The top legislature received 1,229 suggestions on reviewing normative documents from the public in 2018, according to the legislative work committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
Legislators called for a more effective record review system to better avoid defects in laws and regulations while hearing a report on the record review Saturday.
Lawmakers on Thursday urged improving relevant laws and regulations on marine environmental protection.
The State Council and related departments, as well as coastal provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, have formulated laws and regulations on the protection of marine ecology.
Shen Chunyao, director of the committee, said 514 of the problematic laws and regulations have been amended and 83 others have been abolished, with the remaining 432 to be worked on soon.
China's fiscal spending on medical services in 2017 was 1.4 trillion yuan, a 55.5-percent increase from 2013, accounting for 7.1 percent of national fiscal spending.
China punished 3,299 people involved in fiscal violations as of the end of October after an audit of 2017 central budget spending and other fiscal matters, the top auditor said Monday.
The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee will review a report on a pilot program that combines maternity and basic medical insurance during its ongoing bimonthly session.