Foreword: Every December, rural residents face a series of new costs, which not only make it more difficult for poor farmers to accumulate wealth, but also add more pressure to an already difficult life. Although some achievements have been made in the reform and progress of the rural areas, the gap between urban and rural areas is still very large, and systematic improvement is urgently needed. In the "Notice on Matters Concerning the Reform and Adjustment of the "Three Expenses" in Rural Areas recently issued by the Communist Party of China, it is clear that the five new expenses in rural areas may exceed 10,000 yuan per household. The news worries many farmers, who are already increasingly feeling the hardships of life, and the increase in these costs is undoubtedly exacerbating the situation. Let's take a look at the five new fees in rural areas and the reasons and effects behind them.
The new type of cooperative medical care in rural areas is a medical insurance system established to reduce the medical burden of rural families. However, with the passage of time, the insurance cost of the new rural cooperative medical care has increased year by year, from the initial 10 yuan to the current 380 yuan or even higher. As a result, more and more villagers are resistant to enrolling. Farmers are already spending more than 5,000 yuan a year on this new expense item.
Expanding: Rural medical insurance has always been a hot topic of concern for farmers. The new type of cooperative medical care has been welcomed by the majority of farmers because of its popularization and guarantee. However, with the increase in the number of insured people and the improvement of medical services, the payment of cooperative medical care is also increasing year by year**. This has added more financial burden to the already impoverished peasant families. Many farmers are faced with the dilemma of either choosing to reduce the amount of health insurance, or giving up or surrendering their insurance. This phenomenon poses a severe challenge to the sustainable development of rural medical security.
The use of rural homesteads should be free, but with the adjustment of policies and the strengthening of management, the over-occupation fee of homesteads has gradually become a reality. For the use of homestead land beyond the specified area, farmers need to pay fees according to different grades, such as 5 yuan per square meter, 10 yuan per square meter, etc. This has placed an additional burden on many families, with fees reaching hundreds or even thousands of yuan.
Expansion: Homesteads, as the basic housing of peasant families, should have been free. However, with the strengthening of rural infrastructure construction and land management, farmers have begun to be required to pay over-occupation fees for homesteads. This fee is actually a comprehensive cost, which involves the right to use the base and the occupation of land by farmers. While this cost is somewhat understandable, for some families, the increased financial burden is clearly unaffordable. Farmers said that the actual situation of rural families should be more fully taken into account and more reasonable policies and services should be provided for them.
In the process of promoting clean energy in rural areas, many areas have banned farmers from using coal and firewood for heating, and have switched to clean energy such as natural gas and electricity. However, this has put significant economic pressure on farmers. Due to the high cost of pipe laying, the rapid heat dissipation and the poor airtightness of rural houses, farmers spend tens of thousands of yuan a year to heat their homes. In addition, the cost of natural gas will increase further.
Expanding: Heating is an important issue in rural winter life. With the increasing awareness of environmental protection, farmers are encouraged to use clean energy for heating. While this can help reduce air pollution and improve the environment, the cost of using clean energy is significant for farmers. Especially in some remote areas, rural heating facilities are not perfect, so farmers need to buy electricity or transport coal for heating. And these costs increase dramatically every year, putting even more pressure on the finances of rural households.
In order to maintain the environmental sanitation and living environment in rural areas, facilities such as sanitation administrators, cleaners, garbage bins and cleaning vehicles are equipped. However, the maintenance and operation of these facilities require a certain amount of financial support, and each household needs to pay about 100 yuan per year for environmental sanitation.
Expansion: Rural environmental sanitation is an important measure to maintain the health of farmers and improve their quality of life. In order to ensure that the environment of the countryside is clean and tidy, a lot of manpower and material resources have been invested to provide sanitation facilities and services. However, these fees still need to be borne by the farmers themselves, and each household has to pay about 100 yuan per year. Although this is a small expense, it is already an additional burden for farmers. Farmers hope to better consider their economic situation, reduce their burden, and at the same time strengthen rural environmental sanitation and improve the quality of life of farmers.
To sum up, these five new expenses in the rural areas have further increased the economic burden on the peasants. In today's society, the gap between urban and rural areas is still very large, and the lives of farmers are still difficult. We should pay more attention to the actual situation of farmers, formulate more reasonable policies, reduce their burdens, and create a better living environment for them. At the same time, farmers should also pay attention to financial planning and rational expenditure, so as to improve their own economic capacity. It is hoped that greater progress can be made in rural development and that the peasants' livelihood can be better improved.