1993 cancel the food stamp system.

Legal analysis: 1993, the cancellation of food stamps was also the first year after China established the goal of market economic system reform. "The cancellation of food stamps has not only brought changes to people's lives, but more importantly, it has brought shocks to people's ideas and made the concept of commodity economy deeply rooted in people's hearts. In the past few decades, in the era of planned economy, people used to say that food stamps should be used to "exchange food", which meant that the state issued and rationed food. After the cancellation of food stamps and the liberalization of food prices, people have become "buying food" with money. The word difference reflects that food has changed from rations to physical objects. After the end of the paper currency era, people found that they could buy what they wanted with money, which greatly stimulated people to make money and earn money.

Legal basis: Article 1 of the Notice of the State Council on Accelerating the Reform of Grain Circulation System actively and steadily liberalized the price and management of grain.

Grain price reform is the core of grain circulation system reform. At present, the development of China's grain market is still relatively low, and the level of economic development between regions is very uneven. Therefore, the grain price reform should be active and steady, and the general principles are: unified policy, decentralized decision-making, classified guidance, and gradual progress. Strive to fully liberalize food prices within two or three years. The people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government should study and formulate specific implementation plans before liberalizing grain prices and operations, and report them to the State Council and its relevant departments for the record.

The liberalization of grain prices should take into account the interests of producers, operators and consumers, pay attention to protecting grain production and stabilize the grain market. To this end, the following measures need to be taken:

(1) Reserve grain order quantity, and the price will follow the market.

(two) continue to implement and improve the "three links" policy of grain ordering, and change the sales of chemical fertilizers and diesel oil from the physical prize to the flat price difference subsidy, and pay it to the farmers who sell the ordered grain.

(3) In order to prevent "cheap grain from hurting farmers" or soaring food prices and protect the interests of producers and consumers, all localities should, when necessary, set a minimum protective price for grain purchase or a maximum price for grain sales, and bear corresponding financial responsibilities. Specific measures shall be formulated and promulgated separately by the State Price Bureau in conjunction with relevant departments.

(four) after the release of the sales price, it is necessary to continue to maintain the food supply relationship between the urban population, and whether to compensate the urban population is decided by the local government. Do a good job in food supply for migrants in disaster-stricken areas, poverty-stricken areas and reservoirs.

(five) to support the development of grain production in major grain producing areas, and to be inclined and supported in policy.

(6) Inter-provincial and inter-regional grain trade should meet the requirements of production and marketing, sign supply and marketing contracts and strictly perform them, or trade through wholesale markets. Large and medium-sized cities should earnestly strengthen the work of grain storage, transportation and supply.

In order to support the reform of grain prices, the central government's grain subsidies to all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government have remained unchanged for three years and decreased year by year. The financial subsidies reduced every year will be transferred to the central grain risk fund and are not allowed to be used for other purposes. The financial subsidies reduced by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government should also be converted into local grain risk funds. Specific measures shall be formulated and promulgated by the Ministry of Finance in conjunction with relevant departments.

Where the grain price is suspended, the current grain purchase and sale policy and the purchase and sale price of medium-standard products stipulated by the state shall continue to be implemented. The variety, grade difference and purchase and sale difference shall be determined by the local government or the price department in consultation with the competent grain department.

Fully liberalize the purchase and sale price and operation of edible oil. Starting from 1993 (referring to the grain year, the same below), except for the oil supplied by the army, the national edible oil purchase plan and the quantitative supply policy of edible oil were cancelled, and the mandatory distribution plan of edible oil was cancelled. Production and sales are arranged by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government according to local actual conditions.