China Financial Daily

Vice Minister of Ministry of Water Resources: in the nationwide introduction of the water resource fee
Accompanied by pressure to reduce prices, as early as in the planning of water, electricity, natural gas and other resources to increase product prices are prowling. This year, Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Lanzhou and Yinchuan, and other places have raised the price of water, caused by all sides.

August 3, National Development and Reform Commission web site linked to the articles on the recent energy price reform and the progress of resources, made it clear that increases the price of water is conducive to conserving resources, in line with the direction of reform.

However, the relationship between ordinary people of these resources for the vital interests of product prices, often with the laws of the market characteristics and public good characteristics of both, far-reaching. If you do not take into full account the capacity, steady progress, but strict adherence to the “one size fits all”, not only can not achieve the purpose of resource protection, more vulnerable to damage the interests of the people’s livelihood.

Moreover, the management of water resources in China “water in Kowloon,” the objective situation, the head of the observation of different issues have different point of view, as formulated by the Ministry of Water Resources to participate in the price of water, but also to adjust the price of water has its own views.

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