江苏省淮安市楚州区财政局近年来将工作以改善民生为重点,提高公共服务支出比重,不断加大民生和社会事业投入,着力解决人民群众最关心、最直接、最现实的利益问题。2008年本区财政支出向民生倾斜比例不断提高。本区2008年财政预算报告显示,楚州区用于民生支出占总支出的比例逐年增大,今年达5.33亿元,占总支出的50%以上。将安排教育支出2.87亿元,其中:395万元用 In recent years, the Bureau of Finance of Chuzhou District, Huaian City, Jiangsu Province, has focused on improving people’s livelihood, increasing the proportion of public service expenditure, continuously increasing investment in people’s livelihood and social undertakings, and resolving the most direct and most immediate interests of the people. In 2008, the proportion of financial expenditure in this area to people’s livelihood continued to increase. The 2008 financial budget report of this district shows that the proportion of expenditure for public welfare spending in total expenditure in Chuzhou District has increased year by year and reached 533 million yuan this year, accounting for over 50% of the total expenditure. Education spending will be 287 million yuan, of which: 395 million yuan