Xinhua News, 2009-06-09
According to the Ministry of Justice, 19 provinces have allocated special funds in their provincial budgets to support, along with central government funds, legal aid in impoverished areas. Since 2004, government budgeting for legal aid has increased at an average annual rate of 30%. 88% of legal aid funding comes directly from state coffers; the remainder coming from the China Legal Aid Foundation, local legal aid foundations, and other public fundraising sources.
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