In rural China, the annual village-level office funding is raised from a variety of sources. These include special appropriations, financial subsidies, village collective economic income, and voluntary donations from individual villagers.
*Special funds will be allocated according to the actual situation at the village level to support the daily operation of the village-level grassroots organizations. This part of the funds is mainly used to pay the salaries of village-level staff, office supplies, infrastructure maintenance, etc. The Ministry of Finance will subsidize some specific projects according to national policies. For example, the funds for rural environmental improvement, village-level road construction, and unified planning of villagers' homesteads will also be used to support village-level work. In addition, the economic income of the village collective is also an important part of the village-level office funds. Some well-developed villages will bring income through farmland transfer, farm stays, village-level enterprises, etc., so as to reduce the burden on villagers. Finally, voluntary donations from individual villagers are also an important part of supporting village-level work. In some times of difficulty, villagers will take the initiative to donate money and materials to support the public welfare undertakings in the village.
Do villagers need to pay a specific fee to support the village-level office expenses?The answer is not necessarily. Not all villages have a mandatory villager payment policy. In the Organic Law of Villagers' Committees, it is clearly stipulated that donations made by individual villagers are voluntary and cannot be compulsory. In practice, however, some villages have suggested voluntary donations to make a financial shortfall. In general, the raising of village-level office funds is a comprehensive process, which comes from ** appropriations, financial subsidies, village collective economic income and voluntary donations from villagers. Whether or not villagers are required to pay depends on the specific circumstances of the village, but it cannot be compulsory. It is only when the village is in financial difficulties that the villagers may be required to make voluntary contributions.
In the field, there is a villager named Li Ming, who has a deep understanding of the village's funds. He said: "The development of our village needs everyone's support, and every voluntary donation is a contribution to the development and progress of the village. Only when we all work together can our village become a better place. As Li Ming said, rural revitalization requires the participation and support of every villager. For the raising of village-level office funds, it is more necessary to work together, the society and the villagers. I believe that with the joint efforts of everyone, the countryside will have a better future.