On the afternoon of April 23, the Third Yangtze River Delta Fiscal and Taxation Forum was held in the form of round table forum and topic discussion.
One of the three issues is Modernization of Tax Administration under the New Normal. We got several problems in our tax administration, such as inaccurate tax base, nonstandard collection, which form obstacle to our economy and society. Under the New Normal, making use of IT method to reach the accuracy of tax collection, and making tax actions governed by law, should be the goal of tax authorities. The roundtable forum was presided by SUFE president Fan Limin. Deputy Director of Shanghai tax bureau Hu Lanfang, the formal Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress Financial and Economic Affairs Committee Deputy Director and formal SAT Zhejiang Provincial Office Director Zhou Guangren, Hubei Provincial Local Tax Bureau Deputy Director Yang Xuchun and SUFE SPEA Associate Professor Wang Chong attended the discuss.
Dean Zhou Guangren shared his understanding on the difference between management and administration on subject, method, and path. Then, he demonstrated the shortcut on realizing tax administration modernization, and he believed that information sharing among tax department and other departments is a major solution. Deputy Director of Shanghai tax bureau Hu Lanfan mainly talked on How to find loopholes in tax collection through Internet+ and Big Data which would extend to all corporates. Hubei Provincial Local Tax Bureau Deputy Director Yang Xuchun took Nanzhang county case as an example, introduced Hubei's progress on the sharing and cooperation between SAT and Local Tax Bureau, and proposed his analyse on the future development. SUFE SPEA Associate Professor Wang Chong discussed non-tax income collection and how to improve tax compliance.
In the following topic discussion session, Suzhou Industrial Park Local Taxation Bureau Director Ma Wei introduced their research on Tax Administration Modernization index system. With the experience on the US, Singapore, and International Monetary Fund and the practice of our nation, Director Ma Wei established an index system on Tax Administration Modernization which is applied in Suzhou Industrial Park Local Taxation Bureau and would promote to other cities. Then, SUFE China Public Finance Institute (CPFI) Doctor Zhang Muyang talked on VAT collection issue after the VAT reform and proposed to simplify the VAT rate. At last, Zhangshan University Linnan School professor Nie Haifeng shared his analysis on the tax income impact of VAT reform. This discuss showed the great attention on the new situation, new problems, and wonderful future.
The second issue is sustainable public finance rule of law problems under new normal. After more than 20 years' high-speed development, our nation is facing economic growth rate decline, aging population, and corporate profitability decline. Under such situation, public finance is facing great pressure for government income growth declined and its expenditure not. This roundtable forum is presided by Anhui University Economic School Executive Dean Li Guanglong. Wuhan SAT Income planning department Director Yan Shaoping, China Academy of Social Science Finance and Economics Strategy Institute Scientific research department vice director Yu Shuyi, and SUFE CPFI vice dean Fan Ziying attended the discuss. Director Yan mainly introduced current situation of Wuhan Public Finance and its policies. Director Yu analysed sustainable reform on public finance and related policies. Professor Fan recalled historical experience and current problems and possible policies.
Presided by Fan Ziying, Xi'an Jiaotong University Professor Deng Xiaolan, Jiangbei Disctrict Finance bureau Ningbo Zhejiang Gao Wei, Guangxi College of Finance and Economics Li Shunming, and SUFE Liu Zhikuo had a further topic discuss on above contents.
The Third issue is Public Finance Expenditure and duties under new normal. We could hardly find a common rule on public finance expenditure between centre and local government. Presided by SUFE SPEA deputy dean Liu Xiaobin, the forum arose fierce discuss from four experts. Zhejiang Provincial Finance Department Budgeting Bureau Zhang Qicheng introduced their dividend principle----not provide to corporates and not provide to city and county. And he also introduced their distribution of the transfer payment funds. Hubei College of Finance and Economics Public Finance and Administration School Director Cai Hongying agreed that we should make it more clear to identify central and local responsibilities. Finance and Trade Economics editorial department Vice Dean Zhang Deyong thought we should theoretically classify duties by rights, but in practice, we did not follow this rule and we could hardly find a good way. SUFE SPEA vice dean Fu Wenlin said we would never confirm the duties before we confirm the income, the rights, and transfer payment. At last, Professor Liu Xiaobin made a summary.
Then, SUFE CPFI vice dean Yu Hong and six experts had a further discussion. Zhejiang Gongshang University Finance School Lv Kaibo talked on public finance expenditure duties related theory and practice. SUFE SPEA Gao Lin also recalled public finance expenditure duty theory and proposed his own viewpoint. Zhejiang Finance Department Policy research office Zhou Lizhu made a summary of Zhejiang Provincial public finance expenditure situation. China Academy of Social Science Finance and Economics Strategy Institute Yu Shuyi introduced the four budgets on 2015 governmental Public finance and talked on the exiting problems. Changzhou Finance Bureau Shen Cai talked on the law issue and proposed three reform measures. Zhongnan University of Finance and Laws Public Administration School Zeng Yi talked on endowment insurance under comprehensive two children policy. At last, Yu Hong made a summary and the discussion came to a happy ending.