Only 2 agencies publish spending
By Wang Qingchu |
July 8, 2011, Friday
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ONLY two government agencies published their budgets for overseas travel, meals and entertainment and car expenses, after the State Council ordered all government departments to make public their spending as part of its efforts to root out corruption and promote clean government.
The Ministry of Science and Technology was the only department which responded to the call in time. More than 40 million yuan (US$6.18 million) was allotted for overseas travel, meals and entertainment and car use in this year's budget, according to the information published on its website in April, Caijing Magazine reported yesterday.
At an anti-graft meeting on March 24, the State Council, China's Cabinet, announced all government departments were to publish expenditure in the three categories by the end of June. It reiterated the order on May 4.
This was in a bid to prevent officials from indulging in lavish lifestyles using public money.
The Chinese Academy of Engineering released its expenditure for 2010 and 2011 on its website on Wednesday.
Overseas travels, vehicle use and meal and entertainment cost 2.4 million yuan, 1.6 million yuan and 915,900 yuan respectively last year.
It cut the budget of travel by more than 30 percent in this year's budget plan. But it didn't disclose the spending for the other two categories.
Professor Wang Jingbo of China University of Political Science and Law said most central departments were unwilling to publish detailed expenses on the three items, as they feared such disclosures would be "questioned by the public."
Meanwhile, many Chinese have accused the government of omitting information regarding their extravagant spending of public funds on receptions, official cars and other personal expenses in their fiscal statement.
In April, an online posting revealed that the Guangdong branch of Sinopec, state-owned petroleum refiner enterprise, spent more than 1 million yuan on liquor.
Wang said the central departments should "act as a good example" for local governments in publishing "detailed" fiscal information.
The Ministry of Science and Technology was the only department which responded to the call in time. More than 40 million yuan (US$6.18 million) was allotted for overseas travel, meals and entertainment and car use in this year's budget, according to the information published on its website in April, Caijing Magazine reported yesterday.
At an anti-graft meeting on March 24, the State Council, China's Cabinet, announced all government departments were to publish expenditure in the three categories by the end of June. It reiterated the order on May 4.
This was in a bid to prevent officials from indulging in lavish lifestyles using public money.
The Chinese Academy of Engineering released its expenditure for 2010 and 2011 on its website on Wednesday.
Overseas travels, vehicle use and meal and entertainment cost 2.4 million yuan, 1.6 million yuan and 915,900 yuan respectively last year.
It cut the budget of travel by more than 30 percent in this year's budget plan. But it didn't disclose the spending for the other two categories.
Professor Wang Jingbo of China University of Political Science and Law said most central departments were unwilling to publish detailed expenses on the three items, as they feared such disclosures would be "questioned by the public."
Meanwhile, many Chinese have accused the government of omitting information regarding their extravagant spending of public funds on receptions, official cars and other personal expenses in their fiscal statement.
In April, an online posting revealed that the Guangdong branch of Sinopec, state-owned petroleum refiner enterprise, spent more than 1 million yuan on liquor.
Wang said the central departments should "act as a good example" for local governments in publishing "detailed" fiscal information.
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