"As to many people filing for divorce to avoid taxes (the 20 percent personal income tax on capital gains from property sales), I think that when a policy results in such a social tragicomedy, it must be a flawed policy."
--LOU JIWEI, minister of finance
“二套房避税导致有人离婚。我认为,如果一个政策出来,造成一些人间的悲喜剧,这个政策肯定是有缺陷的。”
——楼继伟(财政部长)
"Our country owes too much economic debt to the laborers at the bottom level. The lack of care about them economically creates an uneasy situation for the country."
--LIANG XIAOSHENG, a member of the CPPCC National Committee, novelist and screenwriter
“这个国家欠了底层劳动者太多太多经济债,长期地对他们经济上的不关怀,是共和国的不安。”
——梁晓声(小说家、编剧)
"My criticism is very candid: The reform plan on gaokao (college entrance examination) is merely symbolic and can hardly solve the problems. Some plans have been proposed in haste and without any research. Whoever shouts the loudest has the final say."
--GE JIANXIONG, a member of the CPPCC National Committee and professor of historical geography at Fudan University
“我很坦率的批评,现在这些高考改革方案隔靴搔痒,根本解决不了问题,而且有些提法没有经过深入调查研究,很仓促。谁声音大就听谁的。”
——葛剑雄(全国政协委员、复旦大学教授)
"Everybody should now understand that a safe milk supply is not only necessary for each family but also for the State's safety."
--NIU DUN, a member of the CPPCC National Committee and vice-minister of agriculture
“大家都该明白了,放心奶不仅是我们每一个小家的需要,也是国家安全的需要。”
——牛盾(全国政协委员、农业部副部长)
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