Comments and Additional Remarks on the Draft Report Concerning the Implementation of the State Budget for 1951 and the Draft State Budget for 1952 (August 3, 1952) Comrade Bo Yibo: This report [2] is very good. There are a few minor revisions. Mao Zedong, 5:00 a.m. on August 3, printed from the manuscript. Second: While implementing measures to increase production and economize, we must also pay attention to the safety, health, and essential welfare of workers. It would be wrong to focus solely on the former while neglecting the latter. Printed from Mao Zedong’s manuscript.

Notes [1] Bo Yibo refers to Bo Yibo, who at that time served as Deputy Director of the Financial and Economic Commission of the Administrative Council and Minister of Finance of the Central People’s Government. [2] Refers to the report prepared by Bo Yibo for the Sixteenth Meeting of the Central People’s Government Committee, concerning the implementation of the 1951 state budget and the compilation of the draft 1952 state budget (revised draft).