(Ecns.cn)—A yacht worth almost 3 million yuan ($468,629) has caught lots attention because it was ordered by and has been recently handed over to the National Tax Bureau of Chun'an County, a city in East China's Zhejiang Province. Many doubt its function and worry about the potential abuse of municipal revenue, said Zhejiang Online.com, Tuesday.
Ma Xiaochun, the chief engineer in charge of the yacht introduced it as a "comparatively inexpensive one." According to him, the yacht has a standard engine and doesn't violate any management regulations in the scenic zone. It is not as luxurious as many of its kind that cruise on the local scenic attraction of Qiandao Lake.
The two-story Yacht, with a length of 32m and a width of 7m, is to accommodate 50 people. "It will be used as a tax hall," said Fang Yongjun, vice deputy of the Tax Bureau in question, when he accompanied local media visiting the yacht. "And the whole purchase has been authorized by the Provincial National Tax Bureau."
The news website unveiled the details about the yacht after an investigation. The layout of the yacht is very simple—six office desks allocated with 24 chairs, plus one computer. It can only be used for tax services. This successfully assured skeptical and once worried netizens and local residents about the yacht's legitimacy.
"This is a region of rivers and lakes, many government departs have applied for working boats," confirmed Zhen Guiliang, a local Maritime Affairs official.
