China's absolute poverty relief standards

Delineation of a country or a region of the poverty line, which is the minimum standard of protection is to implement an absolute prerequisite for poverty relief. The so-called poverty line, is the minimum standard of living of the average standard of living and social gap between the amount of a defined. China used to the per capita net income of the poverty line indicators and use it as the standard by the price index adjustment each year to determine the poverty standard. If our country in 2003 (absolute) poverty line for the annual per capita net income of 637 yuan.

The question now is, at present around by the official poverty line of the implementation of the standards, the actual coverage is also very limited (Tang Jun, 10% to 20%) of the urban minimum living standard security system to implement the results show that "China's poverty The family has been in social assistance, it is not hungry, clothing does not Biti, the homeless, but it is only able to maintain the most basic living conditions and live. In health, education and social context, they Many of the most basic needs are met is very difficult. As a result, their life is also far from the quality of life and human dignity. " And we all know, Western help poor countries there is a legal and moral bottom line, that is, "so that everyone can live with dignity." This shows that, even if our country is relatively better urban minimum living standard security system has yet to be improved. This is because China's cities, "low" system is only taking into account the life of the urban poor relief, and in accordance with international practices, those living in absolute poverty relief (the minimum living), including life in general relief, medical relief, education, relief, Residential relief, relief delivery, job search assistance and relief to the funeral, and other areas. By contrast, even if the current implementation of the relatively better city "minimal assurance" system, only one seventh of the work done, to protect its natural effect is difficult to achieve, "so that everyone can live with dignity" Level.

Compared to developed countries, per capita income 50% to 60% of the poverty line (actually a relative poverty standard), China's absolute poverty line standard is very low. However, taking into account China as a developing country with a large population of the actual national conditions, we can not be developed in the light of the relative poverty standard. There is a reference to international standards worthy of our country: in 1976 the international poverty line of OECD standards - a country or region per capita monthly salary of 1 / 2 or 1 / 3. In fact, many countries are based on the median income of 1 / 3 to determine the absolute poverty relief standards, the standards of developing countries in line with the actual. China's consideration of the level of economic development, the government's financial affordability of urban and rural residents, as well as the actual minimum needs and other factors, we believe that China's absolute poverty relief standards adopted this standard should be more reasonable. And according to figures released by the Government of China: 2005 China's urban residents per capita disposable income reached 10,493 yuan, the per capita net income of rural residents reached 3255 yuan (in 2006 the government work report). According to the urban and rural residents per capita net income of 1 / 3 to count, China's absolute poverty relief should be the standard of 3500 yuan per person per year (urban areas) and 1,100 yuan (rural areas). Compare the current poverty line standards, is more or less on the present basis increased 50%, this growth is increased at all levels of government in absolute poverty relief the financial burden of expenditure, but in recent years in view of our country at all levels of government revenue High growth rate, the affordability of public finances should also not appear difficult to support.