These 7 major livelihood developments decided this week all affect you
Last night it felt like autumn was near, but waking up the heat was oppressive. In the first week after the Start of Autumn, the "autumn tiger" heat is showing its power. Let these major livelihood developments cool you down.
1. State Council issues document to support the citizenization of agricultural transfer population
The State Council recently issued the "Notice on Implementing Several Fiscal Policies to Support the Citizenization of Agricultural Transfer Population," making arrangements for establishing and improving a fiscal policy system that supports the citizenization of agricultural transfer population. The Notice proposes incorporating the compulsory education of children accompanying agricultural transfer population and other permanent residents into the scope of public fiscal guarantees, gradually improving and implementing policies for free tuition and miscellaneous fees in secondary vocational education and inclusive preschool education; accelerating the implementation of measures for transferring and continuing medical insurance relationships and for settling medical expenses incurred in different places; accelerating the implementation of a unified and standardized urban-rural social security system; supporting unemployed persons among the agricultural transfer population who have settled in cities to register as unemployed and enjoy public employment services and support policies such as vocational guidance, job introduction, training and skills assessment; establishing a reward mechanism for the citizenization of agricultural transfer population to raise the urbanization rate of registered population; safeguarding the land contract rights, homestead use rights and collective income distribution rights of farmers who have settled in cities; and increasing fiscal support for the citizenization of agricultural transfer population and establishing a dynamic adjustment mechanism, among ten specific policy measures.
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2. New ID card regulations released, every item affects you
The Ministry of Public Security and seven other departments recently issued the "Announcement on Regulating the Use and Management of Resident Identity Cards." The Announcement proposes that "citizens shall use resident identity cards in accordance with the law and shall not rent, lend or transfer their resident identity cards"; "citizens shall enhance their awareness of the security protection of resident identity cards, properly keep their resident identity cards and prevent loss or theft"; "resident identity cards registered with fingerprint information can effectively prevent being fraudulently used by others, and citizens may actively apply to public security organs for replacement with resident identity cards registered with fingerprint information"; "state organs or relevant units and their staff shall not copy or scan resident identity cards without authorization, and shall not withhold or pledge citizens' resident identity cards," among 10 clauses.
3. Measures for Reducing Patent Fees issued, expected to reduce burdens by 4.1 billion yuan annually
The Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission recently jointly issued the "Measures for Reducing Patent Fees," specifying the main contents including the scope of preferences, eligible recipients, level of preferences and procedures for preferences. The new Measures stipulate that patent applicants or patentees may request reduction of four fees: application fee, substantive examination fee for invention patent applications, annual fee and reexamination fee; individuals with an average monthly income of less than 3,500 yuan (42,000 yuan annually) in the previous year, enterprises with taxable income of less than 300,000 yuan in the previous year, and public institutions, social organizations and non-profit scientific research institutions may request reduction of patent fees from the State Intellectual Property Office. The Measures take effect on September 1 this year.
4. Starting next month, 20 types of certificates no longer need to be issued by police stations
The Ministry of Public Security, the National Development and Reform Commission and 10 other departments recently jointly issued the "Opinions on Improving and Regulating the Work of Police Stations in Issuing Certificates," which takes effect on September 1, 2016. The Opinions point out that when relevant units require the public to issue certificates or provide certification materials, they must follow the principles of having a legal basis and "whoever is in charge is responsible." For any matter that citizens can prove with statutory identity documents, police stations shall no longer issue certificates; for certification matters that are not within the statutory duties of police stations according to law, the competent departments shall be responsible for verification. The Opinions clarify 20 types of certificates that will no longer need to be issued by police stations, such as citizen name, citizen gender and changes of address, and 9 circumstances in which police stations still need to issue certificates.
5. By the end of 2020, all poverty-stricken villages will meet residential sanitation standards
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and other departments recently jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Improving Residential Sanitation Conditions in Poverty-Stricken Villages," specifying that by the end of 2020, all poverty-stricken villages will meet residential sanitation standards, basically eliminate hidden residential sanitation and health hazards, greatly reduce the incidence of diseases caused by poor residential sanitation conditions, and encourage farmers to develop civilized and healthy living habits. The guiding opinions require that residential sanitation conditions in poverty-stricken villages meet standards such as basically safe drinking water for residents, separation of people and livestock in every household, a significantly increased penetration rate of sanitary toilets, basically eliminating the exposure of human and livestock excrement, comprehensive treatment of rural domestic waste, and farmers' housing having basic ventilation, lighting and thermal insulation functions while ensuring safety.
6. Health and Family Planning Commission to focus on inspecting department leasing and practice beyond scope
The National Health and Family Planning Commission issued the "Notice on Carrying Out Special Supervision and Inspection of Medical Institutions' Lawful Practice," conducting key spot checks on different types of medical institutions. Among them, for secondary and tertiary hospitals (including maternal and child health care institutions), the focus is on checking whether there is leasing or contracting of departments, carrying out diagnosis and treatment activities beyond scope, hiring non-health technical personnel, etc.; for primary hospitals (including those without assigned grades), outpatient departments and clinics, the focus is on checking whether there are illegal and irregular acts such as issuing false medical documents, renting or lending the "Medical Institution Practice License," failing to charge according to publicly posted standards, carrying out diagnosis and treatment activities beyond scope, and hiring non-health technical personnel.
7. Ministry of Education issues new management regulations, use of science operating funds more practical
The Ministry of Education recently issued the "Measures for the Establishment and Implementation of Major Projects of the Ministry of Education Science Operating Funds." The new Measures specify that major projects implement a budget system, and the scope of project expenditures mainly includes book and material fees, data collection fees, travel expenses, conference fees, etc.; among these, the total project budget generally shall not be adjusted. During project implementation, the three expenditures of conference fees, travel expenses and cooperation and exchange fees may be adjusted for use among themselves, but must not exceed the total budget for the three expenditures. Expert consultation fees and labor service fees generally shall not be increased in budget. For other adjustments needed, the project leader shall submit an application, the supporting unit shall review and approve it, and it shall be reported to the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education for record.