China's top legislature approves bill to raise local govt debt ceiling by 6 trillion yuan
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BEIJING -- Chinese lawmakers have approved a State Council bill on raising the ceiling on local government debt by 6 trillion yuan (about $840 billion) to replace existing hidden debts, according to a press conference Friday.
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