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.
Senior lawmaker Wang Chen has called for persistent efforts in protecting the marine environment and in the battle against pollution.
The State Council, China's cabinet, for the first time reported on the condition of state-owned assets (SOAs) in full length to the top legislature on Wednesday.
Xu Hanming, a professor of law with the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, spoke highly of Thursday's inquiry, saying that it would boost judicial justice and rule of law in China.
He praised the accomplishments the province has achieved in ocean protection over the past few years.
Senior lawmaker Wang Chen stressed the importance of marine environment protection, during an inspection tour examining enforcement of the marine environmental protection law in south China's Hainan Province from Sept. 11 to 15.