This phenomenon takes place in combination with an ever -clear financial crisis of local self -government. The provincial and city debt in China at present, according to estimates, penetrated $ 9 trillion, many of which follow from non -transport loan schemes outside the official balance. When the central government limits the control of debts and the development of speculative property is growing, regional gaps in income are even narrow.
Revenues from the sale of land, which was able to support up to one third of the regional budget, in 2023 decreased by almost 20%. Meanwhile, the transfer of funds from the center is allocated for priority projects, such as poverty mitigation or pandemic processing, which makes free expenses of local self -government even less.
With pressure on the wages of public servants, public services and maintenance of infrastructure, fines ultimately become the most practical solution. In a system that lacks judicial supervision and the impossible appeal process, this is a color that bears the burden.
It is not surprising that the complaints of residents are becoming wider. In the midst of a difficult economy, stagnant salaries and accommodation costs that continue to fly up rapidly, they should also threaten fines everywhere. In some cities, residents even realized that law enforcement agencies felt very hard when the local government needed money, and then suddenly weakened when the purpose of income reached performance, that all this was just a matter of money, not security.
For example, a viral video from Shenzhen shows a courier who was repeatedly fined in one block only from a small error, which provokes the sympathy of network users who are angry that workers with a low level of income become light goals.
Even the main media joined the voice. Caixin, one of the most respected financial publications in China, in April contained a sharp editorial article that warned that the law would not be made by a “financial instrument”, because it would only cause hatred and damage public confidence in the government.
