Lu Budong, a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks during the second plenary meeting of the Fifth Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2012. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
BEIJING -- Following are some quotes on land premiums from Lu Budong, a political advisor and member of the China National Democratic Construction Association, at the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee on Friday:
-- The government should tell the public clearly on how much land premiums it has collected, how they have been used and whether they are used properly or not.
-- We should let farmers who have lost their land participate in the distribution of land premiums by legal means. Land premiums must be first used in guaranteeing the basic social security on pension, employment and health care for those farmers.
-- The collection of land premiums for 70 years all at once leads to massive corruption, extravagance, vanity projects and injustice in income distribution. It's a way to build temporary prosperity at the cost of the future.
