Full Text: Report on central, local budgets

4. We will work hard to increase revenue and reduce expenditures. We will intensify revenue monitoring, strengthen tax collection in accordance with the law, resolutely put a stop to and rectify unauthorized tax reductions and exemptions, severely crack down on the use of fake invoices and other means to evade and defraud taxes, and strive to achieve the budgetary revenue target. In accordance with the principle of strengthening tax revenue and clearing up fees, we will strictly manage non-tax revenue and bring extrabudgetary funds into the budget nationwide. We will spend what is necessary for key items, such as spending to benefit agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, and improve people's wellbeing, while reducing general expenditures. We will also strictly control the construction of office buildings for Party and government departments and prohibit their remodeling in excess of set standards. We will continue to tighten supervision of expenditures for official business, and deepen the reform to require payment of official business expenses with credit cards. We must strictly adhere to the "two imperatives" [It is imperative to always be modest, prudent, and free from arrogance and rashness in our work, and it is imperative to continue following the principle of hard struggle and plain living - Tr.], be more willing to practice austerity, observe strict financial and economic discipline, and oppose extravagance and waste.

Fellow Deputies,

It is of great importance that we implement the 2010 budgets well. Under the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as General Secretary, we will hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, take Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents as our guide, thoroughly apply the Scientific Outlook on Development, willingly accept the guidance and oversight of the NPC, and listen to comments and suggestions from the CPPCC National Committee with an open mind. We will fortify our confidence, forge ahead in spite of difficulties, break new ground, work diligently, implement our proactive fiscal policy well, ensure complete implementation of the budgets, and energetically contribute to achieving the targets for economic and social development in 2010 and the objectives set forth in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan.