财政部近日发布“2012年财政收支情况”显示,2012年全国公共财政支出125712亿元,比上年增长15.1%,文化、教育、科技、医疗、社保等民生重点支出得到切实保障。2012年1-12月累计,教育支出21165亿元,比上年增加4667亿元,增长28.3%;科学技术支出4429亿元,比上年增加601亿元,增长15.7%;文化体育与传媒支出2251亿元,比上年增加358亿元,增长18.9%;医疗卫生支 The Ministry of Finance recently released the “2012 Financial Revenue and Expenditure”, which shows that in 2012, the national public finance expenditure was 12.5712 trillion yuan, up 15.1% over the previous year. The key expenditures for people’s livelihood such as culture, education, science and technology, medical care and social security were effectively protected. From January to December 2012, the total expenditure on education was 2.165 trillion yuan, an increase of 466.7 billion yuan or 28.3% over the previous year; that of science and technology was 442.9 billion yuan, an increase of 60.1 billion yuan over the previous year, an increase of 15.7%; spending on culture and sports and media 225.1 billion yuan, an increase of 35.8 billion yuan over the previous year, an increase of 18.9%; medical and health care branch