Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, March 06, 2002
Finance Minister on Central, Local Budgets
Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng is delivering the Report on the Implementation of the Central and Local Budgets for 2001 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2002 to deputies to the on-going annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC).
Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng is delivering the Report on the Implementation of the Central and Local Budgets for 2001 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2002 to deputies to the on-going annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC).
The second plenary meeting of the Fifth Session of the Ninth National People's Congress, China's top legislature, convened at the Great Hall of the People Wednesday morning. Present are top Chinese leaders Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Li Ruihuan, Hu Jintao, Wei Jianxing and Li Lanqing.
A total of 2,808 NPC deputies attended the meeting, presided over by Vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, Tian Jiyun.
Earlier, Zeng Peiyan, minister in charge of the State Development Planning Commission, delivered the Report on the Implementation of the 2001 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and on the Draft 2002 Plan for National Economic and Social Development.