Tax system reform goes one step further.

According to the WeChat public account of the State Administration of Taxation, on August 6, the Party Committee of the State Administration of Taxation, which was newly approved by the central government to be reorganized from the party group, held its first meeting to study in depth the leadership’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, research and developmentA good start has been made, and we will continue to create measures to create a new situation in the taxation system's party leadership, party building, and comprehensive and strict party work.

Secretary and Director of the Party Committee of the State Administration of TaxationWang Jun pointed out that the reorganization of the party groups of the State Administration of Taxation and the taxation bureaus of various provinces, cities and counties fully embodies the Party Central Committee with the leaders and comrades at the coreThe great importance and cordial concern for the taxation system and taxation work have consolidated a strong political guarantee for the long-term development of the taxation industry.

The meeting reviewed the working rules of the State Administration of Taxation Committee of the Communist Party of China (Trial), deployed the strengthening of party organizations and group organizations in various provincial bureaus, and looked back and compared the 19th session of the 2016 Central Special Inspection and RectificationThe common problems reported by the central government in the first round of inspections were self-inspected and self-reformed, and arrangements were made. At the same time, the five-year plan for the inspection work of the Party Committee of the State Administration of Taxation was reviewed and approved.

The above official media reports confirmed that following the step-by-step merger of provincial, city, county and township taxation agencies and the completion of the corresponding listing work, the State Administration of Taxation and the provincial, city and county taxation bureaus will further improve party affairs.Promote the reform, from the party group to the party committee.

So what is the difference between a party group and a party committee?According to the summary of the 2016 article published by the China Communist Party News Network, there are seven main differences between the party group and the party committee in terms of nature, status, role, method of formation, source of power, member generation, powers and responsibilities, and mutual relationship.

For example, in terms of nature, the party group is the leading organization established by the party in state organs, people's organizations, economic organizations, cultural organizations, social organizations and other organizational leadership organs, such as the party group of the Ministry of Finance.Departmental party committees are leading institutions established by the party in national work departments that exercise centralized and unified leadership over subordinate units, such as the party committee of the Ministry of Public Security and the party committee of the People's Bank of China.

澎湃News reporters found that in the previous step-by-step merger and corresponding listing of taxation agencies at the four levels of provinces, cities, counties, and townships, the newly formed taxation agencies replaced the previous State Taxation Bureau and Local Taxation Bureau with (joint) party committees.party group.

For example, Lu Ziqiang, the former party secretary and director of the State Taxation Bureau of Hebei Province, has served as the joint party secretary and director of the Hebei Provincial Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation.