Ministry releases budget but not details on cars, travel

BEIJING - The Ministry of Science and Technology has become the first central government agency to release a budget showing its plans for spending money on government cars, receptions and overseas travel.

Expenditures on those three items have long been criticized as the largest sources of corruption and waste in government departments.

According to the budget, which was posted on Thursday to the ministry's official website, the ministry will spend 40 million yuan ($6 million) on government cars, reception and travel in 2011.