CIRCULAR CONCERNING PUBLISHING THE SECOND CATALOGUE OF FUNDS (SURCHARGES, FEES) TO BE ABOLISHED

    To implement the Decision of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee
and the State Council on Curbing Acts of Indiscriminately Levying Fees, Fines
on Enterprises or Transferring Resources from Enterprises in various forms of
Apportionment (Document Zhongfa [1997] No. 14, hereinafter referred to as
“Decision”) and to lighten enterprises’ burden in real earnest, it has been
decided to publish the second catalogue of funds (including surcharges, fees,
the same below) to be abolished with the approval through rectification by the
State Council Inter-Ministerial Joint Meeting for Lightening Enterprises’
Burden and with the consent of the State Council leaders. We hereby circulate
some points of this matter as follows:

    1. Projects of funds to be abolished in this catalogue include those which
were constituted by relevant departments of the State Council and people’s
governments or government departments of provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities directly under the Central Government beyond their terms of
reference but not reported for approval of the State Council or the Ministry
of Finance according to state provisions, or which are not found reasonable
and should be abolished, amounting to 147 items totally (See the Appendix for
the details).

    From the date of promulgation of this Circular, these projects of funds
abolished by publishing should be stopped promptly. Other projects of funds
having been worked out by localities and departments should, if they are
analogous to these abolished by publishing in this Circular, be abolished as
well with reference to the provisions of this Circular.

    2. Each locality and each department are urged according to the
requirements of the Decision to resolutely abolish projects of funds having
been abolished by publishing in this Circular, check them item by item, and
should not refuse the fulfilment on any pretext or in disguised form.
Difficulties after the abolition of projects of funds such as deficiency of
money in undertakings should be properly overcome and tackled by localities
and departments. Citizens, legal persons and other social organizations have
the right to refuse to pay funds having been abolished.

    3. The Office of the State Council Ministry-level Joint Meeting for
Lightening Enterprises’ Burden and working organs for lightening enterprises’
burden in province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the
Central Government should organize special forces in exercising inspections on
key projects of funds having been abolished. If there is any project having
not yet been abolished or stopped according to provisions, all earnings
illegally obtained therefrom must be confiscated and handed over to the
Central Treasury; besides, persons-in-charge chiefly responsible and persons
directly responsible in localities or departments concerned shall be
investigated for responsibilities according to provisions.

                        Projects                      
Documents as Basis

                                                            of
Levying
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    1. Approved by Relevant Departments

       of the State Council
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(1)   Salt Industry Production and Development      Jiaqingzi No. (89)805

      Fund
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(2)   Gold Exploitation Fund                        Huangjigong
No. (89)282
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(3)   Fund for Maintaining Simple Reproduction      Meicaizi No. (85)12

      in Mines
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(4)   Education Fund for Real Estate and            Jianjiao
No. (94)20

      Construction
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(5)   Education Fund of Ministry of Radio,          Guangfajiaozi No.
(94)547

      Film and Television
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(6)   Resources Comprehensive Utilization and       Jibanziyuan No. (88)148

      Exploitation Fund
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(7)   Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials       Yiyaoliancaizi No. (83)327

      Development Fund
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(8)   Science and Education Fund                    Jiaocaizi
No. (87)828
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    2. Approved by Governments at Provincial

       Level and Their Departments
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(9)   Surcharge for Extra Consumption              
Decree Jingzheng No. (92)17
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(10)  Technology Markets Development Fund           Decree Jingzheng No.
(90)38
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(11)  Supplementary Fund for Building Materials     Jingzhengfa No. (89)61

      Development
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(12)  Development Fee for Advertisement             Jinzhengfa
No. (94)56

      Education Undertakings
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(13)  Surcharge of Construction Units from          Jincaiyu No. (88)44

      Other Localities
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(14)  Gas Production and Development Fund           Jincaiqiyi NO. (90)130
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(15)  Installation Fee for New Gas Fittings         Jinjiazhongzi No. (91)160
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(16)  Education Prize Fund for Urban Construction   Jinjianjiaozi No. (90)605
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(17)  Gold Production and Exploitation Fund         Jizheng No. (94)83
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(18)  Installation Fee for Fire Fighting            Jicaizongzi
No. (96)17

      Equipment
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(19)  Fund for Storing Chemical Fertilizer          Jihuagongzi No. (89)15

      in Winter
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(20)  Foreign Trade Regulation Fund                
Jinzhengfa No. (91)54
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(21)  Surcharge for Urban Passenger Transport       Jinjianke No. (93)84
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(22)  Adjustment Fund for Labour Insurance          Neijianshizi No. (93)550
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(23)  Fund for Management of Surveying and          Neijianshizi No. (94)11

      Designing of Construction Projects
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(24)  Surcharge of Civil Aviation Passenger         Liaozhengfa No. (93)51

      Transport
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(25)  Surcharge of Waterway Passenger and           Liaozhengfa No. (92)74

      Cargo Transport
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(26)  Fund for Development in Construction          Liaojianfa No. (90)100

      Industry by Science and Technology
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(27)  Fund for Building Roads and Bridges in        Jishengjiashouhanzi

      Cities                                        No.
(95)19
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(28)  Gold Exploitation Fund                        Jizhengfa
No. (95)33
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(29)  Reed growing Fund                            
Jijiazi No. (94)63
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(30)  Fund for the First Phase of Transformation    Jishengjiamingdian

      and Reconstruction Project in the Jilin       No. (94)14

      Heat and Power Plant
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(31)  Fund for Protection and Treatment of          Jijia(94) zhongzi
No. 1

      Three Lakes on the Ronghua River
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(32)  Fund for Readjusting Price in Salt            Jishengjianongzi
No. (93)8

      Industry
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(33)  Fund for Key Electric Power Construction      Heizhengfa No. (91)92

      Projects
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(34)  Fund for Mechanization and Development        Heizhengfa No. (90)63

      through Science and Technology in Mines
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(35)  Fund for Readjusting Wholesale Discount       Heicaizongzi No. (87)69
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(36)  Capacity Expansion Fee for Construction       Heicaizongzi No. (94)137

      of Roads and Bridges for Motor Vehicles
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(37)  Fund for Construction of Hydroelectric        Heijigong No. (93)803

      Stations
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(38)  Drainage Capacity Expansion Fee              
Huzhengfa No. (87)70
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(39)  Surcharge for Extra Consumption              
Hufuban No. (87)142
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(40)  Adjustment Fund for Construction              Hufuban
No. (91)104

      Enterprises from Other Localities
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(41)  Electricity Transmission Fund for Poverty     Suzhengfa No. (94)46

      Relief
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(42)  Technological Progress Fund                  
Suzhengfu No. (88)57
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(43)  Fund for Construction of Roads across         Suzhengfa No. (91)148

      the River
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(44)  Zhenjiang Expressway Construction Fund        Sucaizong No. (94)214
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(45)  Suzhou Local Communications Construction      Sucaizong No. (94)210

      Fund
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(46)  Yixing Traffic Infrastructure Construction    Sucaizong No. (94)217

      Fund
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(47)  Wuxi County Road Infrastructure              
Sucaizong No. (94)217

      Construction Fund
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(48)  Baby Bearing and Breastfeeding Fund for       Sucaizong No. (94)215

      Changzhou Woman Workers
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(49)  Surcharge for Local Facilities Construction   Sucaizong No. (94)215

      in Changzhou
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(50)  Fund for Transformation Project of            Sucaizong
No. (94)215

      Changzhou Railway Station
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(51)  Wujin County Traffic Construction Fund        Sucaizong No. (94)215
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(52)  Hai’an Agricultural Development Fund          Sucaizong No. (94)219
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(53)  Fund for Construction Project of Hai’an       Sucaizong No. (94)219

      Black Road Surface
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(54)  Yangzhou Capital Construction Surcharge       Sucaizong No. (94)216
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(55)  Xinghua City Highway Construction Fund        Sucaizong No. (94)216
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(56)  Surcharge for Additional Vehicles in          Sucaizong No. (94)212

      Huaiyin
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(57)  Fund for Key Communications Construction      Sucaizong No. (94)220

      Projects in Yancheng
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(58)  Special Reclamation Fund                      Zhezhengfa
No. (93)251
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(59)  Expressway Construction Fund                  Zhezhengban
No. (90)1
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(60)  Small Hydropower Stations Construction        Zheshuizheng No. (95)100

      Fund
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(61)  Adjustment Fund for Agriculture-used          Wanzhengfa No. (92)20

      Electricity
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(62)  Scientific and Technological Development      Wanzhengfa No. (92)82

      Fund for Real Estate Development
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(63)  Surcharge for Waterway Transport Goods        Wanjiaocai No. (92)156
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(64)  Coal Exploitation Fund                        Minzheng(87)zong
No. 372
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(65)  Fund for Promoting Electricity Generation     Minzheng(91)zong No. 250

      By Electricity Generation
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(66)  Loan Repayment Fund for Petroleum Equipment   Minzheng(90)ban No. 46
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(67)  Highway Construction Fee for Land             Minzheng(92)zong
No. 338

      Development
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(68)  Local Hydropower Stations Construction Fund   Minzheng(91)zong No. 250
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(69)  Tax Sources Development Fund                  Mincaishui(93)
No. 108
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(70)  Electricity Price Adjustment Fund             Minzheng(88)zong
No. 65
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(71)  Surcharge of Land Use for Construction        Ganfuling No. (94)39
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(72)  Coal Exploitation Fund                        Ganfufa
No. (91)40
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(73)  Electricity Network Transformation Fund       Ganfufa No. (87)22
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(74)  Surcharge of Electricity Fee                  Gancaigongzi
No. (79)7
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(75)  Small Hydropower Stations Construction Fund   Ganfutingfa No. (89)86
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(76)  Construction Fee for Fire Fighting            Ganfufu
No. (96)73

      Equipment
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(77)  Surcharge on Motor Vehicles                  
Ganjiafeizi No. (90)162
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(78)  Aquatic Products Development Fund             Luzhengfa
No. (88)94
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(79)  Urea Adjustment Fund                          Luzhengfa
No. (84)17
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(80)  Surcharge for Using Electricity              
Luzhengfa No. (93)24
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(81)  Scientific and Technological Development      (88)Lukejizi No. 54

      Fund
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(82)  Cement Price Adjustment Fund                  Lujiancaijizi
No. (92)141
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(83)  Export Goods Development Fund                
Lujingmaocai No. (93)23
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(84)  Overseas Enterprises Development Fund         Lujingmaocaizi No. (92)84
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(85)  Cultural and Artistic Development Fund        Yuzheng No. (93)17
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(86)  Gold Production and Exploitation Fund         Yuzheng No. (94)44
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(87)  Fund for Exploitation of Bauxite and          Yuzheng No. (90)90

      Refractory Clay Resources
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(88)  Scientific Research Development Fund          Ezhengfa No. (86)124
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(89)  New Technology Development Fund for           Ecaigongfa No. (90)464

      Agriculture-used Telephone Service
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(90)  Risk Fund for Materials Supply Enterprises    Ecaigongfa No. (91)676
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(91)  Phosphorus Ore Exploitation Fund              Ecaigongfa
No. (90)478
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(92)  Surcharge on Waterway Transport Goods         Ejiaocai No. (91)217
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(93)  Surcharge on Waterway Passenger Service       Ejiazhongzi No. (94)31
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(94)  Chemical Industry Safety Award Fund           Eshihua’an No. (87)16
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(95)  Postal Service Construction and              
Ewujia No. (92)265

      Development Fund
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(96)  Management Risk Fund                          Eyiqing(91)caijiazi
No. 31
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(97)  (Local) Film Fund                            
Ewendian No. (91)143
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(98)  Construction Fund                            
(94)xiangjiafeizi No. 307
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(99)  Water Price Adjustment Fund                  
(94)xiangjiafeizi No. 307
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(100) Coal Production Safety Fund                  
Xiangjiafeizi No. (94)4
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(101) State-owned Forestry Price Fund               Xianglinji
No. (91)65
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(102) Special Fund for Scenic Sites Development     Yuefu No. (94)63
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