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China Announces New Rural Poverty Line


According to Xinhua News Agency, China's cental government has decided to raise the country's national poverty line for rural residents so that now anyone earning less than 2,300 yuan net a year (at 2010 prices), will be eligible for support. This new standard represents a 92% increase on the one announced in 2009 and means that many more low-income individuals will be eligible for assistance. For more background, see this EO article from earlier this year.

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Xinhua News Agency: 中央决定将农民人均纯收入2300元作为新扶贫标准

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