国内英语资讯:China raises basic pension payments by 5 pct
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 23-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="retirees">retirees</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="the">the</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pensioners">pensioners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="by">by</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> 114 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="retirees">retirees</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5.5-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span> <span word="for">for</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 5-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span> <span word="outpaces">outpaces</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1.6-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="index">index</span>.</p>
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