|
 |
| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a
report on the work of the government to the Fourth Session of the Tenth
National People's Congress (NPC) of China at the Great Hall of the People
in Beijing March 5, 2006. (Xinhua photo) |
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhuanet) -- Premier Wen
Jiabao delivered a report on the work of the government to the annual
session of the national legislature that opened here Sunday morning.
The
premier outlined this year's targets for economic and social development and
made explanations about the draft guidelines of the development plan for
2006-2010.
8% GDP growth for 2006
China targets an 8 percent economic growth this year and
Premier Wen has proposed an annual growth rate of 7.5 percent for the
11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-2010).
7.5 percent annual growth
for next 5 years
Premier Wen Jiabao has proposed an annual growth rate of
7.5 percent for the national economy during the 11th Five-Year Plan period
(2006-2010).
14 percent more spending on "new
countryside" construction
The central government will spend 339.7 billion yuan (42
billion U.S. dollars) in agriculture, rural areas and farmers this year, which
is 42.2 billion yuan, or 14.18 percent, more than last year.
Eliminating rural compulsory education
charges
In what is called "a milestone event" in China's
educational history, Premier Wen Jiabao pledged that the government would
eliminate all charges on rural students receiving a nine-year compulsory
education before the end of 2007.
4 percent less energy
consumption in 2006
China has set a new key index to guide economic and social
development, chopping down energy consumption by 4 percent in
2006.
Sci-tech input increases by 19.2
percent
The central government will allocate 71.6 billion yuan
this year for investment in science and technology, representing an increase of
19.2 percent year-on-year.
Obstructers of cross-Straits relations
doomed to fail
Anybody who acts against people's wishes for peaceful and
stable relations across the Taiwan Straits is bound to meet failure, Premier Wen
Jiabao said Sunday. | 
Breaking
News 
