China's State Council, the cabinet, announced fiscal policy plans to stabilize economic growth.
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In a notice on gov.cn, the cabinet said central government departments and local governments should reallocate any unspent money from the 2012 fiscal year and before that to new budgets.
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The aim is to "activate existing funds" and ensure a more proactive fiscal policy is implemented, it said.
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The economy last year posted its weakest annual expansion in 24 years, which may lead to slower growth in national fiscal revenue and higher expenditure.
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A pilot scheme, starting this year, will establish a three-year rolling budget in sectors such as compulsory education, health care and environmental protection, to achieve targets.
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It also vowed to intensify crackdowns on violations such as embezzlement of state revenue.