法国人曾这么描述“福利彩票”:政府发行彩票是向公众推销机会和希望,公众认购彩票则是微笑纳税。据悉,去年中国福利彩票共销售约495亿多元人民币,筹集福彩公益金170多亿元。其中,公益金除部分上缴国家财政外,全部用于社会福利事业。
请看《中国日报》相关报道:The sale of China Welfare Lottery, the only national lottery approved by the Chinese government, hit a record high of 49.5 billion yuan (6.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2006, up 20 percent from the previous year Half of the money has been turned over to the coffer of the central government. The remaining funds were used for social welfare purposes.