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Donors fail to keep promise

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-07-10 14:11

China received only about 1 billion yuan in donations from domestic enterprises and individuals in June, less than a third of what donors had promised, the Beijing News reported Friday.

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According to data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs Thursday, individuals and companies had promised to donate 2.96 billion yuan ($440 million) last month, but the country received just about 915 million yuan, 31 percent of the promised sum.

Liu Youping, an official of the ministry, said a number of firms and individuals, who promise a certain amount for charity, “don’t always deliver on time”.