Notice of the General Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government on Adjusting the Price of Civil Fuel in this Municipality

Beijing Zhengban made [1999] No.7

The people’s governments of the districts and counties, the commissions, offices and bureaus of the municipal government, and the municipal institutions:

　　In order to speed up the infrastructure construction in this city and gradually straighten out the price of civil fuel, according to the Notice of the State Planning Commission on the Pricing Principles of Refined Oil and the Ex-factory Price of Refined Oil for the Army and the State Reserve (JYD [98] No.53), and after the hearing of the civil fuel price adjustment hearing, the municipal government decided to appropriately adjust the price of civil fuel in this city from March 1, 1999, and at the same time correspondingly raise the standard of heating fees for workers in winter. Approved by the municipal government, the relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

　　First, the basic principles of adjusting the price of civil fuel

　　On the premise of ensuring the basic stability of market supply and price level, we should fully consider the affordability of consumers and gradually rationalize the price of civil fuel, so that the price of civil fuel in this city will gradually approach the national average.

　　Second, the civil fuel price arrangement

　　The sales price per ton of civil honeycomb coal was adjusted from 160 yuan to 200 yuan, that is, each 5-inch honeycomb coal was adjusted from 0.20 yuan to 0.25 yuan; The sales price of civil gas per cubic meter is adjusted from 0.60 yuan to 0.90 yuan; The planned ex-factory price of liquefied gas per ton is adjusted from 1200 yuan to 1500 yuan; The sales price of each bottle (15 kg) of quantitative liquefied gas is adjusted from 22.80 yuan to 29.40 yuan, and the price of civil liquefied gas added for quantitative supply remains unchanged; The gas prices of other industries and other units will be adjusted accordingly. The price of natural gas does not move. The specific implementation measures shall be notified separately by the Municipal Price Bureau.

　　In order to promote the use of natural gas, large non-residential gas users can be given appropriate preferential treatment without increasing subsidies. The specific measures are put forward by the Municipal Public Bureau and examined and approved by the Municipal Price Bureau in conjunction with the Municipal Finance Bureau.

　　Three, appropriately raise the standard of coal fire fee for workers’ winter heating.

　　Civil fuel is a necessity of people’s life. In order to reduce the influence of price adjustment, the standard of coal fire fee for workers’ heating in winter should be raised appropriately. The standard of heating coal fire fee for each employee in each heating season is raised from 120 yuan to 140 yuan. The specific implementation measures shall be notified separately by the Municipal Finance Bureau, the Municipal Labor Bureau and other departments.

　　Four, to ensure the basic livelihood of urban low-income people.

　　In order to effectively ensure that the basic livelihood of low-income people in cities and towns will not be greatly affected by the price adjustment of civil fuel, the municipal government has decided to raise the minimum living standard for urban residents, the minimum wage for employees, the unemployment benefit standard, the basic living standard for laid-off workers in enterprises and the minimum standard for basic pensions, and continue to implement the normal adjustment system for basic pensions for retirees. Among them, the measures to improve the subsidy standard of "grain and oil poverty card" were introduced on January 1 this year, and other standards and the normal adjustment of basic pension will be introduced one after another.

　　Five, conscientiously do a good job in the production and market supply during the period of civil fuel price adjustment.

　　All relevant competent departments should actively plan and organize the production, storage and sales of civil fuels, fully estimate the possible problems in the market, and formulate corresponding measures to ensure market supply. Enterprises producing civil fuels should strive to complete the production plan, especially to ensure the quality of civil fuels. State-owned circulation enterprises should give full play to the role of the main channel, strive to improve service attitude, improve service quality, and take necessary measures to facilitate people to buy. Civil fuel production and sales enterprises should strictly implement the price policy and supply policy.

　　Six, to further strengthen the price management and supervision and inspection, it is strictly prohibited to "ride" price increases.

　　During the adjustment of civil fuel prices, all commodity prices and service charges managed by the state are not allowed to be adjusted without authorization, and the prices of people’s necessities should be kept stable. Price, industrial and commercial administration and technical supervision departments at all levels should strengthen market monitoring, management and product quality inspection. In the near future, it is necessary to highlight the supervision and inspection of the implementation of the prices of people’s daily necessities such as civil fuels and non-staple foods, and severely crack down on criminals who take the opportunity to raise prices, shoddy goods and disrupt market order.

　　Seven, strengthen the leadership of the civil fuel price adjustment work.

　　This adjustment of civil fuel prices is related to the vital interests of the broad masses of the people. All localities, departments and units should earnestly strengthen leadership, elaborate organization, careful arrangement, division of responsibilities, close cooperation, and properly handle the problems arising during the price adjustment period. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen publicity and education, guide the broad masses of cadres and the masses to fully understand the necessity and importance of civil fuel price adjustment from the height of intensifying reform and accelerating national economic development, understand and support the work of civil fuel price adjustment, and ensure the smooth implementation of this work.

　　February 25, 1999　　

Publicity outline on properly adjusting the price of civil fuel in our city

(February 25th, 1999)

　　According to the spirit of the State Planning Commission on improving and rationalizing the ex-factory price of liquefied gas step by step, Beijing decided to adjust the price of civil fuel accordingly from March 1, 1999, and at the same time appropriately raise the standard of coal fire fee for individual workers in winter heating.

　　First, why should we adjust the price of civil fuel?

　　The main reasons for this adjustment of civil fuel prices are:

　　First, the state requires to adjust the ex-factory price of liquefied gas, and the sales price of civil fuel in our city needs to be adjusted accordingly. In order to promote the development of petrochemical industry and ensure people’s living fuel in urban and rural areas, the State Planning Commission recently issued a document stating that the reasonable ex-factory price of liquefied gas is about 1,800 yuan per ton, and it is required to gradually adjust it in place within three years. Our city plans to take a step-by-step solution to adjust it in place. The first step is to adjust the ex-factory price of liquefied gas from the current 1,200 yuan per ton to 1,500 yuan per ton. At present, the sales cost per ton of civil liquefied gas in our city has reached 2100 yuan, while the sales price per ton is only 1520 yuan, and the loss is already very serious. If the national ex-factory price of liquefied gas is further increased and the sales price is not adjusted accordingly, the loss will be further increased, even if the financial burden is unbearable, it is not conducive to ensuring the people’s living gas. After the ex-factory and sales prices of liquefied gas are adjusted, other civil fuels (gas, honeycomb coal) should be adjusted accordingly, taking into account the price relationship between different types of civil fuels.

　　Second, the price of civil fuel in our city has been low for a long time, and the price deviates from the value. For a long time, in order to ensure social stability, civil fuel in our city has been sold at a price lower than the cost. Although the price has been adjusted in recent years, many problems of the upside down of the cost and price of civil fuel have been completely solved, which eventually led to serious losses for civil fuel manufacturers and sales. At present, the average price of civil fuel in our city is not only lower than the national average price, but also lower than the price levels in Tianjin and Shanghai. For example, the national average price of civil honeycomb coal is 250.50 yuan per ton, 208 yuan in Tianjin, 440 yuan in Shanghai and 160 yuan in our city; Another example is civil gas, the national average price per cubic meter is 1.26 yuan, Tianjin 0.70 yuan, Shanghai 0.90 yuan, and our city is only 0.60 yuan. In 1997, the loss of civil fuel in our city was 874 million yuan, and the financial subsidy for the whole year was 748 million yuan.

　　Third, the low price of civil fuel in our city restricts the production and supply of enterprises, which does not meet the requirements of market and economic development, and is not conducive to the economical use of energy. In the long run, it will be impossible to ensure the normal production and supply of civil fuel and meet the needs of people’s lives and economic development. In order to promote the development of civil fuel industry in our city and arouse the enthusiasm of enterprises and employees, it is very necessary to adjust the price of civil fuel appropriately under the condition of ensuring that residents’ lives are not greatly affected.

　　This time, the adjustment of civil fuel prices only adjusts the prices of civil honeycomb coal, media and liquefied gas, excluding the price of natural gas. This is because, due to the introduction and use of Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia natural gas in our city, it will not only help to promote and encourage the use of natural gas by using price leverage, but also help to control the air pollution in our city; At the same time, considering the decrease of calorific value of natural gas, compared with other adjustments of civil fuel prices, natural gas prices are adjusted.

　　Second, how to adjust the price of civil fuel

　　The price of civil fuel concerns the interests of thousands of households. This price adjustment of civil fuel is based on the interests of supervising state enterprises and individuals, gradually rationalizing the price of civil fuel and arranging it according to the principle of being lower than the national average.

　　The price per ton of honeycomb coal for residents and vegetable farmers in the suburbs of the city was adjusted from 160 yuan to 200 yuan, that is, each 5-inch honeycomb coal was adjusted from 0.20 yuan to 0.25 yuan; The price of civil media is adjusted from 0.60 yuan to 0.90 yuan per cubic meter; Within the quota, the price of civil liquefied gas is adjusted from 1520 yuan to 1960 yuan per ton, that is, each bottle (15 kg) is adjusted from 22.80 yuan to 29.40 yuan. There is no adjustment to the price of the civil use of quantitative additional supply. The adjustment of civil fuel prices in suburban counties shall be arranged by the local government accordingly.

　　The starting time of price adjustment is March 1, 1999.

　　Three, formulate corresponding measures to ensure that the market price is basically stable.

　　In order to ensure the smooth adjustment of civil fuel prices, reduce the impact on residents, prevent abnormal market fluctuations caused by price adjustment, and ensure social stability and people’s peace of mind, the municipal government will take the following measures: First, appropriately raise the coal fire fee standard for individual workers of coal-burning households in winter, and raise the coal fire fee standard for each worker in each heating season from the current 120 yuan to 140 yuan; Second, in order to effectively ensure the basic livelihood of low-income people in cities and towns, the municipal government has decided to raise the minimum living standard for urban residents, the minimum wage for employees, the standard for career relief, the standard for basic living expenses for laid-off workers in enterprises and the minimum standard for basic pensions in a timely manner, and continue to implement the normal adjustment system for basic pensions for retirees. Among them, the measures to improve the subsidy standard of "grain and oil poverty card" have been on January 1 this year, and other standards and the normal adjustment of basic pension will be introduced one after another. Third, all production and supply departments are required to actively do a good job in the production, storage and sales of civil fuels, ensure quality and quantity, ensure that they are not out of stock and do not stop, take the overall situation into account, strictly abide by the price policy, and prevent other related products from being added to the car to increase prices; Fourth, strengthen the management, supervision and inspection of market commodity prices and service charges, strive to maintain the basic stability of meat, eggs and vegetables prices and Japanese industrial products prices, and severely crack down on lawless elements who raise prices indiscriminately, shoddy goods and disrupt market order and social order according to law; Fifth, strengthen leadership over the adjustment of civil fuel prices. The municipal government requires all regions, departments and units to strengthen leadership, organize and arrange carefully.Responsible for the division of labor, cooperate closely, and properly handle the problems during the price adjustment period. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen publicity and education, guide the broad masses of cadres and the masses to fully understand the necessity and importance of this civil fuel price adjustment from the height of intensifying reform and accelerating national economic development, understand and support the civil fuel price adjustment work, and ensure the smooth implementation of this work. Sixth, party and government organizations at all levels should do a good job in propaganda and explanation, especially for low-income people. Authorities at all levels, the city belongs to the news units should be reported appropriately according to the unified propaganda caliber of the city.