The Chinese government announced on Oct 29 measures to boost and upgradedomestic consumptionin a bid to improve its economy, Xinhua reported.
Li Xiaodan, a commentator with eeo.com.cn, a business news website, regardsthese new policies "quite different" from previous ones as the government this time has differentiated considerations for different consumption sub-sectors and will roll out concrete measures to make sure the policy is implemented.
Let us take a closer look at six sectors emphasized in the executive meeting of the State Council presided over by Premier Li Keqiang on Oct 29.
No 6 Elderly, medical care and home service
To enable the elderly to be taken better care of and to make sure that the people have better medical facilities, the government will announce tax policies to support private capital investment in elderly care sector and will allow private medical institutions to pay the same price for water, electricity and heating as their public peers, according to the official website of China's central government.
 |
| A doctor examines a man's physical conditions for free in the city of Rizhao, Oct 18, 2014. [Photo/IC] |
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
