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22:12, 29-Aug-2017
China's social security funds balance reaches 7.36 tln yuan in H1
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China's social security funds maintained a stable balance in the first half (H1) of this year, with both revenue and expenditure seeing fast growth, the country's finance minister said Tuesday.
The total balance of social security funds stood at 7.36 trillion yuan (1.11 trillion US dollars) by the end of June this year, said Finance Minister Xiao Jie at a five-day bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee that opened Monday.
Chinese social security card /VCG Photo
Chinese social security card /VCG Photo
Revenue of the funds increased 28.8 percent to 3.14 trillion yuan (476.3 billion US dollars) in H1, while expenditure climbed 23.8 percent to 2.47 trillion yuan (374.7 billion US dollars), he said.
Xiao attributed the rise in both revenue and expenditure partially to the reform of pension system of government agencies and institutions. Few provinces started reforms this year.
He also said that fiscal authorities have been implementing proactive policies, ensuring stable fiscal operations. In the first seven months, national general public budget revenue increased 10 percent to 11.08 trillion yuan (1.68 trillion US dollars), while expenditure climbed 14.5 percent to 11.7 trillion yuan (1.77 trillion US dollars).
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency