The subsidy policy of home appliances is obviously flawed

A household electrical appliance company that the Audit Commission disclosed was defrauded stated that “companies are the most real” and repeatedly stressed that “companies are very difficult”. Regardless of whether the company has denied the statement or has called for the difficulties of the company's development, the auditor's data has been disclosed to the public. So what exactly has caused so many and well-known home appliance brands to go to the list of auditors? In response to this issue, most experts stated that there are flaws in policy design.

Wen Zongyu said, “(cheat) is a big influence on the popularity and reputation of big-name companies, but not so serious that the entire brand's effectiveness has plummeted. This phenomenon is known to the market, which cannot be forgiven by well-known companies. Of course, there are also policy aspects. Holes."

On July 2, a reporter from this newspaper called a person in charge of the Bureau of Industrial Injury Investigation of the Ministry of Commerce and an official of the Ministry of Finance to refuse interviews on the grounds that they were “convening” or “I did not see this report”. Zhao Yumin, director of the International Market Research Department of the Ministry of Commerce Research Institute, said that the loopholes in the policy have given enterprises opportunities to make up for fraud: “The state needs more stringent design of related policies, and there are many fake invoices now. There are tax frauds on export tax rebates and they will be cracked down. However, it cannot be eliminated. The reason is that the cost of corporate violations is too small."

Wen Zongyu said: “The home appliance subsidy policy has been in a hurry. It was mainly in the global financial crisis to drive domestic consumption. In terms of policy design, especially the way home appliance subsidies were paid, the company left the loopholes open.”

Wen Zongyu stated that household appliance enterprises have business indicators every year. In order to complete the indicators, some of the household appliance subsidies that should have been provided to consumers were withheld by some “techniques”. Secondly, with the growth of fiscal revenue in recent years, subsidies have been given to various industries, such as agricultural subsidies, subsidies for high-tech industries, etc., and there has been a “special agency partner’s idea of ​​playing subsidies,” and they have adopted subsidies. Get income, even as a way to "make money." This has created a situation in which “the state-owned enterprises, stores, and some institutions and individuals that specialize in earning money from subsidies are not excluded from cooperation”.

From the aspect of policy technical support, Wen Zongyu believes that due to the hastily introduced subsidy policy, the terminal personal information networking involved in the implementation of the policy is not smooth and does not form a public platform, especially involving the rural population and the floating population. The entire subsidy policy is mainly directed at the migrant population working in rural areas and cities. However, the relevant departments did not build a nationwide network of personal electronic information networks. As a result, subsidy information could not be effectively transmitted. In addition, it will also cause some people who do not use the Internet and do not watch TV to purchase products. When they are “copying ID cards through various excuses, but the money is not left to him, they are retained.”

Home appliances to the countryside, energy subsidies, this is the policy of benefiting the country and the people. The effectiveness of the implementation of the policy also confirms this. However, the Audit Commission’s company “covered fraudulent supplements” cast a blind eye on this policy.

Song Shi, a researcher at the Institute of Finance and Trade Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told this reporter that as early as determining home appliances to the countryside, it has exposed a "design flaw." What kind of enterprises can be authorized, short-listed, including the identification of the finalists, thresholds, etc., and what responsibilities should be assumed if fraud occurs, etc., need to be improved.

Song revealed that at that time, relevant departments had invited him to participate in the evaluation of home appliances to the countryside. “The stamped powers of attorney have been seen, but I did not participate, apart from the CASS binding regulations on the matter, but also because I think There's a problem here."

"China's overall lack of integrity is very serious. I am very worried. At the last minute, I withdrew." Song said.

However, he stressed that the review process of the judges was very strict. “Looking for us as judges, we were not bought up. This is a government action, not a corporate behavior. At that time, we were very guarded against the company and we were afraid that they could collude. It is completely shielded from the enrollment of the entrance examination teacher, and the service fee is only 1,000 yuan."

Song believes that the authorization of home appliances to the countryside may be suspected of "the government intentionally or unintentionally disrupting the order of fair competition and causing unfairness."

"Mainly, the mainstream, if the mainstream is a promotional fee, then this thing is worth doing. (Home appliances to the countryside) is also good from the effect point of view, but to follow things that can be controlled to what extent control to what extent. Song said.

Song then repeatedly stressed that the policy intention is good, but in the future should be considered more comprehensive, to reduce design flaws, do not leave large flaws and loopholes, and retain the responsibility to pursue after investigation.

Referring to regulatory loopholes, Wen Zongyu believes that the introduction of a policy in China's body manufacturing involves several departments. From the perspective of commercial circulation, it involves the Ministry of Commerce, the industrial and commercial sector, the quality supervision department, and the financial sector. "This becomes In the actual process of policy implementation, which department will not take responsibility."

“This may be related to the way the entire policy was promulgated. From a regulatory point of view, after the introduction of the policy, the specific supervisory authority did not specify whether the Ministry of Commerce or the Ministry of Finance should designate specific departments to be responsible. This specific responsibility should be The department then transferred to a special person. Therefore, the (government) working methods need to be changed.” Wen Zongyu told this reporter: “Now that the audit results of the National Audit Office are out, it is very difficult to find out the responsibility. Who should be pursued? Financially, The industry and commerce have not been able to pursue this problem. This problem may have so far not only household appliances, but also other subsidies for agriculture and industry."

Wen Zongyu stressed that the Audit Commission’s disclosure revealed that the government needs to change its functions, but how does the work method change in the end? “This issue is more complex and has many problems.” At the same time, he believes that although there are clear-cut laws, there may be “symbolic penalties” when it comes to accountability. If criminal responsibility is pursued, including making companies “pay more,” it is unlikely. The reason is that these companies "have made a great contribution to the growth of the local government's GDP, taxation, and employment, and local governments have a protective effect."

Referring to energy-saving subsidies, Song said that, first of all, on the qualitative aspect of energy conservation, “the concept is ambiguous and lacks comparability”, some companies simply use energy-saving concepts to exaggerate their utility. "The future rules of the game should be discussed clearly." Song emphasized.