65438+ Zhongxin. com, February 23rd Entrusted by the State Council, Minister of Finance Xiao Jie introduced to the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on the 23rd that in 20 16, more than half of China's fiscal education funds will be used for compulsory education, more than half for the central and western regions and rural areas, and more than half for teachers' salaries and benefits and student aid.

Of the national financial education funds in 20 16,1658.3 billion yuan was used for compulsory education, accounting for 52.8%, which reflected the top priority of compulsory education. From a regional perspective, the central financial education transfer payment funds mainly support the central and western regions, old revolutionary areas, ethnic areas, border areas and poverty-stricken areas. In 20 16, about 84% of the central financial transfer funds for education were used to support the central and western regions. Among the local financial education funds, the eastern, central and western regions are1171800 million yuan, 881300 million yuan and 832.9 billion yuan respectively, and the financial education funds in the central and western regions account for about 60% of the whole country (excluding the central level).

Xiao Jie said that the total investment in education in 20 16 was 3,888.8 billion yuan, 36 times that in 20 12 years, with an average annual growth rate of 7.9%. Among them, the national fiscal education expenditure is 3139.6 billion yuan, accounting for 80.7% of the total investment in education, and the proportion of GDP has remained above 4% for five consecutive years since 20 12.

From the perspective of expenditure items, more than half of the financial education funds are used for teachers' salaries and benefits and student assistance. In 20 16, the total amount of teachers' salaries and benefits and student financial aid accounted for 6 1. 1%, which was 0.6 percentage points higher than that in 20 12.