Shanghai to Open Expense Budget to Public
11-09 14:37 Caijing
Full article in Chinese: http://www.caijing.com.cn/2009-11-06/110305823.html
» Shanghai plans to make public its government
expense budget, said the Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau on Nov. 5.
» The
collection, distribution and application of special funds, revenue of
administrative and institutional units, welfare lottery revenue and sports
lottery revenue will all be open to the public, according to the plan.
» On
Oct. 9, Li Detao, a volunteer public budget observer, asked financial bureaus in
Shanghai for government expense budgets. The bureau officials said that
information on the budget could not be publicized, which aroused public
criticism.