ABSTRACT
Since the Chinese reformation and opening, the economy of China has developed
rapidly, and meanwhile, all levels of the government administrative costs are also rising.
The county level governments as an important part of national power, with performing
the function, will produce the massive cost defray. Overstaffed organs and confused
personnel, unreasonable service consumption, such phenomenon of wasted is common.
The continuous situation will lead to a bad fiscal deficit, causing the social benefit;
thereby with the minimum spending obtaining the maximum income becomes the
pursuit of all levels of the government.
Based on the county government as the research object, this article from the
administrative cost connotation and classification, explains the concept and principles of
administrative cost control, reviews the related theory and influencing factors of
administrative cost. With Shangcheng county henna province as a case, through the data
for 2004-2009 administrative costs and administrative costs accounted for GDP 、
financial revenue and expenditure and other related indicators of analysis, index
analysis of Shangcheng county, reaches a higher administrative cost conclusion and
analyzes the related reasons. Analyzing a series of measures taken for the administrative
cost control, namely: implementation of the reform of government institutions; the
implementation of the reform of institutions; deepening financial reform; strengthening
financial supervision and management. Based on the current effectiveness, putting
forward further suggestions and solutions for administrative cost control, namely:
changing traditional values and building awareness of service and cost savings;
regulating public spending management system; controlling the size of government so
as to compression administrative costs; improving decision-making mechanism, and
enhancing the decision-making; developing electronic government, and implementing
administrative transparency. And on this basis, proposing budget control 、value
engineering controls and the establishment of scientific performance appraisal system
solutions.
Key Word: the county level government, administrative cost,
administrative cost control