Table 2.

Funding criteria for 2009 national essential public health services at all levels of governments in different regions (RMB)

	Western regions	Central regions	Eastern regions
Central finance	12 yuan per capital	9 yuan per capital	Six provinces (Fujian, Shandong, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong) and three municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai) are subsided by the central government according to their financial situation
Provincial finance	2 yuan per capital	6 yuan per capital
Municipal and County finance	1 yuan per capital