The central government will further increase the monthly minimum standard for the basic pension for urban and rural residents by 20 yuan ($2.79) while the basic pension for retirees will also be appropriately raised, an official with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said at a press conference on Tuesday.
The 2025 budget funds for education, as well as social security and employment, will each approach 4.5 trillion yuan, representing year-on-year increases of 6.1 percent and 5.9 percent, respectively, while healthcare spending will also see significant increases, according to Ge Zhihao, an official with the MOF.
The central budget will further increase subsidies to ensure benefits are paid in full and on time, the official added.
In addition, the government subsidy standard for basic public health services will be raised to 99 yuan per person annually, and the per capita government fiscal subsidy for the urban and rural residents’ medical insurance will also be increased by 30 yuan, reaching 700 yuan per person per year, the MOF official said.
For employment support, the central government has allocated 66.74 billion yuan for in subsidies this year. The one-time job expansion subsidy policy will be implemented, with its scope extended to social organizations, to support the employment of young people such as college graduates, according to MOF.
Central authorities recently unveiled a set of measures targeting the most immediate and tangible issues that affect people’s lives.
According to an official document, China will expand social security coverage, with particular support for low-income populations, and ensure that all citizens, regardless of region or group, can enjoy equal access to basic public services.
Central budget investment in social programs is set to rise by 30 percent this year compared with the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20), an official with the National Development and Reform Commission said, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
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