””””BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The first session of the 10th National
People's Congress adopted here Tuesday a resolution, accepting the central
budget for 2003 that projects 10 billion yuan more deficit than in 2002 and the
issue of 140 billion yuan of construction bonds, as part of the proactive fiscal
policy and prudent monetary policy aimed at expanding effective domestic demand.
””””The closing meeting of the session also voted for the Report on the
Implementation of the Central and Local Budgets for 2002 and on the Draft
Central and Local Budgets for 2003, presented by former Finance Minister Xiang
Huaicheng. Enditem