At the beginning of the 6th year of the Solar Era, when the temperature rose and the soil thawed, every household began to cultivate in the fields.
Among the men and women who got married last year, some joined the land reclamation team, some started building new houses, and they all got busy.
Before the opening of the tribunal, the tribunal held a general meeting and added a government affairs department, with Alan as the minister, responsible for land cultivation, house construction, household registration management, marriage registration and other matters. At the same time, plans for the new year were made.
The most important task of the Military Department this year is to open the road to the mine, and the Ministry of Industry must build more weapons, rack trucks and agricultural tools.
The Ministry of Finance should formulate tax policies to increase fiscal revenue and provide funds for the construction of Sun City. The original income from iron ore alone was far from enough.
As the Minister of Science and Technology, Lin Yan spoke at the conference and said that he would develop more good things and cultivate more talents.
The most urgent need now is financial personnel. Various accounts are complicated, and preparations for taxation have to be made. There are far from enough people in the finance department. If you are over fourteen years old and can pass the assessment, you can work in the Finance Department. Ten people will be recruited in the first batch.
As Fenghua's right-hand man, Shuisheng is already the backbone of the Finance Department. He will take on the important responsibility of formulating tax policies.
Shuisheng is sixteen years old this year and is already an adult. He accepted the latest ideas and has been studying with Lin Yan. His behavior style is quite similar to Lin Yan.
When he received the task of formulating taxes, Shui Sheng went to Lin Yan for advice.
When the arbitral tribunal was established, Lin Yan had mentioned taxation, but the conditions at the time did not allow its implementation. Now everything is on track and the time has come.
The current Shuisheng is tall and thin, and long-term exercise has not made him stronger. He often stays indoors, and his skin has faded away from the tan and turned into chestnut brown. His black hair is smooth and docile, and he looks a bit gentle. .
Looking at Shui Sheng like this, Lin Yan suddenly felt that time had passed and the skinny boy back then had grown up. I also transformed from a baby to a little girl.
She sighed: "Time flies so fast. Shui Sheng is already an adult and the backbone of the finance department. Feng Hua has such a good vision. I leave such a big thing to you."
Shuisheng smiled lightly, his slender eyes full of tenderness, "You have grown up too. Minister Fenghua values you and knows our relationship, so he asked me to do this. Regarding taxes, I want to hear I’ll listen to your opinion. I’ve thought about it, people have just enough to eat, so if you want to tax people, you have to start with people with high incomes.”
Lin Yan shook his head, "You are right. But I think the proportion of high-income people is too small and they cannot collect much tax. I have also thought about this problem. We need to start with commercial tax and agricultural tax."
"What are commercial tax and agricultural tax?" When Shuisheng heard this for the first time, he knew that Fenghua asked him to do something, and he must be trying to find Lin Yan's help through him.
All he had to do was draw up a first draft from Lin Yan's ideas and submit it to the arbitration tribunal for discussion and review. Everything must be based on Lin Yan's thoughts, and can be perfected only after a framework is in place.
Lin Yandao: "Commercial tax means that those who do business have to pay taxes. For example, my restaurant and various factories charge a certain percentage of money based on business income. For example, if the monthly limit reaches 2 yuan, the tax is 1%. 5 yuan is levied 1.5%, etc., and so on.”
Shuisheng's eyes lit up, "The higher the income, the higher the tax?"
Lin Yan nodded and talked in detail about tax algorithms and water management.
After talking about commercial tax, she said: "Agricultural tax is a tax based on land. The tax amount per acre of land is determined in proportion, and the tax can be deducted with grain. Newly reclaimed land can be tax-free for two years, and the tax will start after two years. Tax. It just so happens that Yucai has already prepared detailed records of the land, which can be consulted when collecting taxes."
Shuisheng listened very carefully and kept everything Lin Yan said in mind. He immediately went back to sort it out and list the regulations for Lin Yan to review and revise.
Paper production in papermaking workshops has increased, and office records have been gradually replaced with paper this year, gradually replacing wood chips.
Returning to the finance department, Shuisheng took out his notebook and pen, thought for a while and started writing, and unknowingly wrote a few pages. After listening to Lin Yan and writing it myself, I realized that there were many problems involved. It was necessary to list various situations clearly so that there would be fewer mistakes during implementation.
When they returned home in the evening, Lin Yan and Hua Hong brought up the matter of taxation. Taxes would be levied on the restaurants and land at home.
Hua Hong was shocked, "What do you mean? Our family worked hard to develop the land, so why do we have to pay? We also worked hard to earn money for the restaurant, so why do we have to pay?"
Jin Zai didn't understand either, "Why should we pay? Why should we pay? We can't hand over the money we earn."
Lin Yan guessed that they would be like this. It should be said that most people did not understand why there was a tax.
"Lin Yan, please tell me why there is a tax. Did you propose it?" Hua Hong asked hurriedly, but she couldn't figure out why she had to pay.
Lin Yan hurriedly reassured: "Don't worry, listen to me. We are all part of Sun City. To build Sun City better, we need to spend money. Where does this money come from? Of course, everyone has to create it. . Tax money is also taken from the people and used by the people. Just like the road in front of the door needs to be maintained and the drinking water canal needs to be cleaned. These are public affairs that need to be managed by the arbitration tribunal, and everything costs money."
"The current fiscal revenue is too small, and we have to pay the salaries of civil servants and other public expenses, so we must increase fiscal revenue. Only when the fiscal revenue is rich can we do more good things that benefit the people. For example, the road to the mine needs to be repaired , this is beneficial to everyone. Without money, who is willing to work. To put it bluntly, it is to pool everyone’s money to meet public needs.”
Hua Hong seemed to understand, "It makes sense for you to say that. Every family has to tax, so I won't say anything. But why do restaurants have to collect taxes? What we earn is hard-earned money, and it has nothing to do with others."
"Auntie, although the restaurant belongs to us, we also occupy public resources. For example, if a dispute arises, should we seek mediation from civil servants and borrow public power. The reason why we can open a restaurant is because of the management of Sun City. People's lives are improved Only when you are rich can you come to our restaurant to spend money. These are all invisible and invisible to the naked eye, so you feel that they have nothing to do with you."
Huahong thought for a while and then said: "According to what you said, the Yezi family's oil shop will also be taxed, as well as the clothing shop, wood factory, kiln factory, and smelting factory, right?"
"Yes, grandma, have you figured it out?" Lin Yan looked at the bonus in surprise, "These are business transactions and must be taxed. In a few days, the tax law should be released and the tax standards will be listed. Our family It shouldn’t be much money to pay at the restaurant, so you don’t have to worry too much.”
Jin Zai was stunned when he heard this, "Are you going to come up with a new method?"
Lin Yan nodded, "The tax law only deals with paying taxes and has nothing to do with anything else. Other laws will be introduced one after another in the future, and you will gradually get used to it."
Jin Zai nodded and praised: "The law is good. As long as you abide by the law, you will be protected. If you break the law, you will be punished. There are also standards for judgment." He himself is a beneficiary of the Sun City Basic Law and has deep feelings.
(End of chapter)
