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County-level governments have low fiscal self-sufficiency

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China’s county-level governments are dangerously reliant on fiscal transfers to fund expenditure. Per a report by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, analysis of all 2,774 county-level governments found that, on average, only 38% of general public budget expenditure is funded throu...