8-8Government
Expenditure for Pension and Social Welfare
(100 million yuan)
Pension for
Expenditure on
Social Welfare
Expenses on
Year
Total
Disable and
Retirees
and Relief
Disaster
Others
Bereaved Families
Funds
Relief
1978
18.91
2.93
2.34
4.62
9.02
1980
20.31
4.51
3.41
5.36
7.03
1985
31.15
7.13
4.88
7.71
10.25
1.18
1989
49.60
14.43
8.56
10.80
12.88
2.93
1990
55.04
16.61
9.60
12.07
13.33
3.43
1991
67.32
17.21
10.32
13.18
22.51
4.10
1992
66.45
18.45
12.40
14.36
15.89
5.35
1993
75.27
20.78
14.09
17.01
15.40
7.99
1994
95.14
24.78
20.12
20.55
19.42
10.27
1995
115.46
29.11
22.78
24.19
27.27
12.11
1996
128.03
32.78
10.67
28.98
39.06
16.54
1997
142.14
37.62
13.51
36.57
34.51
19.93
1998
171.26
40.38
16.24
35.29
52.32
27.03
1999
179.88
54.57
19.68
48.52
34.05
23.06
2000
213.03
59.72
23.72
59.71
28.73
41.15
2001
266.68
69.86
30.26
89.99
35.17
41.40
2002
372.97
60.03
41.28
141.63
32.93
97.10
2003
498.82
99.15
42.19
217.69
55.71
84.08
2004
563.46
107.78
49.58
265.29
48.99
91.82
a) Since 1996,
the expenditure on retirees excluded the local expenditure for retirees which
had been transferred to the pension of administration and run by the department
of civil affairs.
b) Since 1976,
expenses on disaster relief include the expenses on earthquake relief.
