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Local governments scrambling to cover budget gaps

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Local governments are using whatever means they can to plug their fiscal holes. According to the National Audit Office’s 2024 budgetary implementation audit, published on June 24:

Across 28 regions, tax authorities overtaxed a total of 631 enterprises – including through arable land occupation tax...