The General Office of the State Council issued a circular on Nov 4 praising 32 practices of local governments.

The circular was the result of the sixth nationwide inspection by the State Council, which is aimed at promoting the implementation of major policies made by the central government.

The circular praised the Tianjin municipal government for exploring more sources of revenue and reducing expenditures to ensure the implementation of key projects, and Sichuan province for their efforts to reform ownership of scientific and technological achievements.

Other efforts from local governments being praised included practices in Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunan, Gansu provinces and Chongqing municipality, as well as the Inner Mongolia, Guangxi Zhuang and Ningxia Hui autonomous regions.

Those local governments have set great examples by cutting taxes and fees, stabilizing and expanding employment, optimizing business environments, promoting innovation-driven development and expanding effective investment, according to the circular.

The State Council urged authorities at all levels to learn from these good examples, adhere to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, promote high-quality development and meet major targets and tasks for economic and social development for the year.