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MoF looking to control local government debt

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On Thursday, deputy finance minister Xu Hongcai held a press conference. 
His message: Local governments need to get their fiscal houses in order.
Xu said he’s serious about bringing down local government debt (Gov.cn):

“The Ministry of Finance will strictly curb incremental hidden debt.”
“[We...