China to subsidize farmers for household appliance

时间：2007-12-24 06:14:19

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A pilot program will initially1 be launched in the three major agricultural provinces of Shandong, Henan and Sichuan, where farmers who buy color TV sets, refrigerators and mobile phones can get subsidies2 worth 13 percent of the prices, the Ministry3 of Finance (MOF) said Saturday.
 
Dec.23 - China is promising4 to give farmers subsidies for purchasing household electric appliances in a bid to stimulate5 the sluggish6 rural consumption and reduce the rising trade surplus.

 

A pilot program will initially be launched in the three major agricultural provinces of Shandong, Henan and Sichuan, where farmers who buy color TV sets, refrigerators and mobile phones can get subsidies worth 13 percent of the prices, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Saturday.

 

A total of 197 types of the three categories, especially produced for the rural markets, would be available from December 2007 through May next year and air conditioners and washing machines would be included in the future, Zeng Xiaoan, an official with the ministry, said.

 

So far, the government has signed cooperative agreements with 15 household appliance makers7, including Haier, Hisense and Changhong, and 21 dealers8.

 

"The move is meant to give farmers more benefits and divert more government expenditure9 into the consumer sector10 from fixed11 asset investment and the export industry," Zeng said.

 

Though consumer spending is playing an increasing role in China's economic growth, investment and export remain much bigger contributors to growth and the country's vast countryside, with a population of 800 million, still has huge market potential.

 

In China, rural areas lag nearly 20 years behind urban areas in terms of popularity of major home appliance such as TV sets, refrigerators and washing machines, according to official figures.

 

By 2010, the subsidy12 program is expected to narrow the gap to 10 years and increase rural consumption by 100 billion yuan (US$13.6 billion) a year, said Zeng. "If one more percent of the rural families buy TV sets priced at 1,000 yuan each, it means 2.5 billion yuan."

 

The program is essential to expanding the domestic consumption as "raising farmers' income remains13 difficult and the gap between rural and urban areas is large," he said.

 

To improve farmers' livelihood14 and expand rural consumption, China is also spending hundreds of billions of yuan to extend the country's electricity grid15 to every remote village by 2010.

 

China, the world's largest producer and exporter of household appliances, sold half of its production abroad every year, said Zeng.

 

Color TV sets, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and mobile phones combined contributed US$50 billion, or 28 percent, to China's trade surplus in 2006, up 45 percent from a year earlier.

 

Selling more household appliances to rural families would help China reduce trade surplus and frictions16, and ease the problem of overcapacity in many manufacturers, he said.

 

By 2010, the program would divert 20 percent of the exports to rural markets and reduce trade surplus by US$10 billion annually17, he added.

 

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1 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
2 subsidies 84c7dc8329c19e43d3437248757e572c     
n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
  • Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
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  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
4 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的，有前途的
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  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
5 stimulate wuSwL     
vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋
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  • Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
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6 sluggish VEgzS     
adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的
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7 makers 22a4efff03ac42c1785d09a48313d352     
n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）
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  • The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
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n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗
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n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
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adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
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12 subsidy 2U5zo     
n.补助金，津贴
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  • The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费。
  • The living subsidy for senior expert's family is included in the remuneration.报酬已包含高级专家家人的生活补贴。
13 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
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14 livelihood sppzWF     
n.生计，谋生之道
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  • Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
  • My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。
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n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅
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