More than 310 clues to major violations of disciplines and laws, involving over 1,200 people, have been discovered through audits since May 2023, according to a report being deliberated by lawmakers.

The clues have been transferred to relevant departments for further investigation, with some problems also found in the audit being rectified, the National Audit Office said in the report, adding that the rectification content will be disclosed before the end of this year.

The report concerning the implementation of the central budget as well as other fiscal revenues and expenditures in 2023 was submitted to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on Tuesday for review. Specifics in the report were introduced by Hou Kai, auditor-general of the office, to national lawmakers.

In 2023, 41 departments and their 346 affiliated divisions were placed under a key audit, receiving more than 582.4 billion yuan ($80.2 billion) from the financial budget, the report showed, revealing that about 22.63 billion yuan were found to be problematic.

Of the amounts in question,16 percent involved central departments and 84 percent were related to the affiliated institutes, it added.