China News Service, Lhasa, October 30 (Gonggaraisong) On the 30th, the Finance Department of the Tibet Autonomous Region held a press conference on people's livelihood security work, showing the report card of people's livelihood investment in the "14th Five-Year Plan", announcing the practical funding arrangements for people's livelihood in 2026, and giving a detailed introduction to people's livelihood fund supervision and the "15th Five-Year Plan" people's livelihood plan.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Tibet has always adhered to the people-centered approach and regarded improving people's livelihood and rallying people's hearts as the starting point and goal of financial work. The cumulative financial expenditure on people's livelihood in Tibet has exceeded 1 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below), an increase of 45% compared with the "13th Five-Year Plan". The proportion of people's livelihood expenditure in total financial expenditure has stabilized at more than 80%; a total of 106 practical projects for people's livelihood have been implemented, with an investment of 64.5 billion yuan. In 2026, the Tibet Autonomous Region will allocate 13.6 billion yuan in overall financial resources to fully promote the implementation of 34 people's livelihood projects.
In terms of capital investment, fiscal funds accurately cover eight major areas. The construction of a safe Tibet continues to improve in quality, and people's satisfaction with sense of security remains above 99%; education has been upgraded, with annual education expenditures of 32.121 billion yuan, continuously raising the "three guarantees" and pre-school education subsidy standards, and continuing to expand compulsory education degrees; medical and health security levels lead the country, with per capita public health subsidies increased to 125 yuan, and free projects to benefit the people such as infectious disease screening, children's autism rehabilitation, and maternal disease screening. Measures to increase employment and income have been continuously stepped up, with 3.825 billion yuan invested to stabilize the overall employment situation, increase entrepreneurial subsidies for farmers and herdsmen, and ensure that the employment rate of college graduates remains above 95%. The social security network is getting denser and denser, standards for urban and rural subsistence allowances, basic pensions, heating subsidies, and assistance for the disabled have been raised across the board, and the earthquake-resistant renovation of dilapidated rural buildings, urban and rural heating subsidies, and affordable housing projects have been simultaneously promoted. In addition, the government will continue to invest funds to prosper culture, tourism and sports, consolidate ecological civilization highlands, and strengthen financial security in border areas, so that development results can benefit people of all ethnic groups.
Manage the "life-saving money" of people's livelihood well, and system supervision will be carried out simultaneously. According to the press conference, Tibet has ensured that every fund benefiting the people reaches the people directly by improving the system and mechanism, activating the direct fund transfer system, improving the whole-process performance management, and building a multi-department joint supervision system.
Taking a long-term view, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Tibet's finance will continue to do its best and within its capabilities, continue to reduce general expenditures, and tilt financial resources towards universal, basic and basic livelihood projects such as employment, education, medical care, and elderly care. It will scientifically deploy public service resources and steadily enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and security of people of all ethnic groups.
