After Jiang Tao took office as the acting head of the township, the most important work was to "three mentions and five unifications." Every year, it is the most difficult to keep this piece in the village, and the township should set up a special task force, and the police station, power supply station, industry and commerce, taxation and other departments should send people to participate in the collection of door-to-door collection in the village, and those who refuse to pay will also lead the livestock and dig up the grain, so that the children in the villages of the whole township will cry and scream, and the chickens and dogs will be restless.

Jiang Tao repeatedly compared the tax collection of the previous years with the tax statements of the Ministry of Finance and found an interesting problem: The income from the retained funds collected from the basic farmland alone is not as much as the expenditure, and the cost is greater than the income. After thinking about it for several days, Jiang Tao found Song Qingshu.

"Secretary Song, there is a situation I want to reflect with you." Jiang Tao said.

Song Qingshu has been in a good mood recently, and Secretary Huang of the county party committee is very satisfied with his work and praised him on the phone. He knew in his heart that it was all thanks to the man in front of him.

"Hehe, Township Chief Jiang, if you have something to say, let's study it together." Song Qingshu put down the document in his hand and said.

"Secretary Song, the township and village retention collection work is about to begin, I have some views on this, and I want to discuss it with you." Jiang Tao said.

"Oh? Tell us what you think. Song Qingshu was very interested.

"Secretary Song, the retention paid by the masses includes special product tax and agricultural tax, which accounts for a very small proportion of the basic farmland in our township, and the proportion of agricultural tax is not even one percent, but in order to collect this one percent, the township has paid a huge amount of human and financial resources every year, and I feel that the gains outweigh the losses. In addition, in the process of collection, the task force has committed many violations of law and discipline, which has caused a very bad influence among the masses, worsened the relationship between cadres and the masses, and lowered the prestige of the government. I want to cancel this piece, and it will not have any impact on the township's finances. Jiang Tao said.

"What!?" Song Qingshu stood up, Jiang Tao's idea was simply too bold, since ancient times, farming and receiving grain, it was a matter of course, he actually ......, Song Qingshu didn't dare to think about it.

"Township Chief Jiang, this is not a trivial matter, if you don't get it and go to prison, it's best not to be in the limelight." Song Qingshu persuaded.

"Secretary Song, this is not a showmanship, the arable land in the mountains depends on the sky for food, and the food is not even enough for rations, what do the masses use to pay taxes, the increase in the special product tax this year is very large, and it can completely make up for the loss of agricultural tax, and the money is originally from the township, we don't want it ourselves, and there will be no opinions from above." Jiang Tao said.

"Township Chief Jiang, you, you, are too young, and you think too simply." Song Qingshu's face turned red with excitement, Jiang Tao's topic was too sensitive, and it was related to national policy.

"Hehe, Secretary Song, we can be flexible, we can collect what we can, and if we can't pay it, we don't have to organize a team to go down and forcibly collect it, just do it, the government will pay for it!" Jiang Tao said with a smile.

"Hey! Jiang Tao, I know that you are thinking about the masses, but policy things are not so changeable, and what do you want other towns to do, I advise you not to be a bird. Song Qingshu was worried that something was wrong with Jiang Tao.

"Secretary Song, I propose to convene a party committee, everyone votes by a show of hands, and reports it to the county party committee after forming a resolution." Jiang Tao didn't want to embarrass Song Qingshu.

"Well, you'd better be mentally prepared, it's unlikely to pass." Song Qingshu looked at Jiang Tao and said.

The meeting room of the Jiangjiawa Township Government was smoky and silent, and people were thinking about Jiang Tao's proposal, no one wanted to be the first to speak, if they agreed, they were afraid of taking responsibility, and if they didn't agree, they were afraid of offending Jiang Tao, after all, Jiang Tao's prestige was there.

Zhao Cunhou, who had just been promoted to deputy township head, looked at Jiang Tao, who was quiet, stood up and said: "I agree with Township Chief Jiang's proposal, the agricultural tax in our township has long existed in name only, and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages after it is abolished. ”

Kang Songshun, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), who is also a native, thought about it again and again and said: "I also agree with the proposal of the head of Jiangxiang. ”

Jiang Tao saw that someone took the lead in deciding to burn the fire more vigorously, he stood up and said: "Leaders, we are the officials, we must benefit the people, and the abolition of agricultural taxes has three major benefits, one is to reduce the government's operating costs and reduce the burden on the masses; the second is to improve the relationship between cadres and the masses, which is conducive to the government's work; The third is to increase the enthusiasm of the masses for farming and reduce the barrenness of land. And I want to tell you that this month's financial income of our township has reached more than 1.7 million yuan, which is more than the half year of previous years, and I can proudly announce that Jiangjiawa Township has taken off the hat of a poor township! ”

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the conference room, and the members of the party committee were all talking and exclaiming.

Song Qingshu secretly admired Jiang Tao's incitement ability in his heart: no wonder he can mobilize the people to take the initiative to raise funds, he is so eloquent! He was also moved by Jiang Tao's words in his heart, maybe it was also an opportunity for himself?

Song Qingshu knocked on the table, waited for everyone to calm down and said: "Next, please raise your hand if you agree to vote on Comrade Jiang Tao's proposal, and agree to cancel the agricultural tax." After speaking, he took the lead and raised his hand, and everyone agreed with one or two leaders, what are we afraid of? They all raised their hands.

"If you don't agree, please raise your hand." Song Qingshu paused slightly.

"Good! Unanimously passed, and a resolution was formed to report to the county party committee! Chief Jiang, do you have any other work to assign? Song Qingshu asked Jiang Tao.

Jiang Tao nodded and said: "Comrades, there is no need to organize a task force for taxation this year, let the office hold a meeting for the village cadres, I estimate that it will be completed in a few days, if there are special circumstances, we will treat them separately at that time, what do you think?" ”

Everyone nodded yes, but they all put a question mark in their hearts: Is it so easy to ask for money from ordinary people?

Huang Changhe and Ji Zhengxiang soon saw the resolution reported by Jiangjiawa Township, and their heads were big.

"Old Ji, this Jiang Tao has given us another problem! Agree, it's not a trivial matter; Don't agree, we are labeled as not thinking about the people, hehe, it's difficult! Huang Changhe said with a smile.

"Secretary Huang, I think Jiang Tao's proposal is very insightful and has deep political significance, if it doesn't work, let them give it a try? Anyway, the range is not large, and even if it is not successful, it will not capsize. Ji Zhengxiang agreed with this proposal from the bottom of his heart.

"Why don't we also have a standing committee to talk to?" Huang Changhe said.

"Secretary Huang, my opinion is to let them give it a try and see how it works, once the Standing Committee is opened, I am afraid that it will not end well." Ji Zhengxiang thought for a while and said.

"Alas! The two of us were tied up on the boat by Jiang Tao, okay, I'll give Song Qingshu a call and ask them not to make a big fuss. Huang Changhe said helplessly.

As Jiang Tao expected, the offices held a meeting of village branch secretaries and village directors to arrange this year's tax collection work, especially explaining that the township government had exempted the agricultural tax on basic farmland and that the township government would bear the burden instead. For farmers with special difficulties, the special product tax is also reduced. Within two days, the village cadres had paid the tax to the township finance office, and some villages had also paid the special product tax they had previously owed. In the end, statistics show that the tax revenue has not only not decreased, but has increased by more than 100,000 yuan. The statistical report was reported to Song Qingshu, and he looked at the report and wondered: Why is this Jiang Tao so accurate in seeing things?

Although the tax-free work in Jiangjiawa Township did not have much fanfare, it finally spread throughout Zhangning County and even to the ears of Huang Qingzeng, secretary of the provincial party committee, after the display of ordinary people visiting relatives and friends.

"Xiao Zhou, the highway in Jiangjiawa Township, Zhangning County, should be started, right?" Huang Qingzeng asked his secretary Zhou Chuanxing.

Zhou Chuanxing knew that the boss cared about this road very much, and he had already figured out the basic situation: "Boss, it will not be completed and opened to traffic until July next year." ”

"Oh, it's going to take so long." Huang Qingzeng didn't know whether to talk to himself or to Zhou Chuanxing.

Zhou Chuanxing returned to the office and sat on the chair for a long time, and after thinking about it again and again, he dialed Tong Jiansheng's phone number from the Transportation Department.

"Director Tong, the boss is very concerned about Jiangjiawa's road, and he doesn't seem to be very satisfied with the construction period, do they have any difficulties?" Zhou Chuanxing asked.

"Secretary Zhou, I have already overallocated the money to them, I don't know the specific situation, I will contact Zhang Ning immediately, please give me something to carry around." Tong Jiansheng wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said.

"The boss didn't make it clear, I just gave you a message, you just have a good idea." After speaking, Zhou Chuanxing hung up the phone.

My Mom! Fortunately, there was no ambush at that time, and it seems that the relationship between this Jiang Tao and the boss is indeed not ordinary. He paused and dialed Fan Fusheng's mobile phone from the Zhangning County Transportation Bureau.

"Old Fan? I'm Tong Jiansheng! The construction period of the highway in Jiangjiawa Township should be grasped quickly, you personally stare at it, and the construction party will be white-black construction, and the budget is not enough, you can report to the provincial department to supplement the budget! Tong Jiansheng said loudly.

After listening to the phone, the expression on Fan Fusheng's face was stunned for a moment.