The ban imposed by the top anti-graft watchdog of the Communist Party of China on the use of public money to buy moon cakes as a gift nearly a month before the annual Mid-Autumn Festival once again demonstrates the new leadership's resolve to fight extravagance and promote frugality.

According to the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the ban aims to put a resolute brake on "presenting gifts and extravagance funded by public money".

The new CPC leadership has taken a firm stance against the squandering of public money and taken steps to stop extravagance in a bid to forge a clean and thrifty image. The anti-extravagance campaign, which has resulted in a sharp decline in sales of expensive commodities, such as Moutai liquor, has seen positive effects throughout society.