Chapter 1,288: Fierce Fight! Master and Disciple 71 (Part 2)

1:55 p.m.

The temperature gradually rose. In a residential building located in the south of the middle floor, two mutant porters were moving some objects down from the building.

Quite quietly looked at the familiar streets around him. At this time, many neighbors who had a good relationship with Quite in the past came over. His wife behind him was holding his sleeping daughter Lillian.

Quite took out a cigarette and lit it. He looked at some farewell gifts handed over by many friends, accepted them one by one, and put them in the small truck in front of him. The truck was filled with a large number of physical objects.

"Thank you!"

Quite kept repeating these two words and couldn't hold on any longer. It would take at least 10 years to get compensation from Congress. The shops that were operating smoothly during the riots were burned down. The shops were destroyed, causing Quite's family to fall into an economic winter.

Many creditors heard that there was compensation from Congress and came to collect debts. Quite has been a more down-to-earth person all his life. Those people also have their difficulties. After a few difficult months, Quite cleared the debt and sold everything valuable in the house.

The middle class can no longer stay there. The only way out is to return to the bottom class. Quite is lucky. In such a predicament, he received a compensation paid in advance by Congress. This is Quite's last hope. He has contacted a good location at the bottom class. After selling the house in the middle class and paying off the debt, plus the compensation from Congress, Quite can continue to do his old business and open a grocery store.

This is a difficult choice. It is too difficult for Quite to support his family in the middle class. Nowadays, the construction in the south of the middle class has caused many areas to be directly divided, and the business is not as good as everyone thinks.

Even if workers can bring income to many stores, these incomes actually need to be discounted.

In the middle class, small grocery stores like this need to compete with some large supermarkets to survive. Obviously, they cannot compete. The same is true for some scattered small restaurants. Most chain restaurants have high-quality and low-priced food.

Quite is a little unwilling. He has worked hard for so many years and came to the middle class with his wife a few years ago. Now he has to go back.

The wife smiled gently, leaned over, and held her daughter in front of Quet. He smiled, but his expression was not relaxed. Fortunately, Quet had a lot of cooperative supplier resources.

At the bottom level, this kind of commercial competition differentiation will not be very obvious, but when it comes to the middle level, this differentiation will be very obvious. Quet has not made much money in these years. He can only maintain his life and the daily expenses of his family, and a little entertainment.

But now it is all over. The middle level is indeed better than the bottom level. This is what Quet has felt over the years.

"Let's go, dear, it's okay, it will be fine."

The wife said with a smile, and Quet nodded. After the last item was loaded onto the car, Quet paid the wages to the two mutant porters, got on the driver's seat of the truck, and drove away with the blessings of his friends.

In the past, Quet didn't want to go back to the bottom level, but now he has to go back, and the public security at the bottom level has improved a lot in recent years. Street crimes are almost gone, and those gang members who used to take root at the bottom level have disappeared.

This is a kind of psychological comfort for Quite. Quite and his wife are from the bottom of society. A large part of the reason why they want to escape from the bottom of society is because of the problem of crime. In the past, the public security in the bottom of society was very poor, and street crimes occurred from time to time.

"It will get better."

Quite was in a good mood and accelerated the car. Everything familiar along the way soon disappeared. Quite looked at everything in the rearview mirror. He didn't think about leaving the middle level. When the subway was opened, it would only take a few minutes to get to the middle level. By then, the economic situation would be better and he could still live in the middle level.

Quite looked at his daughter Lillian who had woken up next to him. He planned to give his daughter a better environment.

2 o'clock in the afternoon

Tamayi sat on a bench outside an interrogation room with a tired face. He had just eaten lunch. Last night's case made everyone present extremely angry.

Tamayi glanced at a woman in the interrogation room opposite who was still explaining something to several female staff members.

The local section officer took this case very seriously and personally led people to investigate it. No one wanted to lose their position. Before the city meeting, Section Chief Alpha issued an internal order document for the five sections, requiring the regional section officers of each section to handle matters in their own area and to give the most severe blow to crimes.

Tamayi knew that some section officers were very close to some people in special service industries and accepted some bribes in private. As long as those people in special service industries did not cause trouble, they would not care most of the time, and even notify them in advance before some regular surprise inspections.

As a special section officer who secretly placed surveillance, Tamayi had reported these situations to Secretary Jill truthfully.

The local regional section officer was unaware of the situation. After learning about such a serious situation, he had asked the women who beat Baleka to confess other people overnight, and led people to arrest them overnight. Today, the public security management office in the district is extremely busy.

Everyone was panicking because this was a big problem. Section Chief Alpha's methods were very strict. In the three years since the alternation of the operations department, the factional problems in the past in terms of public security management had disappeared.

47 regional officers have been dismissed and investigated for different issues. These were all carried out quietly internally. Many crimes were not made public. According to the regulations of the Operations Department, these cases will be unsealed after 10 years.

Tamai admires Alpha very much. In just three short years, the security situation in the city has improved a lot.

At this time, the door of an interrogation room in the corridor opened. Tamai looked over and saw the pale-faced 16-year-old girl Baleka coming out accompanied by two female officers.

"Taimai, take her to the hospital to get a physical and mental assessment report. It must be completed within today."

"Sister Lin, I..."

"Don't talk back to me, go quickly."

Tamai could only smile and stand up. Baleka's gambling-addicted mother had been arrested for child abuse. The 5th department in Baleka's district had closed down some gambling clubs.

No one dared to fool Alpha. Once she found out, the end would be miserable. In recent years, the efficiency of handling cases has increased at least ten times compared to the past.

Once any case occurs, the relevant department will immediately assist the 5th department in criminal investigation and will investigate and arrest the criminal as soon as the crime occurs.

"What will happen to me, brother."

Baleka muttered softly. Tamayi had already sat in a management car of the 5th department. People were coming and going at the door of the public security management office.

"Due to your situation, you will be sent to the agricultural department to work for 1 year."

Baleka was a little scared, but she still got on the car. She looked at Tamayi from time to time. If this man hadn't stopped her last night, she might have left.

"It's okay, little sister. The work in the agricultural department is not too difficult. And you are pale and thin now. I guarantee that you will be much better in spirit after working there for a year. And given your situation, you should get a salary."

Baleka nodded silently. She didn't know what the future would be like, but the only thing she knew was that she was a little relieved now. She looked at Tamayi again. This was the first man Baleka had ever met in her life who was willing to help her.

Tamai also found that the little girl next to him stared at him from time to time. He was a little embarrassed. After setting the automatic constant speed driving, he thought for a moment and said.

"Little sister, when you come out, if you can't find a job, I can help you."

Tamai thought of Peristan at the first time. The little girl next to him was pretty. Maybe Peristan could help if there was a chance.

2:19 pm

The whole congress hall exuded a heavy atmosphere. Most people looked at the bill in front of them with serious expressions. This was also a major bill that would determine the future of the city.

Discussion on the tax distribution issue of Brilliant City and the distribution details

In the past, the tax use structure was to leave 10% as the congressional reserve. The tax situation was different every year, but the tax revenue has been steadily increasing over the years, roughly maintaining an average of 5 billion per month and 60 billion for the whole year.

Now, the tax revenue reserved by Congress for more than 10 years has been exhausted in various welfare subsidies and construction. Take the tax revenue of 5.320393091 billion in 120 districts of Brilliant City in April last month as an example.

There is already a detailed tax allocation template, of which 400 million is the salary, welfare and subsidy of more than 100,000 members of the current Operation Section, and 600 million is the construction fund of the 10 sections except Sections 11 and 12. In addition to some pensions for work-related injuries, about 20% of the tax revenue is allocated to the Operation Section.

Among them, the funds of Section 13 have been 0 since its establishment, without a penny, which makes many people feel confused. In addition to the 100 million funds given when Section 13 was established, there was no subsequent salary or tax revenue. At the beginning, those who were not aware of it were criticizing what Section 13 was and what kind of work it was, but no one knew.

Because if you want to know the nature and content of the work of Section 13, you must unlock the Six God King Seal to obtain the authority.

50% of the remaining tax revenue is returned to the 120 districts for various welfare subsidies within the region, and the remaining 30% is currently settled as funds for Angus Construction, but more than 1.5 billion yuan per month is obviously not enough.

At present, Angus Construction needs to support 200,000 construction workers. Even if the minimum monthly salary of workers is 2,000 yuan, it will cost 4 billion yuan in wages per month. Now the Angus family can only rely on several companies under its family to continuously provide blood transfusions for construction.

Everyone who looked at the tax division knew that 30% of the tax revenue could not be moved in a short time, because construction could not be stopped.

And the 20% of the Acting Department could not be moved either. Only the remaining 50% of the tax revenue could be discussed in detail.

The allocation of more than 2.5 billion yuan in funds is the next highlight.

The salary approval quota for the parliamentarian faction has long been determined by the presidents of the eight major associations.

The basic salary of the councillors is 800 yuan, and the basic salary of the staff of the District Rights Office is 500 yuan. The Internet, travel, security, meals, etc. are all fully subsidized by the District Rights Office. The only indicator for increasing wages is the comprehensive economic situation, tax situation, and construction situation in the district.

For every 5% increase in the average income in the district, the salary of the councillors can be increased by 5% on the original basis, and so on. For a 5% increase in the tax amount in the area, the salary of the councillors can also be increased by 5%. For the construction in the area that is beneficial to the people, whether materially or spiritually, and has received more than 60% of the approval rate from the people in the area, the salary of the councillors will be increased by 5%.

Councillors do not have any welfare benefits, but there is one thing, that is, they can get assistance funds from the people in the area or businessmen by speaking in Congress on behalf of the people in the area, including help with publicity, elections, etc.

In the four months since the city meeting began, although the councillors were actively running around most of the time, they did not accept the assistance from the businessmen.

The tax revenue in the area is allocated to various aspects by the councillors, and the Operations Department has the right to conduct on-site verification of the tax doubts.

At present, the subsidies in the area include medical care, education, water and electricity, and the Internet, four major areas, and the rest is used for the construction of infrastructure, including light and shadow material access points, as well as the installation of surveillance, toilets, street lights, benches, etc. in some areas, as well as support for some industries in the area.

The six gods sat in the middle, and no one spoke. The silence had lasted for 25 minutes, and no one took the initiative to speak, because everyone knew that the distribution of taxes could directly determine the future situation in the district.

This is not a question of more or less, but a question of what to distribute. The economy should definitely be given priority. A good economy means a high employment rate in the region, a high material living standard of the people in the region, and higher consumption, and naturally higher taxes.

But the economy is a relatively large concept, and it has a very large relationship with all aspects. The tax distribution problem in the west is easy to solve, because the west has a large number of light and heavy factories. Directly subsidizing these factories in various aspects to relieve the pressure of the factories can naturally solve employment, and consumption in the district will naturally increase, the economy will get better, and taxes will increase.

But the problems in the west, east, and south are more difficult to solve. The 20 districts in the upper layer basically do not need to worry too much about tax issues.

Because most businessmen and celebrities gather in the upper layer, the monthly tax revenue is relatively high, and the remaining 50% of the tax revenue is also divided into proportions. The tax revenue will be returned to these 120 districts according to the actual tax revenue generated in each district every month.

At present, only the 29th district near the east has a more serious problem, with a monthly tax amount of less than 10 million.

There are more than 110,000 people living in the 29th district, which means that each person cannot contribute even 100 yuan in taxes every month, which is seriously inconsistent with the average income of 2,000 yuan in the middle class.

Personal income tax ranges from 5% for the lowest 500 yuan, 5% to 7% for less than 1,000 yuan, 7% to 10% for 1,000 to 2,000 yuan, and up to 15% for the highest.

Some people have criticized such high taxes, but in fact, prices are very stable, and the taxes on every item purchased by the people are borne by the merchants.

Just when everyone was annoyed, Freya could no longer sit still and stood up first.

"Everyone! Since no one is going to start this, I'll start first."

Freya said as she walked down from her seat. Everyone raised their heads and began to look at Freya, who stood on the stage in front of the parliamentarian faction.

"Let's do a basic calculation first. There are 120 districts and 2.5 billion in taxes. The average tax revenue per district is about 20 million. The current population of Brilliant City is over 20 million. On average, each district has more than 160,000 people. There is about 125 yuan in taxes per person."

Freya stared quietly at a chart that was assisted by AI calculations. It clearly calculated everything Freya had just said, and it was more detailed than what Freya said.

"I think if we start with how to distribute it, it may be difficult to explain it tomorrow, so I think we should start with some problems that need to be solved by taxes, starting with marginalization issues."

As soon as Freya finished speaking, many councilors behind her agreed.

"First, let's detail the tax issue. What can 125 yuan do in a low-level area!"

Freya said, and soon the light and shadow screen showed the details of what 125 yuan could buy. The cheapest liquid food at 50 cents a can can buy 250 cans, which is enough for a family of three to not go hungry for a month.

You can buy 208 eggs, 25 kilograms of flour, and 15.6 kilograms of rice. A long list of things that can be bought with 125 yuan at the bottom level is also listed later.

The unit price of water is 1 yuan per ton, and the electricity fee is 0.5 yuan per kilowatt-hour. This price is only in areas without large-scale photovoltaic coatings. If some middle-level areas have completed the photovoltaic coating transformation of the entire area, the electricity fee is almost zero.

At this time, many families who have never set foot in the bottom level in their lives felt surprised and suspicious on their faces, because they never thought that 125 yuan could do so many things. 125 yuan at the upper level may be just the money for a meal, but at the bottom level, it can feed a family of three for a month.

At this time, Brandon stood up and walked directly to the stage. He knew what Freya wanted to do. This approach was tantamount to causing more problems in the area.

"Congressman Freya, what is the marginalization issue you are talking about?"

"Orphans, gangsters and the helpless!"

Brandon shook his head.

"Do you think people in the region would be willing to give taxes to these people who have no output?"

"We will do our best to make everyone understand this matter. A society needs to be inclusive. If there are strong people in the society, there will naturally be weak ones, and the weak make up the majority, so"

Brandon shook his head and interrupted Freya directly.

"This is a social problem! So it should be borne by society, not the pitifully allocated taxes. What can the 125 yuan you just proposed do at the bottom level? But have you ever thought about it, Congresswoman Freya? What can 12,500 yuan do? A tax subsidy for 100 people can save a low-level small business, which is enough to pay an average monthly salary of 500 yuan. How much output can be created by 25 workers? Migrant workers are enough to feed a family of three, and 12,500 yuan can feed 100 people. It can also create an output value that is much higher than this amount of money, increase consumption in the region, and allow the economy to flow in the region, and 12,500 yuan is used on the margins you mentioned. On the issue of transformation! How much output value can it create?”

Freya did not answer, but looked at Brandon solemnly. He seemed to be firmly opposed to using taxes on people who had no creative value at all.

"According to what you said, I can also lower the standard. Based on the marginalized people you mentioned, a person needs at least 100 yuan a month for all aspects. 12,500 yuan can feed 125 people. A month is 12,500 yuan a year. It’s 150,000. What can 150,000 do?”

Brandon brought up a light and shadow screen and quickly listed a lot of things.

"150,000 yuan can already allow a low-level medium-sized enterprise to purchase more advanced equipment, have money to train technical talents, and solve the employment problems of more workers. According to the survey of our 9th Business Section, if 150,000 yuan is directly given to enterprises as subsidies, they will It can create at least three times the value, so Sir Freya, if you spend 12,500 yuan to feed 125 marginalized people, you will get nothing, but if you invest 12,500 yuan in small and medium-sized enterprises, you can feed at least 300 people in a year.”

While Brandon was speaking, many of the congressmen on the opposite side stopped their low-pitched discussions. The businessmen and family members all thought so. What Freya raised was a social problem, and social problems can only be solved by It should be solved at the social and moral level, and taxes should be used for economic development.

"It's exactly what you said, Lord Brandon. I don't want to use some examples to sensationalize. I just want to say the most basic thing. Currently, there are nearly 50,000 orphans in Bright City. On average, one district must support 416 people. According to Bran According to your calculations, living expenses are 41,600 yuan a month and 499,200 yuan a year, which is not a lot, isn’t it?”

Brandon nodded. No one knew what Freya meant by that. It was indeed not a lot. For the average tax amount of 20 million a month, it was only 41,600 yuan a month, which only accounted for 2% of the tax.

"Let's look at a more serious problem. Although the administrative department is currently vigorously investigating the problem of black households, the actual estimated number of black households should be 500,000. They do not provide any tax, but they still use cheap The price of labor provides a lot of output value.”

Freya said and brought up a light and shadow screen, which is some records of black households in some social big data. Currently, the business department is still fully investigating, but most of the black households will hide or mix in the factory. There are some businessmen. Participated in the asylum work of criminals. Although their income is low, they do not need to pay taxes, and they have even caused some cases. Without the DNA being logged into the biological database, it is difficult to rely on DNA technology to locate the prisoner.

"Most of the black households have been gradually marginalized. Where did the black households come from? Most of them were not registered after birth. A large part of the black households started when they were orphans. They have no ability to walk into the sunshine. Now, the city's laws are becoming more and more stringent, and the manpower of the administrative department is currently seriously insufficient. In many cases, it is impossible to touch this area, but have you ever thought about it? This is an issue that has been marginalized, and the city has There have been many big problems that have arisen due to marginalization.”

Brandon smiled and shook his head.

"Member Freya, I know what you want to explain, and everyone should understand it. To solve these marginalized problems, in order to allow black households to come to the sun, part of the tax revenue needs to be used to help them, right? It's just that the city currently has no way of spending that much money. With 19.5 million people and 500,000 black households, which side is bigger? Tax revenue is so small. If it is easily offset, the city will have problems. "

Freya shook her head.

"I didn't say to solve it all at once, but to proceed slowly. These problems are now in front of us. The marginalization problem seems to have been forgotten, including the problem of illegal body trade. These problems are like cancer, eroding the city all the time. They seem to be hidden in the dark, but in fact they are on the edge, constantly gnawing at the edge of the city, and even dragging the city."

Freya didn't continue to speak, because she had seen that many councilors looked solemn. No one wanted to touch this problem, because it couldn't be solved now. If it was to be solved, it would inevitably drag the lives of ordinary people down. In this way, most people in the bottom district would not agree, because many people in the bottom had a hard life.

"The problem does exist. If we see the problem but don't want to solve it, I think it's our dereliction of duty as a manager!"

Freya's words did not arouse many people's reactions, because people live in the present. The current problem is how to balance the tax use of the suddenly added councilor regime.

Many people who become councilors want to do a big job and contribute to the economic improvement in the region. However, the marginalization problem raised by Freya now cannot be solved in a short time.

Gary Locke looked at the numbers on the screen with a serious expression. He knew very well that if the marginalization problem was not solved, it would eventually become a big problem. But now he could only continue to choose the Angus family and complete the construction. This was a very difficult decision.

The hall fell silent again. Everyone was looking at the numbers on the screen. The merchants and the family members were no longer relaxed because everyone saw the smile on Freya's face and her serious eyes. She was not joking.

"Maybe we should try another way!"

Brandon said with a relaxed smile on his face, and Freya nodded.

"If the marginalization problem cannot be solved now, it will become a long-term problem that plagues the city! I will not compromise! The marginalization problem must be concluded here today."

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