Jingjian Tourism “saves money” like this, it’s a huge loss!

Issue 7

It’s a huge loss to “save money” when traveling like this!

From the perspective of the editor’s inspection of discipline enforcement and supervision in recent years, when traveling with public funds, invisible mutations It happens, especially during the summer vacation, which is the peak tourist season. Many party members, cadres, and public officials choose to travel. In order to have a comfortable and economical time, they rack their brains to study "saving strategies." Does that mean that any strategy that saves money is a good strategy?

Let’s talk about it in this issue

Things about “travel”

Typical cases Part of the funds was obtained from my superiors and used for the elderly association. I could make my own decisions. I did not realize that traveling with public funds violated Party disciplines and rules. Excerpted from the reflections of Ren Zonghou, president of Tiantu Village Elderly Association, Qushan Town, Daishan County. In June 2017, 19 members of the "Tiantu Elderly Association" went to the paired association - Xiaomen Village Elderly Association, Beilun District, Ningbo City for an inspection. "Since we are all out, why not go to the scenic spot?" some members suggested during the inspection. When Ren Zonghou heard this proposal, not only did he not reject it outright, but he made a "little calculation" in his mind, thinking that anyway, the cost of the inspection would be submitted by himself, and the special funds for cultural activities allocated by the relevant superior departments would only be spent on There was not much difference among the members, so they readily agreed and traveled to Fenghua, Hengdian, Tonglu and other places. After the trip, the 38,000 yuan in expenses was successfully disbursed from the funds allocated by the association's superiors. No member raised any objections to the change of the inspection into a tour, and Ren Zonghou also received a lot of praise. This made Ren Zonghou feel more proud and felt that this matter was "done right". After tasting the sweetness, Ren Zonghou became more convinced that this was a good thing for the benefit of all members. In October 2018, the "Tiantu Elderly Association" once again organized 20 members to receive red education in Nanhu, Jiaxing, and arranged travel plans to Jinhua, Yiwu and other places in advance. The travel expenses of 34,800 yuan were successfully allocated by superiors Middle branch. In March 2021, the Daishan County Party Committee inspection team discovered clues to the disciplinary violation during the inspection, and the Qushan Town Discipline Inspection Commission immediately launched a preliminary review. During the review process, Ren Zonghou realized his mistake and mobilized association members who participated in the tour to refund the fees that should be paid by individuals. On July 22, 2021, Ren Zonghou was warned and punished by the party.

Discipline and Law Link

Public Travel for Party Members and Cadres

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100 Article 5: Those who commit any of the following acts shall be given a warning or a serious warning to those directly responsible and those responsible for leadership if the circumstances are minor; if the circumstances are serious, they shall be dismissed from their positions within the Party or placed on probation; if the circumstances are serious, they shall be given Punishment of expulsion from the Party: (1) Traveling with public funds or disguised travel with public funds in the name of study and training, investigation and research, employee recuperation, etc.; (2) Changing official schedule and taking the opportunity to travel; (3) Participating in organizations of enterprises or subordinate units under the management of the company inspection activities and taking the opportunity to travel. Any disguised use of public funds to travel abroad in the name of inspection, study, training, research, investment promotion, participation in exhibitions, etc. shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Click on the blank space to view the terms and conditions

Article 13 Party and government agencies shall establish, improve and strictly implement an internal approval system for domestic travel, strictly control the number and number of days of domestic travel, and strictly prohibit travel without clear official purposes. For travel activities, disguised tourism in the name of official business travel is strictly prohibited, and study exchanges and inspections and surveys without substantial content between departments in different places are strictly prohibited.

Focus Questions

What kind of tourism is invisible variation of public-funded tourism?

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When you go out for study and training, you can Want to take a "drop-in" trip to some tourist attractions? Traveling with public funds in the name of study, training, inspection and research is one of the outstanding manifestations of violating the spirit of the eight central regulations. In the final analysis, disguised public-funded tourism means that party members and cadres do not understand the boundaries between public and private, forgetting that public funds are surnamed "public", and they cannot spend any money indiscriminately, let alone harm the public and private interests. There are various forms of disguised public-funded tourism, and they are all in the name of official travel such as business trips, meetings, trainings, inspections, etc. However, no matter how "wearing a vest", it cannot change the nature of public-funded tourism and should be dealt with seriously.

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Question: Can party members and cadres travel abroad "just go"? No. Article 82 of the "Regulations on Disciplinary Punishments of the Communist Party of China" stipulates: Anyone who violates relevant regulations to apply for documents for traveling abroad (border) for private purposes, passes to Hong Kong and Macao, or enters and exits the country (border) without approval, and the circumstances are relatively minor, shall be punished Warning or serious warning; if the circumstances are serious, the penalty of removal from party positions will be given; if the circumstances are serious, the penalty of probation will be given.

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When traveling at your own expense, can you ask subordinate units to provide "internal discounts"? Party members and cadres should distinguish between public and private affairs. When engaging in private activities such as vacation travel, they cannot allow subordinates to provide "internal discounts" Or business unit reception, let alone affect their fair performance of official duties. Lower-level units must also strictly abide by the party's discipline and must not provide banquets or arrange travel, fitness, entertainment and other activities in violation of regulations.

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Is it illegal for party members and cadres to accept tourist specialties donated by subordinate units during travel? Generally speaking, if the local specialties are of small value and do not affect themselves and the other party, If you perform your duties normally and sometimes give other people small gifts such as souvenirs, then these souvenirs can basically be regarded as normal reciprocity. However, if the souvenirs received may affect the fair performance of official duties by oneself or the other party, or the souvenirs are of great value or are valuable items, which obviously exceed the scope of normal courtesy exchanges, according to Article 8 of the "Disciplinary Punishment Regulations of the Communist Party of China" Article 18 is a violation of discipline and should be punished by party discipline.

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Test questions (click on the option to view the answer, green means correct answer) 1 Zhang, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Grain Bureau of District B of City A. In March 2019, Zhang led a team to inspect Henan and Hunan. The specific itinerary and expenses were handled by Liang, the manager of Company C, a subsidiary of the bureau. A group of four, Zhang and Liang, took a detour to visit scenic spots during the inspection period and spent nearly 25,000 yuan as expenses for the inspection. Zhang’s behavior (). A. It is a public-funded tour B. It does not violate the party's discipline C. It is a change of official schedule, taking the opportunity to travel D. It is participating in the inspection activities organized by the company under its control, taking the opportunity to travel 2 A Wei, director of the Municipal Education Bureau, a member of the Communist Party of China . As the Double Ninth Festival approached, Wei decided to organize retired cadres of his department to travel to other places, and all expenses were reimbursed in the financial account of the Education Bureau. The correct option below is (). A. It is an official business trip B. It is to care about the life of retired veteran cadres and does not violate discipline C. It is an employee's recuperation D. It is illegal public funds travel 3 The former deputy mayor of a certain city, Jin, took advantage of his position in charge of foreign affairs and tourism to go abroad with public funds under various names. , in the name of inspection work, he went abroad dozens of times for personal entertainment, and regarded overseas visits and inspections as an opportunity for personal fun and squandering luxury. Kim’s behavior belongs to (). A. Change the official schedule and take the opportunity to travel B. Do not violate the party's discipline C. Travel with public funds or disguised public funds D. Seek personal public funds to go abroad in an improper way 4 In 2020, Zhang, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Finance Bureau of City A, and 6 people from this bureau A cadre went to city B on a business trip. On the way to a business trip, Zhang and his fellow cadres took a detour to visit a famous tourist attraction in City B. They spent a total of 30,000 yuan on their trip. Zhang submitted the scenic spot tickets and business trip receipts to the Finance Bureau for reimbursement. Which situation did Zhang violate the integrity discipline? () A. Traveling with public funds B. Traveling on official business trips C. Traveling in disguise in the name of official business trips D. Misappropriating public and private property 5 Ren, deputy director of the S Provincial Department of Agriculture A certain person, after going to a certain city to guide work, accepted an official reception from the Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau arranged by the corresponding contact unit. After a meal, 3 people in a certain group paid the meal fee according to the number of people. There were 9 people accompanying the meal, and the total cost was nearly 5,000 yuan. The actions of the Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau ().

A. Not violating party discipline B. Reception exceeding standards and scope C. Accepting banquets that may affect the fair execution of official duties D. Violating regulations by organizing and using public funds to pay for banquets