Chapter 4097

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Old Fan, looking at your face full of joy, is there some good news?"

Fan Yichun laughed and said, "Mayor, there is certainly good news. The completion of this expressway is the biggest good news. Once this road is finished, the city will have a large reduction in fiscal expenditure, and in the future, there will be toll revenue to pay off the loan principal and interest. The city's fiscal situation will be much better from now on."

Su Xinghui said, "Don't be too happy too soon. Even if you don't need money here, there will always be other places that do."

Fan Yichun laughed and said, "That's not a worry. The city's economic situation this year is quite good. The enterprises introduced over the past few years are seeing quite good production and sales, and this year the city has introduced many more investors. The city's commerce is becoming increasingly prosperous, and fiscal revenue is much higher than expected. Don't you think life will be easier?"

Seeing Fan Yichun's smile, Su Xinghui was also deeply infected. It was true; the city's fiscal situation was improving day by day. This was not only the good fortune of Linshan but also the good fortune of the country. Linshan's situation was merely a microcosm of the national situation; since the beginning of this year, the national economic situation had also been quite good.

Su Xinghui said, "Old Fan, thank you! With the city's fiscal situation being so good, you, the chief steward, deserve much of the credit!"

Fan Yichun hurriedly said, "Mayor, please don't say that. I can only manage the money. When it comes to the ability to make money, you are the one who is truly capable. If not for you making the money, no matter how well I manage it, what would be the use? It would just be water without a source, a tree without roots."

Su Xinghui said, "Regardless, you have contributed. In the future, you still need to pay more attention to the city's fiscal affairs."

Fan Yichun nodded and said, "That goes without saying. You can rest assured leaving this to me. If any mishaps occur, I will offer my head as payment."

Su Xinghui laughed and said, "There's no need for that."

Fan Yichun then reported the recent fiscal status of the city to Su Xinghui. In fact, since the main construction of the expressway was completed, the city's fiscal expenditure had decreased significantly.

Since the beginning of this year, the enterprises introduced in previous years had basically completed their second or even third phase of investment, leading to a significant increase in production capacity. The vast majority of these were high-tech enterprises, and their products had high technical content. Coupled with the growth in domestic demand, these products were in short supply.

Linshan City had also introduced many new enterprises this year. These, combined with the original ones, led to rapid growth in Linshan City's output value this year. With the increase in output value, fiscal revenue naturally increased as well.

When making the fiscal budget last year, Fan Yichun had based it on the growth rate of previous years. However, the growth rate of Linshan City's fiscal revenue this year far exceeded that of previous years, which made the budget Fan Yichun had prepared somewhat inaccurate, though this was a pleasant surprise for him.

As the Director of the Finance Bureau and Assistant to the Mayor, naturally, nothing made him happier than having money in the fiscal accounts.

After listening to Fan Yichun's report, Su Xinghui said, "Since there is more money in the fiscal accounts, there is more the city can do this year!"

Fan Yichun nodded and said, "Yes, if you need money for any area, you can tell me directly, and I will certainly arrange it for you."

Su Xinghui nodded. There were indeed many places in the city that needed money this year. Linshan City still had many key projects, but the state had begun to strictly control investment in large-scale infrastructure construction, so it was now very difficult for Su Xinghui to obtain appropriations from higher authorities. If he wanted to build any key projects, he had to rely on private financing and internal potential.

Therefore, the city's fiscal revenue was of vital importance. The more revenue the city had, the more it could accomplish. Linshan City's fiscal foundation was weak, and there were too many past debts; there was too much that needed to be done now. Being able to have more fiscal revenue and do more things was, of course, the best possible news.

In Su Xinghui's mind, he had already begun to have a comprehensive plan for the next steps. He had a very clear concept of which projects in Linshan City urgently needed investment and which could be postponed. ===== CHAPTER 4099 =====