The General Office of the State Council issued a circular on Nov 15, praising 48 local government efforts flagged during the eighth nationwide inspection of 16 provincial-level regions.

The inspection was launched by the State Council to serve the agenda of the Central Economic Work Conference and track progress in targets and tasks set by the Government Work Report.

The accomplishments, aligned with local conditions, included cutting taxes and fees to support businesses, expanding domestic demand, safeguarding employment and people’s livelihoods, improving the business environment, and boosting innovation-driven development, among others.

On the list are Beijing municipality for pursuing fuller and higher-quality employment, and Guizhou province for pushing forward cross-provincial services.

The circular urged learning from good practices with solid actions to achieve economic and social development targets for the whole year.