Wu Aiguo looked at Li Lin and forced a smile. That smile contained a bit of sarcasm and a sense of waiting to see a joke. He was probably certain that Li Lin would be stumped by the complicated financial dilemma and make a fool of himself.
Facing Li Lin's questioning, he blurted out, "Among them, the office expenses are more than 20 million, the project funds are more than 70 million, and the relief funds are more than 10 million..."
He talked on and on, describing the office expenses and relief funds in great detail, and could tell the details of each expense. However, when it came to project funds, he just mentioned it in passing and was vague.
Li Lin is no fool, he quickly figured out the problem.
He stared at Wu Aiguo, trying to find a flaw in his expression, and wondered in his heart what kind of trick was hidden in this project payment.
So he picked up the budget sheet on the table and looked at it carefully.
After reading more than a dozen documents, I found that the office expenses of various units ranged from 200,000 to 500,000, and the project funds ranged from more than 1 million to 10 million.
One of the projects was a Development and Reform Commission project. According to the accompanying materials, it was completed a year ago, but before it was accepted, the government was required to pay the remaining 8 million yuan. This is completely inconsistent with the payment regulations and contract agreement.
Li Lin's fingers tapped lightly on the table, anger gradually rising in his heart. He knew very well that there must be some ulterior motive behind this.
He made a rough calculation and found that among the projects worth more than 70 million yuan, half of them had not even completed the normal process and were eager to receive project funds.
If it weren't for the fact that these project bosses used the back door of government leaders and established connections, these unreasonable budget sheets would never have appeared in front of them.
Li Lin immediately understood the trick and felt a surge of anger in his heart, but he suppressed his anger and tried to stay calm.
So, he took the 70 million yuan of project funds and said to Wu Aiguo and others, "You can review this 70 million yuan again. For those who meet the full payment conditions, the finance department will find a way to raise money and allocate it to them. For those who are still in the acceptance stage, we will report them after the acceptance is completed."
This was the first time that Li Lin saved face for Wu Aiguo and others.
If it were up to him, he would just throw these budgets that didn't comply with the allocation regulations in their faces.
The government employees' salaries haven't even been settled yet, but they're already eager to get the project funds. Looking at how anxious they are, they almost said that these projects were all done by your cronies.
Li Lin secretly memorized the names of these projects in his mind, and planned to go back and check a few important projects to see whether the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the government were worth it.
Upon hearing this, Wu Aiguo and Jiang Weihua immediately became unhappy.
Wu Aiguo's face darkened, as if water could drip out of it, and he said, "County Magistrate Li, don't judge them all at once. You have to consider this issue based on the actual situation. Although some projects have not yet completed the process, the projects have been completed. This is an ironclad fact. The money will be allocated to these construction units first. If there are problems with the quality of the projects after acceptance, they will repair them. This is the spirit of the contract."
"Besides, these construction companies are closely cooperating with the government. Without their support, who would start the work without being paid? I'm afraid that none of the projects in our county can be implemented. Our county government should also show its sincerity and not let down these construction companies."
Wu Aiguo spoke eloquently and logically, as if he was the one who cared about the government and the people.
As he spoke, he observed Li Lin's expression, trying to find a breakthrough from his reaction and save the situation.
Li Lin smiled disdainfully, his smile full of sarcasm, and retorted, "Manager Wu, do you really think no one is willing to do government projects?"
His voice was not loud, but it was particularly loud in this quiet conference room, like a thunderclap that shook everyone's hearts.
"I didn't say that." Wu Aiguo was stunned for a moment, and was caught off guard by Li Lin's sudden question. His face turned pale and red. He didn't expect Li Lin to refute him so directly, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.
It is a little difficult to allocate funds for government engineering projects, but the profits are also high.
There are plenty of people in the market who are capable of paying for the construction work in advance, so there is absolutely no such thing as no one willing to do it.
The reason why Wu Aiguo said this was simply to put some pressure on Li Lin, the new county magistrate, and ask him to approve the money quickly so that the interest groups behind them could get the project funds as soon as possible and fill their pockets.
Li Lin knew their thoughts very well. He sneered in his heart. These people only cared about their own interests and completely ignored the credibility of the government and the interests of the people.
Li Lin ignored him and continued to review the budget sheet with his head down.
After reading a portion of the office budgets of various units, he looked up with a firm look on his face, and said to everyone in an unquestionable tone, "Our county's finances are tight, and it's the end of the year again, so there are many places to spend money. I think we should pay each unit's administrative operating expenses in half, so as to protect the employees' wages and benefits first, and then we can talk about it after the end of the year. You take all these budgets back, notify each unit to make changes, and then send them back."
His words were like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart hard.
Wu Aiguo, Jiang Weihua and several other deputy county governors looked at each other, all with expressions of dissatisfaction on their faces.
They all know that each unit has many places to spend money at the end of the year, and the units under their charge cannot get funds, or cannot get sufficient funds. How can they solve the problem of food and entertainment expenses in hotels throughout the year?
Without funds, what can the heads of those units use to visit and consult with their superiors? If they cannot maintain good relationships with their superiors, how can they carry out next year's work? In short, without money, there will be many difficulties. The "holiday gifts" received by these deputy county governors in charge will have to be halved.
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