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Li Qiang urges local officials to accelerate arrears payments

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Premier Li Qiang wants local governments to pay back companies what they are owed. At a January 16 State Council executive meeting, Li urged officials to:

Strengthen supervision of regions with high arrears Accelerate the allocation of local government special-purpose bond (SPB) quotas for arrears ...