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2008/01/15

4.94 trillion yuan

China's tax revenue exceeded 4.94 trillion yuan (US$670 billion) in 2007, up 31.4 percent year-on-year, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) said in a statement issued on January 1 in Beijing.

15.2 billion yuan

China earmarked 15.2 billion yuan (US$2.05 billion) to support pig breeders until the end of December 2007 to ensure adequate pork supplies, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Finance.

100 billion yuan

China's total lottery sales for 2007 were valued at more than 100 billion yuan (US$13.7 billion), an increase of 18 billion yuan or 20 percent over 2006, setting a 20-year record for China's lottery sales.

33.6 percent

Fiscal revenues reported by the Beijing Municipal Government in 2007 increased by 33.6 percent to a record 149.26 billion yuan (US$20.9 billion), according to figures released by the Beijing Finance Bureau on January 1.



	Article featured in Business Beijing, January 2008 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Development & Reform Commission of Beijing Municipality, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (Beijing Sub-Council)