The State Council decided to exempt tuition and miscellaneous fees for urban compulsory education from the fall semester of 2008. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Education said that exempting tuition and miscellaneous fees does not mean canceling all fees for compulsory education in cities. The person in charge said that in view of the complexity of urban compulsory education, only tuition and miscellaneous fees are exempted. The development of urban compulsory education in China is unbalanced, and there are some differences between different areas in the same city and between different schools in the same area. The society has a high demand for school development, and parents also have a high demand for school services. In addition, with the acceleration of urbanization, the problem of migrant workers' children going to school has become increasingly prominent.

The State Council has clear requirements for regulating the management of service charges and agency charges for urban compulsory education: the items and standards of service charges and agency charges must be approved by the provincial people's government; Fees must adhere to the principle of voluntary and non-profit for students, and compulsory service and compulsory collection are strictly prohibited; Strictly implement the publicity system of education fees. In addition, the State Council also put forward specific requirements for the fund management of tuition and miscellaneous fees exemption for urban compulsory education, such as strengthening budget management, strict expenditure management and strict fund supervision.