Ministerial-level agencies release detailed accounts of '3 expenses'

Ministerial-level authorities started on Thursday to release more information than they had before about how many cars they maintain and how many overseas business trips they sent officials on this past year.

The disclosures came amid public calls for more transparency in government accounting for the "three expenses": official vehicles, overseas trips and receptions.

Experts said the ministries' detailed releases can serve as examples for local governments, which tend to be more closed to public scrutiny.