Disclosure of collections

How much has been levied in fees on those who have violated the family planning policy and where has the money gone?

With the National Audit Office saying that it has not paid due attention to the auditing of this money because of the pressure of a tight work schedule, it seems that it will take some time before the total amount accrued and the details about its spending are revealed to the public.

When a lawyer from East China's Zhejiang province asked the family planning departments of 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in July how much they had collected in fees in 2012 and how the money had been spent, 17 of them released their figures. On Sept 1, 14 lawyers followed up by applying to the National Audit Office for detailed auditing information about these fees.