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question:By . Peter Simpson . PUBLISHED: . 20:39 EST, 13 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:45 EST, 14 December 2013 . China has collected at least £2billion in fines from parents who broke the country’s strict one child policy. The full amount emerged only because the country’s National Health and Family Planning Commission has begun a probe into where the money has gone. The government department said yesterday that 24 provincial governments had failed to account for ‘20 billion yuan’ (£1.97 billion) worth of penalties handed to families who flouted family planning laws last year. China has collected at least £2billion in fines from parents who broke the country¿s strict one child policy (file picture) A further ten provinces have yet to reveal how much they collected in fines during 2012, according to China’s state-run media, suggesting the total amount levied could run into millions more. The fines are known as ‘social support fees’ and can cost families thousands of pounds per extra child. The money is supposed to compensate local governments for the burden of additional children on social services. But provincial chiefs have so far refused to reveal how the revenue collected during 2012 has been spent. Wu Youshui, a lawyer campaigning on the issue in Zhejiang province, said: ‘The system has faced unquestioned abuse of power and corruption.’ Public anger has been growing about the one-child policy which was introduced in the late 1970s to prevent population growth spiralling in the country which now has 1.3 billion inhabitants. Policy: The policy covers 63 per cent of China, though rules have been relaxed over the years to allow some couples to have a second child . The policy covers 63 per cent of China, though rules have been relaxed over the years to allow some couples to have a second child. Officials in the country are known to carefully monitor women for signs of pregnancy. Many women are escorted to clinics to undergo forced abortions if they get pregnant for a second time and the one-child policy has been attacked for encouraging infanticide of female babies because males are preferred. Those couples who manage to give birth in secret are often later handed a financial penalty. At a key Communist Party meeting last month top officials announced that any couple where one parent is a single child can now have two children. The move has thrown a spotlight on how money from fines is spent. Famed Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou - who directed the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony - owes thousands of pounds in fines for having three children. And earlier this month a father of five from a poor rural community killed himself over fines he couldn’t afford. The NHFPC has vowed to continue punishing any violation of the law.
answer:China has collected at least £2 billion in fines from parents who violated the country's one-child policy, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC). The commission is investigating the allocation of these funds, as 24 provincial governments have failed to account for £1.97 billion worth of penalties collected in 2012. The fines, known as social support fees, can cost families thousands of pounds per additional child and are intended to offset the burden on social services. However, provincial officials have not disclosed how the revenue has been spent, leading to accusations of abuse of power and corruption. Public discontent with the one-child policy, introduced in the late 1970s to control population growth, has been growing. The policy covers 63% of China, with some exceptions allowing couples to have a second child. The policy has been criticized for leading to forced abortions and infanticide, particularly of female infants. Recently, the government announced that couples where one parent is a single child can now have two children, but the NHFPC remains committed to enforcing the policy. Notable cases include filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who owes thousands in fines for having three children, and a father of five who committed suicide due
question:Write a Python function that takes a string and returns a string containing the first letter of each word in uppercase. For example, if the input is hello world, the output would be HW.
answer:We can use the `split` method to split the input string into a list of words, and then use the `join` method to join the first letter of each word in uppercase. Here's the implementation of the function: ```python def first_letters_uppercase(s: str) -> str: words = s.split() first_letters = [word[0].upper() for word in words] return .join(first_letters) ``` This function takes a string as input and returns a string containing the first letter of each word in uppercase. It first splits the input string into a list of words using the `split` method, and then constructs a list of the first letter of each word in uppercase using a list comprehension. Finally, it joins the list of first letters using the `join` method and returns the resulting string.
question:Shari walks at a constant rate of 3 miles per hour. After X hours, how many miles did she walk? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth. If we know the answer to the above question is 4.5, what is the value of unknown variable X?
answer:We are given that Shari walks at a constant rate of 3 miles per hour. To find the number of miles she walked after X hours, we can multiply her rate (3 miles per hour) by the number of hours she walked (X hours). The equation can be written as: Miles walked = Rate * Time Miles walked = 3 * X Given that the number of miles she walked is 4.5, we can write: 4.5 = 3 * X Now we can solve for X. Dividing both sides of the equation by 3, we get: X = 1.5 The value of X is 1.5. The answer is: 1.5
question:A sum of Rs. 2665 is lent into two parts so that the interest on the first part for a certain number of years at 3% per annum may be equal to the interest on the second part for 3 years at 5% per annum. The second sum is Rs. 1332.5. For how many years is the first part lent?
answer:Let's denote the first part of the sum as ( P_1 ) and the second part as ( P_2 ). According to the problem, ( P_2 ) is Rs. 1332.5. The total sum is Rs. 2665, so the first part will be: [ P_1 = 2665 - P_2 ] [ P_1 = 2665 - 1332.5 ] [ P_1 = 1332.5 ] The interest on the first part at 3% per annum for ( n ) years will be: [ I_1 = P_1 times frac{3}{100} times n ] [ I_1 = 1332.5 times frac{3}{100} times n ] [ I_1 = 39.975n ] The interest on the second part at 5% per annum for 3 years will be: [ I_2 = P_2 times frac{5}{100} times 3 ] [ I_2 = 1332.5 times frac{5}{100} times 3 ] [ I_2 = 199.875 ] According to the problem, the interest on the first part is equal to the interest on the second part: [ I_1 = I_2 ] [ 39.975n = 199.875 ] Now, we can solve for ( n ): [ n = frac{199.875}{39.975} ] [ n = 5 ] Therefore, the first part is lent for boxed{5} years.