《农民日报》日前刊发署名文章提出,应建立健全小城镇公共财政体制。文章建议:一是按照“一级政府,一级财政”的原则,制定符合当地实际情况、功能完善、体现事权与财权相统一的镇级独立财政管理体制,提高各地扩大小城镇建设的能力。二是按照公共财政要求,合理划分小城镇财政的收支范围,转变财政支持经济发展的方式,减少财政对一般竞争性领域的投资。逐步提高财政对小城镇基础设施、社会保障、教育科技、文化卫生事业发展等公共需要的保障能力。三是健全小城镇财政金融机构,使 The Farmers Daily recently published a signed article that should establish and improve the public finance system in small towns. The article suggests: First, in line with the principle of “one level of government and one level of finance”, we should formulate a town-level independent financial management system that is in line with the actual conditions in the area, fully functional and that reflects the integration of power and financial power, and improve the ability of various localities to expand the construction of small towns. Second, in accordance with the requirements of public finance, a reasonable division of revenues and expenditures of small towns should be made and the ways in which the financial support for economic development should be changed so as to reduce the financial investment in the general competitive fields. We will gradually increase the ability of the government to guarantee public needs such as basic infrastructure, social security, education, science and technology, culture and health in small towns. Third, improve the financial institutions of small towns so that