Reform's intention to narrow wealth gap
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-07-19 08:33 On the basis of economic development, the reform will focus more on social
equity and will be designed to ensure all Chinese benefit from the reform,
opening-up and modernization campaign, they said.
It prohibits people
from making illegal earnings and strives to narrow the income disparity, they
added.
A major component of the reform is the wage system for civil
servants.
The existing system for civil servants has lagged behind the
development of the socialist market economy, bringing a negative impact on the
enthusiasm and stability of civil servants in the country, Xinhua
said.
Under the new arrangement, preferential payment will be given as
incentives to encourage civil servants to work at the grass-roots levels.
Sixty per cent of Chinese civil servants work in governments at the
county or lower levels, and 92 per cent are lower ranking, official statistics
indicate.
The new wage system will give those low-ranking civil servants
more opportunities to earn more. They will also receive more subsidies if they
work in remote and poverty-stricken areas.
For employees of public
institutions, their income will be closely linked to their work performance,
according to the reform package.
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