[news] October 10th report of Beijing (people's daily) in accordance with the unified arrangements of salt reform program, the national development and Reform Commission decision since January 1, 2017, the full liberalization of salt factory, wholesale and retail prices. National Development and Reform Commission on the community on the 9 issue of salt prices to respond to the issue of concern, the relevant responsible person said it would take a variety of measures to effectively maintain the salt market and prices basically stable.

For fear of salt price will rise after the release, the NDRC responsible person to respond, the implementation of salt reform program, on the whole, fully protect the salt market supply, prices will not appear abnormal fluctuations of common salt. The person in charge, China is very rich in salt, salt industry over the years to produce more than sales. In 2015 China's crude salt production capacity of 113 million 450 thousand tons, consumption was 88 million 760 thousand tons, of which the salt consumption is only 10 million tons. At the same time, China's salt market supply main body more, the salt production enterprises registered 300 or so, salt circulation enterprises have more than 4 thousand.

Development and Reform Commission official said, the state will also take a variety of measures to effectively maintain the salt market and prices basically stable. One is to protect the market supply. Requirements of salt production enterprises do salt scheduling and distribution of work, and effectively protect the salt market especially in outlying and poverty-stricken areas and underdeveloped supply of common salt stability of the minority areas, to supply, not out of stock. Two is to establish a sound salt reserve system. The whole society set up salt reserve system composed of the government reserve and enterprise social responsibility reserve, the government reserves of not less than 1 months of local salt consumption, enterprise reserves not less than the average sales for 1 months under normal circumstances, in case of natural disasters and emergencies occur, to take timely measures such as reserves to ensure the safe and stable supply of salt. Three is to maintain price stability. Strengthen salt market price monitoring, establish and improve the emergency safeguard mechanism, to keep the salt price stability, special circumstances may take temporary price intervention or other emergency measures to prevent abnormal fluctuations in the price of common salt. Four is to strengthen market supervision. Strengthen salt market price supervision and inspection, investigate and punish price gouging, hoarding and profiteering improper price behavior, and earnestly safeguard the market order. 3

(original title: National Development and Reform Commission: salt prices next year will not be fully liberalized salt prices will not be abnormal fluctuations

Editor: Xiao Shen