Top legislature to review 2012 govt accounts report

Zhang Dejiang, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the fifth meeting of the chairman and vice chairpersons of the 12th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 14, 2013. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, will review the State Council's reports on the central government's final accounts for 2012 during an upcoming session, according to a statement from a committee chairpersons' meeting held Friday.

Legislators will also examine and approve the final accounts during the NPC session, which is scheduled to run from June 26 to 29, the statement said.

Friday's meeting was presided over by top legislator Zhang Dejiang.