People's welfare focus of Li's trip

More measures to reduce taxes and fees for small businesses expected this year

Premier Li Keqiang called for further improvement in people's livelihood, including employment, education, heating and transport, during a two-day inspection tour to Ulaanqab city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Friday and Saturday.

Li presented New Year gifts and his best wishes to a poverty-stricken family in the village of Shierzhou in Qahar Right Wing Front Banner. He sat on a heatable brick bed with local families and had some roasted potatoes.