Recently, the Chongqing gas meter incident has made a lot of noise, and there is really a problem with the result, and now the number one has been stroked off, and a refund is being arranged, but the turmoil caused is spreading, and many places feel that the price of water, electricity and gas is rising.
Chongqing sent an investigation team to directly settle in, and three years from now on, it was found that the operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 1127% year-on-year, and the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies increased by 824% year-on-year, which is a bit scary.
Fortunately, it has sparked everyone's discussion on the Internet, so it can be dealt with so quickly, otherwise it is estimated that rights protection is not a simple matter, after all, in the face of these industries, they are the most basic industries for people's livelihood, and you can't do without them.
In terms of pricing and revenue, water, electricity and gas cannot be allowed to do anything arbitrarily, these rigid needs related to people's livelihood issues need to be strongly supervised, and everything needs to be put under the sun.
In the past, when real estate was good, many cities had money in their hands, and they might not care about the operation of these livelihood industries, after all, as long as they remained stable, even if it was subsidized, the cost was indispensable anyway, but now real estate is in an inexplicable state, and life may not be so good in many places.
What industries can replace land transfer fees? This is a problem, if no substitutes can be found in the short term, perhaps some cities will not be able to play the game, and it is estimated that these cities may release these livelihood industries into the market.
Now marketization is a big basket, everything is loaded into it, but these industries related to the basic livelihood of the people, must not be rashly marketized, these franchise enterprises with a monopoly nature, in essence, are to serve the society, if marketization, may not be able to control the charges.
Many people are advocating marketization and want to rely on these livelihood industries to make profits, and there is a good saying: If the power to rain is handed over to the umbrella sellers, can they still see the sunny day? The people's livelihood industry is a rigid demand, and it is estimated that there will be big problems if they rely on this to make profits or even feed back to the local economy.
It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. However, the public has a high degree of concern about these public utilities related to people's livelihood, and any abnormal changes may cause questions, such as the gas meter is likely to be no problem this time, but if the quality of the gas is not good, shoddy, then boiling a pot of water will use a lot more gas.
Localities also have to learn to live a "tight life", and they must open up sources and reduce expenditures, instead of generating income on some public utilities that involve people's livelihood security!