Title: Kailu County's "Supplementary Contracting Fee" Incident Reversal: Large Farmers Refuse to Pay and Sublease for Profit
Kailu County, located in Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is a county dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry. During this year's spring ploughing, there were reports of farmers blocking spring ploughing because the local government forcibly collected the so-called "supplementary contract fee". Subsequently, a video showed that the local cadres were arrogant and had a bad attitude, causing an uproar in public opinion.
On April 23, the Kailu County Government issued its first response to the matter. According to the circular, the so-called "supplementary contract fee" is actually a new cultivated land use fee. Kailu is a pilot project for the efficient use of new cultivated land in the country, and due to the change in the nature of the land, it needs to pay corresponding fees. Some local farmers have already paid the fees, and a small number of large farmers who refuse to pay have caused other farmers to have a comparison mentality, which has led to obstruction.
Regarding the inappropriate words and deeds of the village cadres involved, Kailu County determined that his words were rude and his attitude was arrogant, and decided to punish the parties. However, this circular did not solve the public's doubts, but instead made people feel that it was only superficial and did not fundamentally solve the problem of the reasonableness of the charges.
It wasn't until April 24 that the Kailu county government responded again. This time, they came up with a national policy as a basis, namely the "Opinions on Promoting the High-quality Development of Inner Mongolia", indicating that the collection of paid fees for the use of new cultivated land is in line with the national policy. At the same time, it claimed that the local villagers' congress had been held as early as before, and the resolution on the new cultivated land fees was made public and publicized, and no objections were received at that time.
More importantly, the Kailu county government revealed an unexpected detail: the disputed land was actually contracted by outsiders, and the land was used to build a dairy farm, not for farming. However, the contractor not only cultivated the land without permission, changed the nature of the land, but also subleased most of the land to others to earn the difference, and the rent per mu was as high as 700 yuan.
This anti-transferor was taken aback. It turned out that the local government not only gave the green light to outsiders to contract land, but also turned a blind eye to their change of land use and profiteering. The only requirement is to pay 200 yuan/mu for new cultivated land. On the contrary, these foreign investors not only refused to pay reasonable fees, but also subleased the land to others for huge profits, which caused the anger of local villagers.
However, even after the official explanation, there are still many doubts about the incident, and I still recommend that netizens let the bullets fly for a while!
At the same time, this incident reflects the seriousness of the problem of rural land management. The liberalization of contracting rights can bring vitality, but without supervision, large foreign investors may have conflicts that cannot be dealt with in a timely manner.
Author's point of view:
As a netizen, I have an open and cautious attitude towards this Kailu County "supplementary contracting fee" incident. The whole incident itself has a certain complexity, and the two sides have accused each other of words, and the truth may need to be further clarified.
Judging from the current disclosure, there are indeed some doubts and contradictions. For example, the local government imposes a "supplementary contract fee" on farmers on the grounds of charging for new farmland, which lacks sufficient explanation and basis in the early stage, which inevitably makes farmers feel that they are being taxed and increased at various levels, thus causing dissatisfaction.
At the same time, it cannot be denied that some grassroots cadres have a simple and rude attitude in dealing with this issue and lack patience in communication and explanation, which has only aggravated contradictions and antagonism. This simple executive order approach is difficult for farmers to accept in the new era.
However, on the other hand, the national policy basis that the government came up with in the later stage, as well as the statement that the villagers' meeting was held and publicized last year, have brought reasonable support to the charging behavior to a certain extent. After all, it involves the implementation of national policies and the protection of collective interests, and cannot be completely equated with a simple act of taxation and wealth accumulation.
More importantly, Kailu County revealed that the disputed land was actually contracted and subleased at a low price by foreign investors, making huge profits from it. If this is true, then it is difficult to understand that these investors refuse to pay the low fee of 200 yuan per mu for new cultivated land.
Therefore, whether there are still some information asymmetries and whether the rhetoric is right or wrong needs to be further verified. After all, Kailu County is a large agricultural and animal husbandry county, which involves complex land ownership relationships and other factors, and there are likely to be differences in management concepts and demands between the government and farmers.
Therefore, I tend to let this matter continue to be investigated and understood, waiting for the final results of the investigation and authoritative judgment. We must not be in a hurry, let alone be bound and misled by one-sided information. Only when the truth is finally revealed will we be able to judge the merits in a comprehensive and objective manner. This is not only a responsibility to both parties, but also a basic requirement for respect for facts and the rule of law.
As netizens, our responsibility is to maintain an open, inclusive, rational and calm mindset, and wait patiently for the truth to come out. At the same time, he called on the relevant departments to speed up the progress of the investigation, and restore a calm and orderly appearance of the rural society, so as not to be coerced by rumors and fanning the flames with half-understood or ulterior motives. This is the attitude of a wise netizen.