Scrutiny debate draws near

Vote looms on plan for supervision, transparency of government budgets

A seesaw battle on whether government spending should face tougher supervision and how such scrutiny would be conducted is coming to an end after a decade-long stalemate.

The National People's Congress Standing Committee began the fourth reading of a draft amendment to the Budget Law on Monday, in an attempt to rein in government power with tougher scrutiny of spending.