Evaluating effect of water resource tax reform in Hebei Province

Reform water resource tax should be extended to the whole country before long according to the national plant,. Experience of such reforms at provincial level and evaluation system to demonstrate effect of such tax reform to be used nationwide is of great significance. System to evaluate effect of water resource tax reform was established, AHP-Entropy weight method was applied to the case of Hebei Province. The effect degrees in Handan, Xingtai, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Cangzhou and Qinhuangdao were found to be at very high levels, in Langfang, Tangshan, Hengshui, Zhangjiakou and Chengde were at even higher levels. The overall effect degree in Hebei Province was found to be 0.790. The demonstration effect of physical tax reform was good, effect of tax reform was similarly good. Demonstration effect in southern cities in Hebei was found to be slightly higher than in northern cities. The demonstration effect grade of "Hebei Model" in Henan and Guangdong provinces was high, but in Xinjiang it was far lower than in Henan and Guangdong provinces.