Accounting for every yuan

A strict monitoring system is needed to ensure that the donated money and goods for the quake victims are used properly, says an article in Beijing News. The following is an excerpt:

Ever since the earthquake hit Sichuan, people across the country, from businessmen to entertainment celebrities, from ordinary people to even beggars, are stretching their helping hands to the quake victims - donating either money or daily necessities. Donations from overseas also flooded to the quake-hit areas. What concerns the public now is whether these donations and government subsidies can reach the hands of the victims on time.

According to reports, the National Audit Office decided last Friday to conduct the auditing work on the disaster relief funds and materials for the earthquake to ensure that they can be used strictly for the disaster relief. The office checks to prevent the following problems from happening: the delay in the delivery of the money and goods; arbitrary disposal of the donations; the embezzlement of the disaster relief capital; waste and fabrication.