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China says firms can reduce social security payments: state media
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BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese firms can reduce contributions to various employee insurance schemes next year in a bid to stem mounting job losses amid the global economic crisis, the government said Monday.
The finance ministry said insurance for basic medical, unemployment and workplace injury could be reduced "by a proper margin" for up to 12 months next year.
"Companies are expected to pay hundreds of billion yuan (tens of billions of dollars) less in insurance and pension payments while tens of millions of jobs can be secured," it said.
Firms in difficulty would also be able to delay payments to social security funds for up to six months in 2009, it said.
The new measures are the latest in a series of efforts to stabilise the job market as China's economy slows amid the global economic crisis.
Many exporters and manufacturers have had to shut down or downsize, leading to considerable job losses, and Chinese President Hu Jintao has warned of a "grim" employment situation next year.
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