Cooks, cleaners, janitors, drivers, etc., required by each administrative organization should be settled within the approved establishment, and temporary workers (except seasonal ones) should not be employed for a long period of time, and those who have already been employed should be dismissed within a certain period of time. In the future, no further expenditure on long-term temporary workers wages, labor, preparation and financial departments at all levels to keep a good gate. Improving the management of administrative public funds. Starting from January 1, 1983, the administrative organs at all levels should implement the management method of "quota dry, balance retained, and overspending not to be compensated" for public funds. The annual quota of public funds per person was compressed by 15 per cent on the basis of the 1982 expenditures, and was approved and issued by the financial departments at each level. Financial departments at all levels set specific quotas based on their own financial resources and the situation of the units to which they belonged, on the basis of which they approved annual budget expenditure targets. Utilities of the public funds quota, by localities and municipalities in accordance with the spirit of the above, study the development of the issued. In order to mobilize the administrative and public institutions to increase revenue and reduce expenditures, the year-end balance (excluding large-scale purchases, housing overhaul and other earmarks) can be carried over to the next year for the development of the cause, to improve working conditions, to make up for the year's shortfall in funding can also be used for the collective welfare of employees and individual bonuses. Third, the strict division of funds within the scope of expenditure. The scope of expenditure of the administrative and public utility funds are limited to: office expenses, postage and electricity, utilities, conference fees, heating costs, travel expenses, leasing costs, vehicle repairs, motor vehicle fuel costs, operating expenses, building repairs, equipment purchases and other legitimate expenses. It is not allowed to use administrative expenses for capital construction, unauthorized purchase of controlled commodities, or for private borrowing. It is strictly prohibited to use public funds for inviting guests, gifts, theater and movies.

The utility fees managed by administrative departments at all levels can only be used for the development of their own units, and may not be used for the administrative expenses of the competent departments.

All units should vigorously save coal, water and electricity. Public and private water and electricity, respectively, to install meters and bear the cost. Fourth, vigorously economize on meeting expenses. Can be opened or not open the meeting resolutely do not open, must open the meeting, the number of people and the number of days to be compressed to a minimum. Provincial departments where the meeting to the county level, to be reported to the provincial government for approval. After the approval of the meeting, the organizers should be prepared in advance to report the meeting costs budget, reported to the same level of the financial sector for approval. Several departments jointly convened the meeting, the number of attendees should be apportioned according to the expenses. All kinds of meetings shall not be unauthorized to increase the meal allowance and other expenditure standards; local participants can go home or to the unit of accommodation, do not stay at the meeting; in addition to the provincial party committee, the provincial government will convene the model workers, other than the meeting shall not be issued prizes or souvenirs. Meetings should try to use the unit's car, must rent a car, to be careful budgeting, saving money. Fifth, strict control of travel expenses. Travelers to pay the fare, hotel fees, accommodation costs, etc., should be reimbursed in strict accordance with the national system, are not allowed to raise the standard, during the trip detour to visit relatives, excursions, as well as violation of the provisions of the expenditure, are borne by the individual, should be appropriate to control the outgoing visit to study. Provincial organs to organize visits to the province to be approved by the provincial government; around, cities and counties to organize visits to the province, the number of visitors in the following five people by the municipal people's government of the provincial government approval, more than five people shall be reported to the provincial government for approval. Sixth, strict control of publishing and printing expenses. Currently the province's public circulation of newspapers and magazines has reached eighty-seven, many newspapers and magazines long-term losses. Where the future public circulation of newspapers and magazines, are to implement enterprise management, self-financing, financial subsidies. Internal publications, documents, briefings, etc., should be vigorously streamlined, unnecessary documents, telegrams resolutely do not send. Compilation and printing of information compilations, books, should be accurately calculate the number of copies printed, according to the cost of fees. Seventh, strengthen the management of automobiles. To establish a sound management system for the use of automobiles, strictly control the use of cars for private business. Where private affairs (such as theater, movies, visiting friends and relatives, picking up and dropping off friends and relatives, etc.) with a car, all by 10 cents per kilometer; commuting to and from work by the authorities car (including station wagons), per person per month at a charge of three yuan, with the unit sedan (not allowed to rent a car) pick up and drop off per person per month at a charge of one yuan and fifty cents. Units charged, offset the unit's car maintenance costs and gasoline expenses. Eight, strictly control the purchasing power of social groups. All levels, departments, units of the social group purchasing power expenditure, to be strictly controlled within the target issued by the higher level, not to break through, non-productive goods, generally stop approving the purchase. Directly for the production and management, natural science research, special control of commodities, but also to be strictly approved. The relevant departments at all levels should strictly control and strengthen supervision. Unauthorized purchase of specially controlled commodities, the control office at all levels have the right to confiscate, the circumstances are serious, according to the provisions of the relevant personnel to give economic or disciplinary sanctions. Nine, strengthen the management of public medical expenses. To resolutely change the public medical overspending, wasteful situation. In 1983, the province's average annual expenditure per person quota should be controlled within 40 yuan, such as more than, financial subsidies. To improve the management of publicly-funded medical care (specific measures to be drawn up by the Provincial Health Bureau and the Finance Bureau). To educate cadres and staff and medical personnel to strictly abide by the public medical system. To strengthen the supervision and inspection of serious violations of the system should be seriously dealt with.