Don't let fiscal funds become the meat of Tang Monk!, 40 million yuan livelihood project has become "unfinished"
According to CCTV's Focus Interview, in 2016, Changyuan City in Xinxiang, Henan Province applied for multiple projects to support the construction of affordable housing. The central government allocated over 40 million yuan in budget funds to support three of these projects. However, seven years have passed and all of these projects have ended up being abandoned. In a certain community, the three three-dimensional garages built with central funds have not been put into use at all; The planned supporting facilities such as kindergartens and clinics in another community have disappeared to this day; To build a 560 meter long road, the central government allocated 17 million yuan in funding, but six years later, the road was still a dead end.
It is shocking and angry that Changyuan City has wasted its special financial funds so much! Financial funds are obtained and used by the people, and every penny must be used on the cutting edge and in the areas where local economic and social development is most needed. Especially the central financial funds involved in the incident are allocated by the central government to local governments upon application to support the construction of livelihood projects, with the aim of helping local governments improve their livelihoods. Local governments must take it seriously, do a good job of planning and supervision, and ensure that funds are spent where the people need them the most. The unfinished projects of these livelihood projects in Changyuan City mean that the 40 million yuan central government funds not only failed to achieve the expected improvement in people's livelihoods, but also hurt the hearts of the people.
From the details disclosed in the report, it can be found that there are significant problems in the planning and supervision of the use of fiscal special funds in the local area. Firstly, in terms of planning, this fund was not invested in the right place. For example, in the garage project, the person in charge of the construction company clearly stated that "most of these three-dimensional garages are not easy to use in actual use.". Why build it if it's not easy to use? Have you conducted research and argumentation before investing in construction? In another project, when the bidding process was underway, the entire building had already been completed. How about building a new sanitary room? This can't help but make people wonder: is it really the residents of the community who need a health room, or is there someone who cleverly uses their name to embezzle or even defraud financial funds? In terms of regulation, the local government has failed to fulfill its due regulatory responsibilities regarding the use of funds and project progress. Otherwise, why is there still over 200 meters of unfinished road after 6 years of construction on a 560 meter road in a treaty? Regarding this, the person in charge of the Development and Reform Commission of Changyuan City admitted, "At that time, the plan was very good, but the work was not done well, so it went against expectations."
How Henan Province and Changyuan City will handle the problems and negative consequences that arise during the use of fiscal funds is currently the most concerning and concerning issue for people. The lesson of Changyuan City this time is worth learning from by relevant departments in various regions. This is: for projects used for public livelihood construction, regardless of whether their funding channels come from finance or social welfare donations, local governments and relevant departments must attach great importance to and fulfill their responsibilities. Through strengthening research and argumentation and full process supervision, they must ensure that funds are spent on the right path and in the hearts of the people, spending them clearly and clearly. No one or department is allowed to "only apply and ignore the consequences" for taxpayers' money, let alone treat it as "Tang Monk's flesh". Otherwise, whoever wastes funds must bear the corresponding consequences.