New plan to reduce income inequality
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="income">income</span>-<span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="redress">redress</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="affluent">affluent</span>10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="make">make</span> 23 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1988 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="framework">framework</span>, <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tabled">tabled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="security">security</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Yiyong">Yiyong</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="framework">framework</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="planning">planning</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="overarching">overarching</span> <span word="guideline">guideline</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>."</p><p><span word="Tax">Tax</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="from">from</span> 7.3 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 9 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="a">a</span> 22.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="outpaced">outpaced</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, 8.4 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, 11.4 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Per">Per</span> <span word="capita">capita</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> $4,000.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span>-<span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regulate">regulate</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="monopoly">monopoly</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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