1:55 p.m

The temperature is gradually rising, and in a residential building located in the southern part of the middle floor, two mutant mountain workers are moving some objects down the upper floor.

Quart quietly looked at the familiar streets around him, and at this time, many neighbors who had a good relationship with Quart came over, and his wife behind him was holding his sleeping daughter Lillian in her arms.

After Quet took out a cigarette and lit it, he looked at some farewell gifts handed over by many friends, accepted them one by one, and put them in the minivan in front of him, which was full of a large number of physical objects.

"Thank you!"

Quart kept repeating these two words, and he couldn't hold on any longer, and it would take at least 10 years to get compensation from Congress, and the shop that had been running smoothly in the riots was burned down and destroyed, causing the Quart family to fall into an economic winter.

Many creditors heard that there was a compensation from Congress, and they came to collect their debts, and Quett was a more practical person all his life, and those people also had their difficulties, and after a few difficult months, Quett paid off his debts and sold everything that was valuable in his family.

The middle level has completely unable to stay, the only way out is to return to the bottom layer, Quite is lucky, in such a predicament, got a compensation paid by Congress in advance, this is Quett's last hope, has contacted a good lot on the bottom floor, after selling the middle floor house to pay off the debt, and adding the compensation from Congress, Quite can continue to do his old job and open a grocery store.

This is a difficult choice, in the middle level to support the family, the current is too difficult for Quart, now the middle level of the southern construction, resulting in many areas directly divided, business is not as easy as everyone thinks.

Even though workers can bring benefits to many stores, in reality these benefits need to be discounted.

If a small grocery store like a mid-rise wants to survive, it needs to compete with some large supermarkets, obviously but it can't compete, and some scattered small restaurants are the same, and most chain restaurants have high-quality and low-cost food.

Quette was a little unwilling, he had worked hard for so many years, and he brought his wife to the middle level a few years ago, and now he has to go back.

The wife smiled softly, leaned over, and hugged her daughter in front of Quite, he smiled, but his expression was not relaxed, fortunately, Quite had a lot of cooperative supplier resources in his hands.

At the bottom of the business, this kind of competitive differentiation will not be obvious, but at the middle level, this differentiation will be very obvious, over the years Quart has not made much money, only to maintain a living, as well as the daily expenses of the family, with a little entertainment.

But now that it's all over, the middle layer is indeed better here than the bottom layer, which is how Quett has felt over the years.

"Let's go, dear, it's okay, it's going to be fine."

The wife said with a smile, Quette nodded, and after the last item was carried into the car, Quit paid the wages of the two mutant mountain bearers, got into the driver's seat of the truck, and drove away in the truck with the blessing of his friends.

In the past, Quite didn't want to go back to the bottom, but now he has to go back, and the security at the bottom has improved much in recent years, street crime is almost invisible, and the gangs that used to take root at the bottom have disappeared.

This is a kind of psychological comfort for Quit, Quit and his wife are from the bottom, and a large part of the reason why they want to escape from the bottom is because of the problem of crime, in the past, the bottom was very poor, and street crime happened from time to time.

"It's going to be fine."

Quet was in a good mood and sped up the car, everything familiar along the way quickly disappeared, Quet looked at everything in the rearview mirror, he didn't think about leaving the middle floor, and when the subway opened, it would only take a few minutes to come to the middle floor, and then the economic situation would be better, and he could still live in the middle floor.

Quart's daughter Lilian, who had woken up, was looking at her and was going to give her a better environment.

It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon

Tamaii sat on a bench outside an interrogation room with a tired face, having just had lunch, and everyone present was extremely annoyed by last night's case.

Tamai glanced at a woman in the interrogation room across from him who was still explaining something to a few female clerks.

The local section officer attaches great importance to this case, and personally led people to investigate, no one wants to lose their position, before the city meeting, the section chief alpha issued an internal order document of the 5 sections, requiring the regional section officers of each section to handle the affairs in their own area, and must give the most severe blow to the crime.

Tamaii knew that some of the staff members were very close to people in certain special service industries, and privately accepted some bribes, and as long as those in special service did not cause trouble, they mostly ignored them, and even notified them in advance before some regular surprise inspections.

As a special clerk who secretly planted surveillance, Tamaii had truthfully reported the situation to his secretary Jill.

The local regional officer did not know about it, and after learning of such a serious situation, he had already asked the women who had beaten Baleka to confess to other people last night, and led people to arrest them overnight, and the security administration in the district was extremely busy today.

Everyone is panicking, because this is a big problem, the methods of the alpha section chief are very strict, and in the three years since the alternation of the affairs section, the factional problems in the past in the area of security management have disappeared.

Forty-seven officers have been removed from their posts for different issues, and many of the crimes have not been made public, and according to the rules of the Division, these cases will be lifted after 10 years.

Tamai admires Alpha very much, but in just three years, the security situation in the city is much better than before.

At this moment, the door of an interrogation room in the aisle opened, and Tamaii looked over, and the pale-faced girl Baleka, who was only 16 years old, came out, accompanied by two female clerks.

"Tamayi, you take her to the hospital to do a physical and mental evaluation report, and it must be done within today."

"Sister Lin, I'm ......."

"Don't talk back to me, hurry up."

Tamaii could only smile and get up, Balekka's gambling mother had been arrested on charges of child abuse, and the five sections in Balekka's district had closed down some gambling clubs.

No one dares to fool Alpha, once she finds out, the end will be miserable, and the efficiency of handling cases in recent years has increased at least ten times compared to the past.

In the event of any case, the relevant section will immediately directly assist the 5th Division in the investigation of the crime, and will investigate and arrest the crime as soon as it occurs.

"I'll ....... How's that, brother. ”

Baleka muttered in a low voice, Tamayi had already gotten into a 5-section management car, and there were people coming and going at the door of the security management office.

"In view of your situation, you will be sent to the agricultural department to work for 1 year."

Baleka was a little frightened, but she got into the car anyway, and she squinted at Tamai from time to time, if it wasn't for the man who held her last night, she might have left.

"It's okay, little sister, the work in the agricultural department is not too difficult, and you are now yellow and thin, I guarantee that you will be much better in the past year, and given your situation, there should be a salary."

Baleka nodded silently, she didn't know what the future would hold, but the only thing she knew was that she was a little relieved now, and she glanced at Tamai again, this was the first man Baleka had ever met in her life who was willing to help her.

Tamai also found that the little girl next to him was staring at him from time to time, he was a little embarrassed, and after setting the automatic constant speed driving, he thought for a moment and said.

"Little sister, when you come out, if you can't find a job, I can help you."

Tamai immediately thought of Peristan, the little girl next to him was very beautiful, maybe there was a chance, Peristan should be able to help.

2:19 p.m

There was a heavy atmosphere in the entire parliament hall, and most of the people looked at the bill in front of them with serious expressions, which was also a major bill that would determine the future of the city.

Discussion on the distribution of tax revenue in the Bright City and the distribution rules

In the past, the structure of tax use was to leave 1% as a congressional reserve, and the tax situation was different every year, but the tax revenue has risen steadily over the years, probably maintaining an average of about 5 billion per month and about 60 billion for the whole year.

Now that Congress has set aside more than 10 years of tax revenue for various welfare subsidies and construction, it has been exhausted, as evidenced by the tax revenue of 5,320,393,091 yuan in 120 districts of Bright City in April last month.

There is already a detailed tax distribution template, of which 400 million tax is the current salary, welfare and subsidies of more than 100,000 members of the department, of which 600 million is the current construction funds of 10 sections except for 11 and 12 sections, plus some amounts of compensation for work-related injuries, about 20% of the tax is divided into the department.

Among them, the funds of 13 subjects have been 0 since their establishment, without a penny, which makes many people feel puzzled, in addition to the 100 million funds given when the 13 subjects were established, there is no follow-up salary or tax, and those who do not know are criticizing at the beginning, what is the 13 sections, what kind of work is it, but no one knows.

Because if you want to know the nature and content of the work of the 13 sections, you must unlock the seal of the six gods to obtain permissions.

The remaining 5 percent of the tax revenue is back to the 120 districts for various regional welfare subsidies, and the remaining 3 percent is currently settled to Angus Construction funds, but more than 1.5 billion yuan per month is obviously not enough.

At present, Angus construction needs to support 200,000 participating builders, even if the minimum wage of workers is 2,000 yuan a month, it also needs 4 billion wages a month.

Everyone who looks at the division of taxes knows that it is impossible to move 3% of the tax revenue in a short period of time, because construction cannot be stopped.

The 2 percent of the business department can not be moved, and only the last 5 percent of the tax can be discussed in detail.

The issue of the allocation of more than 2.5 billion yuan is the next major event.

The approved salaries of the factions of the legislators have long been set by the presidents of the eight associations.

The basic salary of the councillors is 800 yuan, the basic salary of the staff of the district authority office is 500 yuan, and the Internet, travel, security, meals, etc. are all fully subsidized by the district authority.

For every 5 per cent increase in the average income of the district, the salaries of councillors can be increased by 5 per cent on the same basis, and so on. A 5% increase in the amount of tax revenue in the region would increase the salaries of councillors by 5%. The construction of the people in the region, whether it is material or spiritual, has won the praise rate of the people in the region by more than 60%, and the salary of the councillor will be increased by 5% for every 5%.

Legislators do not have any benefits, but the only thing is that they can speak out in Congress on behalf of the people in the region, and they can get assistance funds from the people or businessmen in the region, including helping with propaganda, elections, etc.

During the first four months of the city meeting, the councillors, although they were active for most of the time, did not accept the aid from the businessmen.

The tax revenue in the area is distributed to various parts by the councillors, and the bureau has the right to conduct on-the-spot inspections of the parts that are doubtful about the tax.

At present, the subsidies in the area include medical care, education, water and electricity, network, four blocks, and the rest is used for the construction of infrastructure, including the access to light and shadow materials, as well as the installation of monitoring, toilets, street lights, benches, etc. in some areas, as well as support for some industries in the area.

The six gods sat in the middle, and no one spoke, and the silence lasted for 25 minutes, and still no one took the initiative to speak, because everyone knew that the distribution of taxes could directly determine the future of the region.

This is not a question of more or less, but a question of what is distributed, the economy should definitely be given priority, the economy is good, it means that the employment rate in the region is high, the material living standards of the people in the region are high, consumption will also increase, and tax revenue will naturally increase.

However, the economy is a relatively large concept, and it has a very big relationship with all aspects, and the problem of tax distribution in the western region is very easy to solve, because there are a large number of light and heavy factories in the western region, and directly subsidizing these factories in various aspects and relieving the pressure on the factories will naturally solve the problem of employment, and the consumption in the region will naturally increase, the economy will also improve, and the tax revenue will increase.

However, the problems in the west, east, and south are more difficult to solve, and the upper 20 districts basically do not need to worry too much about taxation.

Because most of the businessmen and celebrities are gathered in the upper echelons, the monthly tax is relatively high, and the remaining 5% of the tax share is also proportional, and the tax refund will be made to these 120 districts according to the actual tax generated in each district every month.

Nowadays, only the 29th district, which is close to the east, has a more serious problem, and the tax amount is less than 10 million a month.

At present, there are more than 110,000 people living in District 29, which means that each person cannot even contribute 100 yuan in taxes every month, which is seriously inconsistent with the average income of the middle class of 2000.

Personal income tax ranges from 5% to 5% within $500, 5% to 7% within $1,000, 7% to 10% for $1,000 to $2,000, and up to 15% at the highest.

Some people have criticized such taxes as very high, but in fact prices are very stable, and the taxes on every item purchased by the people are borne by the merchants.

While everyone was frustrated, Freya couldn't sit still anymore and stood up first.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Since no one is going to start this, I'll do it first. ”

Freya stepped down from her seat as she spoke, and everyone looked up at Freya as she stood on the stage in front of the councilor's faction.

"Let's first calculate the most basic account, 120 districts, 2.5 billion taxes, about the average tax revenue of each district of more than 20 million, the current population of Bright City is more than 20 million, the average is more than 160,000 people in each district, about a person has about 125 yuan of tax on his head."

Freya stared silently at a chart that was called up with the help of AI calculations, which clearly calculated everything Freya had just said, in more detail than Freya said.

"I think if we start with how to distribute it, it may be difficult to say it tomorrow, so I think we should start with some problems that need to be solved by taxes, starting with the marginalized problems."

As soon as Freya's words fell, many of the councillors behind her agreed.

"First of all, let's detail the problem of taxation, what can 125 yuan do in a low-level area!"

Freya said, and soon a detailed 125 yuan of what could be bought appeared on the light and shadow screen, and the cheapest 5 cents a can of liquid food can buy 250 cans, enough for a family of three not to go hungry for a month.

You can buy 208 eggs, you can buy 25 kilograms of flour, you can buy 15.6 kilograms of rice, and then there is a long list of 125 pieces that can be bought at the bottom.

Among them, the unit price of water is 1 yuan 1 ton, and the electricity fee is 0.5 yuan per kilowatt-hour, this price is only in the area where there is no large-scale photoelectric coating, if in some middle layers and some areas that have completed the transformation of the entire area of photoelectric coating, the electricity cost is almost zero.

At this time, many people from families who had never set foot at the bottom in their lives felt surprised, and their faces were full of suspicion, because they never thought that 125 yuan could do so many things, and 125 yuan in the upper class may be just the money for a meal, but at the bottom it can allow a family of three to eat and drink for a month.

At this point, Brandon stood up and walked straight to the stage, he knew what Freya wanted to do, and this would cause more problems in the area.

"Councillor Freya, what do you mean by marginalization?"

"Orphans, blacks, and the helpless!"

Brandon shook his head.

"Do you think the people in the region would be willing to give taxes to these people who don't have any output?"

"We will do our best to let everyone understand this matter, a society needs to be annexed and inclusive, and if there are strong people in society, there will naturally be weak people, and the weak will occupy the majority, so ......."

Brandon shook his head and directly interrupted Freya's words.

"It's a social problem! So it should be borne by the society, not the pitiful amount of tax that is distributed, what can you do at the bottom of the 125 yuan you just proposed? But have you ever thought about it, Councillor Freya? What can you do with 12500 blocks? A tax subsidy for 100 people can save a small business at the bottom, enough for them to pay an average monthly wage of 500 yuan for workers, and how much is the output value created by 25 workers? It can increase tax revenue, employment, and make the migrant workers enough to feed a family of three, 12,500 yuan can feed 100 people, and it can also create an output value much higher than this money, increase consumption for the region, let the economy flow in the region, and 12,500 yuan is used for the marginalization you mentioned! How much output can be generated? ”

Freya didn't answer, just looked at Brandon with a solemn face, and he seemed to be firmly opposed to using taxes on people who had no creative value at all.

"According to what you said, I can also lower the standard, based on the marginalized people you mentioned, a person needs at least 100 yuan a month in all aspects, 12,500 yuan can feed 125 people, 12,500 yuan a month, 150,000 yuan a year. What can 150,000 do? ”

Brandon called up a screen of light and shadow, and quickly enumerated a lot of things.

"150,000 can already allow a low-level medium-sized enterprise to buy more advanced equipment, have money to train technical talents, and solve the employment problem of more workers, according to our 9th business section of the survey, if 150,000 directly subsidize the enterprise, they can create at least 3 times the value, so Your Excellency Freya, 12,500 yuan to feed 125 marginalized people, the result is nothing, but 12,500 yuan invested in small and medium-sized enterprises, at least 300 people can be fed in a year."

As Brandon spoke, many of the legislators on the other side stopped their whispers, and the businessmen and family members thought so, that Freya was raising social problems, that social problems could only be solved by social morality, and that taxes should be used for economic development.

"Indeed, as you said, Your Excellency Brandon, I don't want to use some examples to sensationalize, I just want to say the most basic, at present, there are nearly 50,000 orphans in Bright City, and on average, a district must bear 416 people, according to Your Excellency Brandon, you need 41,600 yuan of living expenses a month, 499,200 yuan a year, it's not a lot, isn't it?"

Brandon nodded, everyone didn't know what Freya meant by this, it was indeed not very much, for the average tax amount of 20 million a month, it was only 41,600 yuan a month, accounting for only 2% of the tax revenue.

"Let's look at a more serious problem, although the Department has been vigorously investigating the problem of black households, but in fact, the estimated number of black households should be 500,000, they do not provide any taxes, but still provide a large amount of output value at cheap labor prices."

Freya said and called up a light and shadow screen, which is some records of black households on some social big data, and the department is still doing its best to investigate, but most of the black households will hide, or mixed in the factory, and some businessmen are involved in the shelter work of black households, although their income is low, but they do not need to pay taxes, and even cause some cases, under the premise that DNA is not logged into the biological database, it is difficult to rely on DNA technology to lock down the prisoners.

"Most of the black households have been gradually marginalized, and how did the black households come about? Most of them have not been registered since birth, and a large number of them have been orphans since they were orphans, and they simply have no ability to go out into the sun, and the laws of the city are becoming more and more stringent, and the manpower of the department is currently seriously insufficient, and many times it is impossible to reach this area, but have you ever thought about it? This is a problem that has been marginalized, and there have been many times in cities where there have been big problems because of marginalization. ”

Brandon smiled and shook his head.

"Councilor Freya, I know what you want to explain, everyone should have understood, to solve these marginalized problems, in order to allow black households to go to the sun, we need to use a part of the tax to help them, right, it's just that the city can't come up with so much money at present, 19.5 million people, or 500,000 black households, which side is larger, the tax revenue is so small, if it is easy to deviate, the city will have problems."

Freya shook her head.

"I don't say a one-time solution, but a slow progress, these problems are now in front of us, the marginalization of the problem seems to have been forgotten, including the problem of illegal body trafficking, these problems are like a cancer, all the time eroding the city, it seems to be hidden in the dark, but in fact it is on the edge, constantly gnawing at the edge of the city, and even dragging the ........ of the city"

Freya didn't continue, because she had already seen that many councillors looked dignified, and no one wanted to touch this problem, because it couldn't be solved now, and if it was to be solved, it would inevitably pull the lives of ordinary people into the water, so that most of the people at the bottom would not agree, because many people at the bottom would not be able to live easily.

"The problem is real, and if we see the problem and don't want to solve it, I think it's our dereliction of duty as a manager!"

Freya's words did not provoke a reaction from many people, because people live in the moment, and the question now is how to balance the use of tax revenues in the suddenly extra parliamentary government.

Many of the people who have become legislators want to make a big contribution to the economic improvement of the region, but the marginalization problem thrown by Freya today cannot be solved in a short time.

Locke looked at some numbers on the light and shadow screen with a solemn face, and he knew very well in his heart that if the problem of marginalization is not solved, it will one day cause a big problem, but now he can only continue to choose the Angus family and let the construction be completed, which is a very difficult decision.

The hall fell silent again, everyone was looking at the numbers on the light and shadow screens, and the merchants and the people of the family were not as relaxed as before, because everyone saw the smile on Freya's face, and her serious eyes, she was not joking.

"Maybe we should do it another way!"

Brandon said, a relaxed smile on her face, and Freya nodded.

"The problem of marginalization, if not solved now, will become a long-term problem for cities! I will not compromise with you! The issue of marginalization, which must be concluded here today. ”

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