新华社北京８月８日电

    Beijing August 8,

    【十年回眸】   【Ten years in】

    ２００４年７月，全国农村税费改革试点工作会议提出，取消专门面向农民征收的各种税费。２００５年１２月２９日，第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十九次会议通过决定：第一届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第九十六次会议于１９５８年６月３日通过的《中华人民共和国农业税条例》自２００６年１月１日起废止，在中国延续了两千多年的农业税正式成为历史。农业税的取消，标志着我国农村改革进入了以乡镇机构、农村义务教育和县乡财政管理体制改革为主要内容的综合改革阶段。

    July 2004，The national rural tax and fee reform pilot work meeting，Cancel for specialized farmers collect all kinds of taxes。On dec. 29, 2005，Tenth National People's Congress standing committee meeting 19 through decisions：The first session of the National People's Congress standing committee in the ninety-sixth conference on June 3, 1958 through《Agricultural tax regulations of the People's Republic of China》From January 1, 2006 shall be repealed，In China lasted for over two thousand years of agricultural tax official history。The cancellation of the agricultural tax，Marks China's rural reform into the at the township organization、Rural compulsory education and county and township government financial management system as the main contents of the comprehensive reform stage。

    【专家评点】（中央党史研究室张东明）   【Experts on】（The central party history ZhangDongMing research）

    农业是国民经济的基础。中央历来高度重视“三农”工作，把解决好“三农”问题作为党和国家工作的重中之重，取消农业税是近年来出台的一系列强有力的政策措施之一。

    Agriculture is the foundation of the national economy。The central has always been great attention“Agriculture, rural areas and farmers”work，To solve“Agriculture, rural areas and farmers”Problems as a top priority in the work of the party and state，The abolition of agricultural tariffs is introduced in recent years a series of powerful policy one of the measures。

    农业税条例是１９５８年开始施行的，后来执行的农业税实际上包括农业税、农业特产税和牧业税。农业税条例实施近５０年，发挥了重要作用。作为国家的重要税种，农业税为我国建立完整的工业体系和国民经济体系发挥了重要作用；农民作为纳税人，为此作出了巨大的历史性贡献。

    Agricultural tax regulations and began in 1958，Then the execution of the agricultural tax actually including agricultural tax、Central government budgetary spending on agriculture and MuYeShui。Agricultural tax regulations implementing almost 50 years，Has played an important role。As the state's important categories of taxes，Agricultural tax as the establishment of China's complete system of industry and national economy has played an important role；Farmers as the taxpayers，Therefore made a great historic contribution。

    改革开放以来，国家财政实力不断增强，财政收入稳定增长的机制已经基本形成，从新中国成立初期，农业税占全国财政收入的４１％，到２００４年，农业税下降到占全国财政收入不到１％。而到２００５年，全国农业税收入减少到１５亿元，取消农业税的时机已经成熟。全面取消农业税，标志着在我国延续了２６００年的农业税从此退出历史舞台，是具有划时代意义的一件大事。

    Since the reform and opening，The state financial strength unceasingly strengthens，Financial income stable growth mechanism has basically taken shape，From the early new China was founded，Agricultural tax accounting for 41% of the national revenue，By 2004，Agricultural tax down to less than 1% of the national finance income。By 2005，The national agricultural tax income decreased to 1.5 billion yuan，The abolition of the time is ripe。Overall the abolition of agricultural tariffs，Marks in our country's lasted for 2600 years from the agricultural tax from the stage of history，Is a landmark of a great thing。

    全面取消农业税，让农民吃上定心丸，极大提高了农民生产积极性。黑龙江省绥化市一位农民说：“取消农业税是党中央、国务院给农民最大的一项优惠政策，我家４６亩地一年就能减免近４０００元钱。我和周围的乡亲们从心里感激党和政府，现在大家都干劲十足，一心抓粮食生产。”２００６年取消农业税后，与这项改革开始前的１９９９年相比，全国农民减负１０４５亿元，人均减负１２０元左右。

    Overall the abolition of agricultural tariffs，To let farmers eat on the sides，Greatly enhance the peasants' production enthusiasm。Heilongjiang suihua a peasant said：“The abolition of agricultural tariffs is the central party committee、The state council to farmers of the largest a preferential policy，My house and a year and acres of land can derate nearly 4000 yuan of money。I and around the folks from the heart grateful to the party and the government，Now everybody ready to go，Catch food production with all my heart。”2006 years of agricultural tax cancel，And this reform before the beginning in 1999 than，The national farmers' burden 104.5 billion yuan，The burden per capita 120 yuan。

    全面取消农业税，对于减轻农民负担，增加农民收入，调动农民生产积极性，巩固农业基础地位，促进城乡统筹发展具有重要意义。农业税的取消，给亿万农民带来了看得见的物质利益，极大地调动了农民积极性，又一次解放了农村生产力，直接带动了农村生产关系和上层建筑某些环节的调整，并推动农村经济的快速发展和农村社会的和谐进步。

    Overall the abolition of agricultural tariffs，To ease the burden，Increase farmers' income，Farmers to production enthusiasm，Consolidate the basic status，Promote the balanced urban and rural development to have the important meaning。The cancellation of the agricultural tax，Millions of farmers to bring the material benefits of visible，Greatly to mobilize the enthusiasm farmers，And a liberated the rural productivity，Directly helped rural relations of production and superstructure of certain process of adjustment，And promote the rapid development of the rural economy and the harmonious rural society progress。