Congress aims to increase incomes
Source: Xinhua |
August 27, 2010, Friday
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AIMING to increase residents' income and narrow the gap in wealth, China's top legislature, the National People's Congress, has proposed reforming income distribution as soon as possible.
Officials of the Congress' Financial and Economic Affairs Committee said they have completed a research report on distribution of national income and made the proposals to be included in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015).
The research report proposes increasing the proportion of residents' income in national revenue and the proportion of labor rewards in the primary distribution of national income. It suggests that the reforms should seek to enlarge the middle class until it becomes the largest sector in society. The report also offers proposals on taxation and social security.
The legislature did not release further details on the proposed reforms in income distribution.
According to a World Bank report, the Gini Coefficient for China, a main gauge of income disparity, surged to 0.47 in 2009, exceeding the "security line" of 0.4, pointing to the unequal distribution of income which could arouse social unrest.
This figure was 0.21 to 0.27 three decades ago.
In the primary distribution of national income, the proportion that goes to wages and salaries, the major source for China's mid- and low-income families, has been declining, according to Yi Xianrong, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The proportion of the total income that Chinese citizens receive from the distribution of national income fell sharply to 58 percent in 2007, compared with 68 percent 20 years ago, according to the People's Bank of China.
Other reports issued by the NPC proposed that the reform in income distribution be launched in combination with other measures, such as balancing income increases among the government, enterprises and individuals, as well as increasing farmers' incomes.
The reports also included proposals to improve the government's responsibility for spending, better protect farm land, create a unified health insurance management system and increase the government's spending on education.
Officials of the Congress' Financial and Economic Affairs Committee said they have completed a research report on distribution of national income and made the proposals to be included in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015).
The research report proposes increasing the proportion of residents' income in national revenue and the proportion of labor rewards in the primary distribution of national income. It suggests that the reforms should seek to enlarge the middle class until it becomes the largest sector in society. The report also offers proposals on taxation and social security.
The legislature did not release further details on the proposed reforms in income distribution.
According to a World Bank report, the Gini Coefficient for China, a main gauge of income disparity, surged to 0.47 in 2009, exceeding the "security line" of 0.4, pointing to the unequal distribution of income which could arouse social unrest.
This figure was 0.21 to 0.27 three decades ago.
In the primary distribution of national income, the proportion that goes to wages and salaries, the major source for China's mid- and low-income families, has been declining, according to Yi Xianrong, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The proportion of the total income that Chinese citizens receive from the distribution of national income fell sharply to 58 percent in 2007, compared with 68 percent 20 years ago, according to the People's Bank of China.
Other reports issued by the NPC proposed that the reform in income distribution be launched in combination with other measures, such as balancing income increases among the government, enterprises and individuals, as well as increasing farmers' incomes.
The reports also included proposals to improve the government's responsibility for spending, better protect farm land, create a unified health insurance management system and increase the government's spending on education.
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