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On Monday, state-affiliated think tank Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences (CAFS) published a report on local government finances, based on surveys of 521 city- and county-level finance departments.
Local governments saw revenue plummet in 2022 (Caixin):

Total tax revenue – which accounts for just u...