Fair share of the cake

The central authority's attitude is clear, "both primary distribution and redistribution, especially the latter, should balance efficiency and fairness."

Income distribution reform should be deepened to increase residents' share of the national output and workers' share of the primary distribution of wealth, Zhang Ping, minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said in his report to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Wednesday.

However, similar voices have been heard more than once before in government work reports and unfortunately little progress has been made.