Apr 22, 2009
Source: Reuters
China's State Council, or cabinet, announced on Wednesday plans to spend 65 billion yuan ($9.52 billion) on rural education, health care and irrigation projects, state news agency Xinhua said.
The cabinet said the global downturn was worsening and its impact on agricultural production and the rural economy had become more pronounced as commodity demand and prices slumped, the agency said.
It was not clear if the spending was part of an earlier plan to spend 370 billion yuan on rural infrastructure.
Strong steps must be taken to boost rural employment by increasing training and financial support, the agency said. ($=6.83 yuan) (Reporting by Kirby Chien, Editing by Dean Yates)
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