Notice of Guangdong Provincial People’s Government on Stabilizing Market Prices
people’s government of guangdong province
Notice on stabilizing market prices
No.224 [1981] of Guangdong Province
October 27, 1981
In recent years, our province has conscientiously implemented the principles and policies determined by the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, implemented special policies and flexible measures, changed the situation of exclusive operation in commodity circulation, gradually formed a structure in which multiple channels and various price forms coexist, initially invigorated the economy, promoted the development of commodity production and improved people’s lives. On the whole, the situation is good. At the end of last year, since the implementation of the State Council’s Notice on Controlling Prices and Rectifying Bargaining, prices were once controlled. However, since the second quarter of this year, prices have shown an upward trend again, and the supply of listed goods has decreased, and there are more and more bargaining goods, especially the prices of vegetables and non-staple foods have risen, which has seriously affected people’s lives and the masses have strongly reflected.
There are many reasons for the high price and rapid increase in Guangdong. The purchase price of agricultural and sideline products in our province is higher than the national level, with more subsidies outside the price and wide bargaining range; After the increase of export commodities in our province, we have not paid enough attention to using the retained foreign exchange to increase the production of consumer goods and solve the problem of market balance; The influence of Hong Kong and Macao market prices on the market prices in the province; In addition, our province has strong social purchasing power, many remittances and high consumption level, which also affects the price increase under the current tight supply and demand of commodities.
In addition to the above reasons, there are also reasons why our management work can’t keep up: First, market management and price management are lax and discipline is lax. Second, after the relaxation of the policy, the acquisition and management of first-and second-class agricultural and sideline products were not grasped tightly, the acquisition plan was not completed well, and the supply of listed goods decreased. Third, the unhealthy trend in the circulation field is serious, with bulls intervening, raising prices and snapping up, and some reselling the quoted goods for bargaining in order to pursue profits unilaterally, or raising prices in disguise and shifting the burden. Fourth, some units give bonuses indiscriminately, and smuggling and bootlegging activities are serious in some places, which increases the money supply, disrupts the market and encourages the price increase.
Maintaining the basic stability of prices is a major event related to the economic adjustment and reform of our province, the healthy development of economic construction and people’s lives. We must proceed from the overall situation of stability and unity and conscientiously implement the policy of maintaining the basic stability of market prices.
To keep prices basically stable, we must implement comprehensive and comprehensive management. Fundamentally speaking, it is necessary to vigorously develop production, especially the production of light consumer goods and non-staple foods, do a good job in purchasing and increase the supply of goods in the market.
We should attach great importance to the small advantage of our province’s local retained foreign exchange, and set aside a large proportion of imported raw materials needed for the production of consumer goods and commodities in short supply in the province to solve the market supply problem. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen cash management and control money supply; Strengthen the acquisition and management of agricultural and sideline products, and prohibit wrong practices such as arbitrary price increases, arbitrary price increases and price hikes; Resolutely stop spamming bonuses. Secondly, relevant departments of commerce, such as supply and marketing, price control, and industrial and commercial administration, should cooperate closely, seriously rectify bargaining, invigorate and rectify circulation channels, and correct unhealthy trends. We should strengthen the management of import and export commodity prices under the principle of unification with the outside world. It is necessary to strengthen market management and severely crack down on illegal activities such as smuggling, bootlegging and speculation.
At present, we must quickly reverse the unstable price situation. Therefore, the following measures must be taken in price management:
1. Resolutely implement the central government’s requirements for maintaining stability and basic stability in the retail prices and service charges of major consumer goods, which account for 60% to 70% of employees’ basic living expenses, so as to stabilize the overall situation of market prices.
(1) Commodities with stable prices include: twelve kinds of consumer goods such as grain (rice, flour and rice flour products), cooking oil, salt, sugar, pork, cotton cloth, matches, soap, kerosene, civil coal, students’ textbooks and newspapers, and rent, utilities and post and telecommunications fees. The quantitative part of these twelve commodities must be guaranteed in terms of quality, quantity and supply at quoted prices.
(2) Commodities with basically stable prices include: beans and bean products, fresh milk and dairy products, sauces and soy sauce, aquatic products, staple vegetables, chemical fiber fabrics, knitted cotton fabrics, cotton wadding, cloth shoes, rubber overshoes, washing powder, enamel products, plastic products, rafters, aluminum products, thermos bottles, pencils, pens, books and periodicals, western medicines, etc., and Generally, the prices of these commodities and service charges should not be moved or moved less. If it is really necessary to adjust them, they should rise and fall, and be generally balanced, and be approved by the provincial people’s government.
Two, we must strictly control the adjustment of the prices of industrial and agricultural products.
The purchase prices of major agricultural and sideline products should be stable for at least a few years, except for a few extremely unreasonable varieties, which can be adjusted appropriately. It is forbidden to raise prices indiscriminately. In particular, we should control the prices of grain, oil, sugar cane, pigs, aquatic products, tobacco, hemp, rosin, cinnamon and other commodities to ensure the completion of the acquisition plan of these key products and the needs of export and domestic markets. The prices of the adjacent areas of our province and neighboring provinces should be actively linked up. "It is not allowed to exceed the provisions of the province to increase the price and improve the standard of prize sales, etc., to snap up products from other provinces and regions.
In addition to the above-mentioned stable commodities, the prices of industrial products can be reasonably adjusted for a few unreasonable ones. The price of coal has been reasonably adjusted, but the sales price of civil coal should be kept unchanged. Consumer goods related to people’s lives should be small profits but quick turnover, and the prices of some products should be reduced appropriately. Other commodities should be carefully investigated and studied, strictly controlled, and the price should be kept low and motionless to avoid chain reaction.
The purchase price of export commodities is basically determined according to the domestic price, with high quality and good price. Some commodities should be properly adjusted according to the price changes in the international market.
The pricing of imported goods is basically based on domestic prices, which can be slightly lower or slightly higher than the national J price, but the low range is not more than 10%, so as not to hit domestic industries. Commodities receiving foreign exchange certificates should be based on domestic prices with reference to Hong Kong and Macao market prices; For the nine categories of commodities under provincial control, the preferential price is generally not more than 20%; Prices must be unified in the same city.
Three, to ensure the supply of quoted goods, it is strictly prohibited to transfer quoted goods to the market for sale at high prices.
(1) State-owned businesses, supply and marketing cooperatives and factories and enterprises should take the lead in implementing the national price policy and discipline, and are not allowed to turn quoted commodities into negotiated sales, and are not allowed to exchange quoted commodities for high-priced sales to reap profits.
(2) Shops and salesrooms of state-owned businesses and supply and marketing cooperatives must engage in retail business, implement the prescribed retail prices, and may not resell retail quoted goods in batches. Some commodities in short supply need to be sold by vouchers, limited quantities or in pieces to stabilize the market and ensure the stability of retail prices in the market.
(3) State-owned businesses and supply and marketing cooperatives shall supply commodities to licensed cooperative stores and self-employed households at wholesale prices or at retail prices. Cooperative stores and individual vendors must sell at the retail price stipulated by state-owned businesses or supply and marketing cooperatives.
(four) it is forbidden for commercial departments, factories and enterprises to use the goods in short supply in the market to curry favor, or to supply family members to sell at high prices.
(five) according to national policies and regulations, the price of products (including exhibitions) that factories are allowed to sell themselves should be strictly determined in accordance with the provisions of the provincial people’s government. The price to be sold to the business unit is determined by industrial and commercial consultation according to the ex-factory price or wholesale price; Retail to consumers, according to the state-owned commercial retail price. State-owned businesses should purchase important commodities related to production and people’s lives as planned. The market is short of goods, and the overproduction part should give priority to commercial acquisition.
(6) State-owned businesses, supply and marketing cooperatives, factories and enterprises are not allowed to privately divide goods and products at reduced prices to employees.
Four, vigorously rectify the purchase and sale of agricultural and sideline products and the unplanned operation of industrial products.
Must be in accordance with the recent the State Council approved by the General Administration of Prices, Supply and Marketing Corporation, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Food, Ministry of Foreign Trade, General Administration of Fisheries, General Administration of Medicine, Administration for Industry and Commerce and other eight units jointly issued by the agricultural and sideline products to discuss the purchase and sale price management measures, to carry out serious rectification. One, two or three types of agricultural and sideline products, according to the provisions of the provincial people’s government. All the first and second types of agricultural and sideline products that are allowed to be purchased and sold after the completion of the plan are set by the provincial price department; In principle, three types of agricultural and sideline products are negotiated for purchase and sale, but for bulk three types of agricultural and sideline products that belong to important industrial raw materials and export materials, the provincial or regional price departments shall stipulate the maximum price and minimum protection price in the main producing areas.
The price management of bargaining commodities should implement the principle of invigorating the market and maintaining the basic stability of market prices. State-owned units should buy bargained goods slightly lower than the local farmers’ market price. The principle of small profits but quick turnover should be grasped in discussing and selling commodity prices (the profit rate should be controlled by 2% to 3%), which is lower than the market trade price, so as to stabilize market prices. Generally, the difference rate of purchase and sale, the difference rate of wholesale and retail and the expense rate of transfer price should be lower than the difference rate of similar cheap goods. The specific price is controlled by the municipal and county-level competent companies, and the comprehensive price department should check it regularly.
The variety range, price range and business unit of one or two types of unplanned industrial products with guaranteed capital operation must be strictly controlled according to the relevant provisions of the province.
Five, to further strengthen the price management.
Governments at all levels and enterprise departments must improve the price mechanism, enrich personnel and strengthen leadership over price work. It is necessary to organize relevant departments to conduct regular market price inspections. The provincial people’s government decided to conduct two price inspections in November and December this year and from New Year’s Day to Spring Festival. The inspection should be organized by the departments of price, finance and trade, industry and commerce management under the leadership of governments at all levels, and people’s representatives should be invited to conduct the inspection together. The focus of the inspection is the quotation and bargaining related to people’s daily necessities, and the implementation of price policies by state-owned businesses, supply and marketing cooperatives and factories and enterprises is inspected. All localities should choose one or two counties and cities to carry out key inspections. In the inspection, it is necessary to draw a clear line between policies, effectively solve some existing problems, give praise to typical cases that have implemented price discipline well, and deal with cases that have seriously violated price discipline.
To strengthen market management, we must combine price management with market management, and combine it with curbing unhealthy practices in commodity circulation, and mobilize the masses to supervise. We must resolutely crack down on speculators, ban second-hand dealers who engage in illegal reselling activities, and resolutely crack down on those who violate the rules and regulations.