Pro-poor Regulation Of The Urban Natural Gas Prices

As one of the most potential future energy, natural gas will play an increasingly important role during the country's economic development, and will be one of the most important energy in daily lives of citizens. The price of natural gas has influence directly the interests of both operators and customers. Government regulation is the main assignment of public governance. The government has to carry out some pro-poor regulation for harmonious society.Based on governmental pro-poor price regulatory economics and natural gas pricing theories, under the background of enlargement of the distance of the poor and the rich and international finance disaster, the article focuses on the topics of pro-poor price regulation on natural gas for citizens of Jinan. Governmental price regulatory economics and pro-poor price regulatory methords are introduced. Some questions and challenges in the development of pro-poor regulatory system in china are discussed. Then, the development of natural gas establishment and the price of natural gas in Jinan have been introduced. The ability of citizen's consumption in Jinan has been analyzed. Then some questions in natural gas price regulatory of Jinan have been discussed. Finally, the design of pro-poor regulatory system of basic industry has studied, and some advices on pro-poor regulatory of natural gas price in Jinan have been presented. These advices include:(1) Discrimination pricing and agility pricing should be combined in price structure administration. Lower price or free price is applied to customers with low earning. Price regulation system mainly includes lifeline pricing, segmental progression pricing and peak value pricing. Canonical and uniform cost checkage system and strict audit system should be constructed.(2) Correlative raw should be perfected sequentially to ensure pro-poor price regulation justice, equity and publicity. The hearing of witnesses system of pro-poor price regulation should be perfected, and the correlative law should be reinforced to supervise the regulators.(3) Adjusting system of gas price should be constructed, and the gas market should be inspected effectively. Periodicity price adjusting should be implemented on the bases of energy price change and macroscopical economy environment, and flexible and inspiring pricing mode should be implemented to stimulate producers to saving cost and enhance efficiency.(4) The allowance system should be perfected by compiling price index of citizen's maintenance connected with allowance, intensifying corresponding among departments and attending the poorer families specially. (5) The favorable and mutual connection among administrators, operators and customers should be constituted. The participation of mid-organizations into price hearings should be encouraged.