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200.3 billion yuan

The Chinese central government appropriated 200.3 billion yuan ($32 billion) in 2013 to help facilitate the building of government-subsidized housing, the rebuilding of dilapidated areas and related infrastructure, a government report said on Monday. "The government-subsidized housing projects continue to make progress," said a report on China's human rights in 2013, issued by the State Council Information Office. In 2013, construction began on 6.6 million government-subsidized housing units and housing units in dilapidated areas, and 5.4 million were basically finished, the report said.