Lan Xue, deputy dean of the School of Public Administration of Tsinghua University: "Gray income" should be divided into two types. One is illegal and unreasonable income, which is an indirect or disguised bribe and should be eliminated; One is reasonable but irregular income, which should be regulated.
Although the current "gray income" is like a rat crossing the street, everyone shouts, but what is its definition and how to define it, so far, only the folk version of the explanation, the official positive solution has not yet been released. The official version of "gray income" is difficult to make public, mainly because it is quite difficult to define this concept. As Committee member Julia said, the so-called "gray income" means that white is not white, black is not black, and white and black are mixed. It can also be understood as income other than the salary of public officials, such as some thank-you fees, labor fees, subsidies, etc.
The origin of "gray income"
In the early 1980s, a market economy began to emerge in China. There is a gray area between the old and new systems. In order to accelerate social and economic changes, the transaction cost of reform was born. People use a vague concept called "grey". Then, the popular word "gray income" gradually entered the public eye. Tour guides have gray income, medical and health circles have gray income, teachers have gray income, and funeral industry also has gray income. What is even more abhorrent is that a few officials with administrative power and state-owned enterprise executives have become the hardest hit areas of "gray income". "Gray income", in the eyes of ordinary people, is income that cannot cover the sun, so it should be regarded as illegal income.
How to define "gray income"
Chen Shu, deputy to the National People's Congress and honorary president of Guangzhou Lawyers Association, thinks that the most important thing is whether you have paid taxes formally. Indeed, citizens have the obligation to pay taxes. If they pay taxes normally, it is legal income. If it's secret income, if you don't make it public and pay taxes, I think you are "gray income". "Gray income" is afraid to pay taxes, let alone illegal income. Characteristics of gray income
At present, the phenomenon of "gray income" has the general characteristics of concealment, diversity and universality, and has the following three tendencies:
The first is the object of seeking "public funds":
The main source of "gray income" is public funds, and the main channels are all kinds of direct or disguised "turning public into private";
The second is to seek "collectivization":
The bonus and subsidy distributed by the unit under various excuses are generally collectively studied by the leading group, and everyone has a share;
Third, the existing atmosphere is "legitimate":
Some civil servants use various reasons and excuses to accept "gray income" with peace of mind.
In particular, some public servants use their powers to seek "gray income" and accumulate ill-gotten wealth, which has become a prominent problem that plagues the building of a clean and honest party style and is very harmful.