CHINA-NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC)

 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang presented a 38-page 'REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT'  to the fourth plenary meeting of the 12th session of the NPC,on March 5, 2016. Interestingly, the references to Xi Jinping in the report referred to him as heading the CCP CC and not, as "core of the leadership".

China's Finance Minister also presented his 'REPORT ON THE EXECUTION OF THE CENTRAL AND LOCAL BUDGETS FOR 2015 AND ON THE CENTRAL AND LOCAL DRAFT BUDGETS FOR 2016' to the NPC on March 5, 2016, which was 30 pages in length and which in the early paragraphs acknowledged the "correct leadership" and guidance of CCP, State Council, NPC and CPPCC" without which the country would not have reached the present stage. 
A few selected Highlights of the Report are: Central government expenditures are projected to total 2. 7355 trillion yuan, up 7% over last year. This consists of 270.643 billion yuan for science and technology expenditures, up 9.1 %; 51.971 billion yuan for foreign affairs-related expenditures, up 8.6%; 954.354 billion yuan for national defense spending, up 7.6%; 166.815 billion yuan for public security expenses, up 5.3%; 120.138 billion yuan for expenditures on general public services, up 13. 7%; and 329.929 billion yuan for interest payments on debt, up 15.1%. Central government spending on official overseas visits, official vehicles, and official hospitality will adhere to the policy of zero-growth. 

The NDRC presented its 52-page 'REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2015 PLAN FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ON THE 2016 DRAFT PLAN FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT' also on March 5, 2016, to the NPC. 
 






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