REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CENTRAL AND LOCAL BUDGETS FOR 1999 AND ON THE DRAFT CENTRAL
AND LOCAL BUDGETS FOR 2000
(Delivered at the Third Session of the Ninth National People's Congress on March 6, 2000)
Xiang Huaicheng, Minister of Finance
Fellow Deputies, I have been entrusted by the State Council to submit a report on the implementation of the central and local budgets for 1999 and on the draft central and local budgets for 2000 for your examination and approval, and also for suggestions and comments from members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
I. Implementation of the Central and Local Budgets for 1999
II.The Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2000
III. Deepening Financial Reform, Standardizing Management
of Revenue and Expenditures, Stepping up Efforts to
Handle Financial Affairs in Accordance with the Law and
Striving to Implement the Budget for 2000
Fellow Deputies, The financial work this year is arduous. Let us rally closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Jiang Zemin at its core, hold high the great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory, adhere to the Party's basic line, acquire a clear understanding of the situation and our tasks, seize opportunities, blaze new trails while forging ahead, and work together with great confidence to ensure the successful implementation of the budget for this year.