By IANS,
Beijing: About 82 billion yuan (around $13 billion) in donations from home and abroad were made in China last year, according to a charity report.
The figure was down 3.31 percent year-on-year, Xinhua reported.
It is the second consecutive year there has been a drop in donations, according to the China Charity and Donation Information Center (CCDIC) report.
The centre’s statistics showed that the total amount donated was 84.5 billion yuan in 2011, down 18.1 percent from the previous year.
The reputation of charity groups took a major hit in 2011 when a woman used social media to claim she managed a charity organisation and openly flaunted her wealth and extravagant lifestyle.