Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region is stepping up to boost everyday life for its residents, with an extra 2 billion yuan (≈$280.4M) bankroll dedicated to 10 fresh welfare initiatives for 2025. 🏔️💪
From newborns to seniors, low-income families to high-altitude workers, these programs aim to lighten the load and warm the hearts (and homes!). Let's break it down:
- Free neonatal medical insurance for all newborns 👶❤️
- Childcare subsidies for families with under-three kids 👨👩👧👦✨
- Winter heating subsidies for low-income households ❄️🔥
- Increased payouts for accidental injury insurance 🚑💼
- Higher basic pensions to support seniors 🧓💰
- Enhanced health checks and heating allowances for high-altitude workers 🏔️🛠️
Seven of these 10 initiatives offer universal coverage, while three target vulnerable groups and community heroes. 🎯⭐
These new policies complement the 14.8 billion yuan already earmarked for 28 ongoing welfare projects in 2025. And it's part of a bigger picture: since 2021, over 80% of Xizang's annual fiscal spending has gone to public welfare. From 2021 to 2024, a total of 860.1 billion yuan was invested–245.5 billion yuan in 2024 alone, a record 84% of the region's budget! 📈🔥
With this fresh infusion, Xizang is showing it means business–tackling real challenges and ensuring no one gets left behind. 🌟
Reference(s):
Xizang to inject additional expenditure into livelihood projects
cgtn.com
