We will accelerate the development of urban environmental infrastructure

16. Improving the pricing and charging system. We will improve pricing and charging mechanisms for the disposal of sewage, domestic garbage, hazardous waste and medical waste. For those segments whose market development is more mature and whose prices can be adjusted through the market, prices and charging standards shall be determined in accordance with the market approach. For those segments where market development is insufficient and it is temporarily difficult to fully adjust prices and fees by relying on the market, we will take into account the public welfare nature of environmental infrastructure, and improve prices and fees in accordance with the principle of covering costs and reasonable benefits. We will actively implement differentiated discharge charges and establish a dynamic charge adjustment mechanism to ensure sustainable operation of environmental infrastructure. Charges for domestic sewage treatment in established towns will be introduced in an orderly manner. We will promote the payment of operation fees according to the concentration of influent pollutants and the amount of pollutants reduced in sewage treatment plants. Let the government set the price of recycled water, and let the reclaimed water supply enterprises and users negotiate the price independently in accordance with the principle of high quality and high price. We will fully implement the household waste charging system, implement garbage metering charges for non-resident users, explore volumetric charges for resident users, encourage local governments to innovate household waste disposal charging models, and continuously improve the collection rate. Overall consideration of the characteristics of regional medical institutions, medical waste generation and treatment costs and other factors, reasonable approval of medical waste disposal fees, encourage the use of weight billing, with competitive conditions, charging standards can be determined by the medical waste disposal unit and medical institutions through negotiation. The medical waste disposal fees paid by medical institutions in accordance with regulations shall be regarded as medical costs and shall be reasonably compensated when the price of medical services is adjusted.

17. Increase fiscal, tax and financial policy support. We will implement preferential fiscal and tax policies on environmental governance, environmental services, and environmental technology and equipment. Eligible urban environmental infrastructure projects will be supported through investment within the central budget and other channels, and eligible projects will be included in the scope of local government special bond support. Guide all kinds of financial institutions to innovate financial service models, encourage development and policy financial institutions to give full play to their advantages in medium - and long-term loans, and increase financing support for urban environmental infrastructure projects in accordance with market-oriented principles. On the premise of not adding new hidden debts of local governments, support qualified enterprises to raise funds through the issuance of corporate bonds and asset-backed securities for project construction, and encourage qualified projects to safely carry out pilot projects of real estate investment trust (REITs) in the infrastructure sector.

18. Improving the statistical system. Make full use of the existing statistical systems for sewage, garbage, solid waste, hazardous waste and medical waste, strengthen statistical management and data integration, and further improve the statistical index system of environmental infrastructure.