The meeting to accelerate the enforcement of 2009 budget was held by MOST on the morning of August 17. Leaders and staff from relevant departments, party committee, and affiliated agencies were present at the meeting.

The Department of Facilities and Financial Support delivered a report on the general enforcement of the budget from January to July of this year. Vice Minister of MOST LIU Yanhua highlighted five points for next-step work. They are:

·Strengthening overall planning of the enforcement of budget and preparing monthly budget planning;

·Shoring up supervision on the budget enforcement and continuing with semimonthly report on budget enforcement;

·Reporting the use of net balance regularly;

·Establishing sound timetable for effective budget enforcement and preparing for the detailed budget of next year, and

·Exploring a system that links budget enforcement and budget planning together.