Govt reveals details on spending

BEIJING - The Chinese public is getting its first glimpse into what central government departments spend on official receptions, vehicles and overseas trips - the subject of most suspicions concerning misuses of public money.

Sixty ministries and institutions affiliated with the State Council, China's Cabinet, have so far posted data showing what they spent in 2010 on purchasing and fueling up vehicles, receiving guests and arranging overseas trips for officials, according to research by China Daily.

The statistics showed the 60 ministries and institutions spent more than 3 billion yuan ($467 million) on those three items. The biggest spenders were the General Administration of Customs and its branches, which spent 503 million yuan.