Logo 10 Nov 2023

With great power comes at least some budgetary responsibility

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Beijing wants to instill greater fiscal discipline in its behemoth state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

That’s one of the key messages from Tuesday’s meeting of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform (CCCDR) – the Party’s highest policymaking body.

Some context: China's top SOEs ar...