国内英语资讯:Chinas top legislature wraps up bimonthly session
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> (<span word="NPC">NPC</span>) <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="bimonthly">bimonthly</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="adopting">adopting</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Presiding">Presiding</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Zhanshu">Zhanshu</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NPC">NPC</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="institutional">institutional</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statistical">statistical</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NPC">NPC</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="reviewing">reviewing</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>, <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coordinating">coordinating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="approved">approved</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Individual">Individual</span> <span word="Income">Income</span> <span word="Tax">Tax</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="session">session</span>, <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="from">from</span> 3,500 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 544 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="to">to</span> 5,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="deductions">deductions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rent">rent</span>.</p>
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