Shanghai Promulgated The Administrative Law On Travel Expenses At Municipal Level

In order to implement the eight provisions of the central government on improving work style and keeping close ties with the masses and implementing relevant rules in this Municipality, we must promote the construction of strict economy and oppose waste system, and strengthen and standardize the municipal organs in this Municipality. Travel expenses Management is based on the regulations of the party and government departments on strict savings and against waste regulations and the administrative measures for travel expenses of central and state organs.

The Municipal Finance Bureau has recently formulated the travel expenses of the municipal authorities in Shanghai. Management measures (hereinafter referred to as "measures"). The "measures" clearly stipulate that travel personnel should travel by train and plane according to the prescribed grade, and make clear stipulations on accommodation fees, meals subsidy and reimbursement management.

According to the requirements of the "measures", all municipal units should establish and improve the official business travel approval system. The business must be approved by the relevant leaders of the unit according to the regulations, strictly control the number and number of business trips, strictly manage the budget of travel expenses, control the scale of travel expenses, strictly prohibit travel activities without substance, and have no clear purpose of public service, and strictly prohibit traveling in disguise in any name and way, and strictly prohibit the learning, communication and investigation of the departments without any real contents.

In terms of inter city transportation costs, Business traveler Transportation should be carried out according to the prescribed grade. Take the aircraft as an example, ministerial and equivalent duty personnel can travel first class, while the bureau level and equivalent duty personnel and other personnel are required to travel in economy class. At the ministerial level and on the other hand, a person can travel on the same level of transport because of his work needs. Those who do not travel according to the prescribed grade shall be overtaken by themselves.

In terms of accommodation, the Municipal Finance Bureau shall, according to the relevant provisions of the Ministry of finance, formulate the standard of accommodation allowance in different regions. For the cities with obvious seasonal changes in accommodation prices, the standard of accommodation allowance can be raised to a certain proportion in the peak season, and the specific provisions shall be issued separately by the Municipal Finance Bureau in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Ministry of finance. At the ministerial level and in the same position, the general suite should be living in the ordinary suite, and the bureau level and the following staff will be living in single rooms or standard rooms.

The regulations stipulate that travel expenses shall be strictly prescribed according to the regulations, and the expenses shall be borne by the units in charge, and shall not be transferred to subordinate units, enterprises or other units. A travel officer shall not ask the reception unit to ask for any outside official business activities, nor to accept a dinner, sightseeing or non work visit required to pay for public funds in violation of the regulations. No gifts, gifts or local products shall be accepted.