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State Council clarifies spending responsibilities for natural resource management

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This morning the State Council released guidelines for splitting fiscal responsibilities between the central and local governments for the management of natural resources.
Some context: The guidelines are part of the ongoing fiscal reforms initiated in early 2018 that seek to better rationalize...



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