ministry 9 to the public for “salt monopoly approach (Revised Draft)” and “salt management regulations (Revised Draft)” opinion.

The biggest highlight is: salt production enterprises can enter the market to sell salt, salt price market regulation.

In April this year, the State Council issued the “plan” the reform of the salt industry, the improvement of the salt monopoly system, the reform of salt production and wholesale regional restrictions, government pricing mechanism reform of salt and industrial salt transportation and sales management, accelerate the construction of credit system, strengthen the scientific iodine reform task. In May, the ministry launched a “salt monopoly approach” and “salt management regulations” revision.

Experts pointed out that one of the highlights of this revision is to cancel the production of salt wholesale regional restrictions, clear salt production enterprises can apply for the salt wholesale license. Province (area, city) salt wholesale enterprises can provincial management. Delete the specified retail units can only buy salt salt from local salt wholesale enterprises.

“In the past, the fixed-point production enterprise sold salt wholesale enterprises, from wholesale enterprises for sale, but there are some regional restrictions. Production enterprises can not directly enter the market.” China salt industry association secretary general Song Zhanjing said, the revision, the biggest bright spot is the break between the wholesale enterprises and fixed-point production enterprise barriers. Let the production docking market, to meet consumer demand, but also reflects the supply side to promote structural reform.

In addition, the market adjusted price is also one of the highlights of the implementation of the revised. “The salt monopoly approach (Revised Draft)” proposed, the salt price regulated by the market, by enterprises according to production costs, quality of salt, market supply and demand factors such as self determined.