Multiple Pilot Programs for Rural Land Reform Will Continue to Be Advanced Next Year
Zheng Lingzhi, president of the China Land Surveying and Planning Institute, said on the 29th that after the pilot program for rural land system reform submitted to the central government by the Ministry of Land and Resources was approved, according to the reform program design, rural land system reforms such as the land expropriation system, the entry of collective operating construction land into the market, and the homestead system will continue to be advanced as key priorities. "In 2015, several pilot sites will be selected to carry out land system reform experiments. During the pilot process, in response to problems that emerge, the overall reform design will be continuously improved, and reform experience that can be replicated, promoted, and conducive to legal revision will be summarized."
On the same day, the China Land Surveying and Planning Institute released the "2014 Blue Book on China's Land Policy" in Beijing, systematically reviewing the main land policies introduced in 2014, analyzing and evaluating the land policies of the whole year, and predicting the basic direction of land policy in 2015.
Zheng Lingzhi introduced that in addition to the pilot advancement of rural land system reform, in 2015, the reform of the land transfer system will continue to be deepened, and various forms of transfer methods will be promoted to facilitate the rational allocation and effective use of land resources.
Policies in this regard include continuing to explore the supply, management, and exit mechanisms for land for shared-ownership housing, adjusting the supply structure for different types of land, and maintaining the stability of the land market; implementing targeted land supply and transfer policies to facilitate the rational allocation and effective use of land resources.
In addition, the linkage between increases and decreases in urban and rural construction land, the redevelopment of inefficiently used land, and the reclamation of abandoned industrial and mining land have already been included in the national land use plan. Going forward, related work will be further strengthened and improved, universal methods will be summarized, and these efforts will shift from pilot programs to routine work.
Zheng Lingzhi further stated, "The tone of real estate regulation will not change. We will continue to adhere to market self-regulation as the main approach, with timely government regulation as a supplement. At the same time, we will further improve the diversified structure of market entities, fully leverage the regulatory role of economic means such as fiscal and tax measures, and push for the implementation of long-term mechanisms."
When reviewing the main land policies of 2014, Zheng Lingzhi particularly noted that the "Interim Regulations on Real Estate Registration" were officially issued in 2014, and rural housing will be included in the unified real estate registration framework. In addition, in order to adapt to the new normal of the economy, the Ministry of Land and Resources further strengthened and improved land regulation policies, placing greater emphasis on categorized guidance and precise regulation, and adopted proactive measures in areas such as balanced supply, market stabilization, strengthened management, and deepened research.