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Guangzhou streamlines fee charges
By Qiu Quanlan (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-10-25 22:27 Guangzhou is looking to cut
the red tape.
The southern city plans to eliminate 44 administrative charges and reduce the
costs of two other charges this year, sources with the Price Control
Administration of Guangzhou said yesterday.
Those charges range from annual inspection fees of driving licences and
audio-visual products sales administration fees to registration fees levied on
private and foreign-funded enterprises, the sources said.
Qiu Yitong, vice-director of the administration, said yesterday that the move
aims to better streamline the city's investment environment and cut red tape.
There are currently 437 types of administrative charges from 54 government
departments in the city.
The administrative charges amounted to 6.6 billion yuan (US$798 million) last
year, according to the administration.
"The reduction and exemption of such fees will help reduce the financial
burdens and administrative procedures for both individuals and enterprises,"
said Qiu.
It is estimated that the reduced and exempted fees will amount to 11.3
million yuan (US$1.3 million) annually, Qiu said.
The city also began to examine administrative charges early last year, in an
effort to reduce random charges.
Early in 2003, Guangzhou began waiving administrative fees in designated
zones, including the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone and
the Guangzhou Bonded Zone.
In addition, the city eliminated 32 types of such charges early in July last
year.
"We will continue to attach great importance to the reduction and exemption
of administrative fees in the coming years, in an effort to provide a better
investment environment for the city's economic development," said
Qiu.
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