Vice Minister of Finance Wang Dongwei said at the press conference of the State Information Office on April 22 that in the first quarter, the country's general public budget spent 24.5% of the completed budget, which is higher than the average for the past three years. Looking at specific expenditure categories, expenditure on social security, employment, health, urban and rural communities, transportation, housing security, etc. is progressing rapidly. Among them, expenditure on social security and employment is progressing at a rapid pace. Among them, expenditure on social security and employment is progressing at 30.7%, 26.2% on urban and rural community expenditure, and 25.1% on health and transportation, all of which are ahead of schedule.