China's grain yield this year will reach a record high, surpassing the 512 million tons that was produced in 1998, says a senior official from the Ministry of Agriculture today. "We had a rice harvest after our wheat yield achieved a new high this summer," said the official, who wished to remain unnamed. "This is definitely a harvest year for China with a record high yield." Chinese vice-premier Hui Liangyu had previously stated at an agricultu...

本报讯 发改委、财政部、交通运输部和税务总局日前就成品油价税费改革答记者问。四部委称，为保持经济社会的可持续发展，迫切需要抑制燃油的不合理消费。在改革之后，我国汽、柴油税负水平在世界范围内仍属较低。 成品油价改革势在必行 据介绍，我国目前对石油需求不断增加，由于资源匮乏，我国从1993年由净出口国变为净进口国，对外依存度逐年提高，目前已达到50%。寻找石油资源的成本也越来越高。与此同时，我国石油利用效率低、单耗水平高、浪费现象严重。 四部委称，我国单位GDP石油消耗和...