目前，收入分配制度改革引起了社會各界的極大關注，而黨中央決定給公務員加薪的方案更是各方關注的焦點。本次工薪改革的重點是“擴中”和“保底”，意在緩解地區之間和部分社會成員收入差距擴大的趨勢。除了完善事業單位工作人員收入分配制度外，本次薪資改革將適當提高企業離退休人員基本養老金標準、各類優撫對象撫恤補助標準以及城市低保對象的補助水平。

China plans to raise the salaries of civil servants and employees of public institutions as the government begins to reform the country's income distribution system to narrow the gap between rich and poor.  A total of 34.7 billion yuan (US$4.3 billion) will be spent this year on salary increases for 120 million people, including six million Central and local government officials, 30 million employees of public institutions, and 50 million retired military servicemen and government employees. In addition, the stipend standards for 30 million disabled military servicemen and family members of war heroes and military servicemen and the basic subsistence allowances for city dwellers will also be raised. The salary reforms "will help create a sound environment for the reform on income distribution system," said President Hu Jintao at a high-level meeting discussing equal income distribution early this month. Hu added that the reform is also necessary to build an efficient, transparent and honest government in accordance with the Civil Servants Law which came into force in January, stipulating a uniform salary system for civil servants across the country. People working in remote, underdeveloped areas will also receive a special allowance and performance-related pay. The aim of the planned pay rise is to improve the welfare of government employees in China's poor and rural regions, according to the Ministry of Personnel. (Agencies)

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income distribution system : 收入分配制度 employees of public institutions: 事業單位在職職工 retired military servicemen: 退役軍人 basic subsistence allowances for city dwellers：城鎮居民最低生活保障 efficient, transparent and honest government：高效、透明、廉潔的政府 Ministry of Personnel：人事部 （英語點津陳蓓編輯）