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Central authorities issued a directive on Tuesday banning the construction of new governmental buildings for five years<\/strong><\/a>. Xinhua gives details:<\/p>\n

The directive called on all CPC and government bodies to be frugal and ensure that government funds and resources be spent on developing the economy and boosting the public’s well-being.<\/p>\n

[\u2026] According to the directive, the construction, purchase, restoration or expansion of office compounds that is done in the guise of building repair or urban planning is strictly forbidden.<\/p>\n

The directive also bans CPC and government organizations from receiving any form of construction sponsorship or donations, as well as collaborating with enterprises, in developing construction projects. <\/p>\n

While allowing restoration projects for office buildings with dated facilities, the directive stresses that such projects must be exclusively aimed at erasing safety risks and restoring office functions. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The BBC gives examples\u2014with photos\u2014of some luxury governmental buildings<\/strong><\/a> that have stirred up public anger in recent years:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Among the buildings that have attracted widespread disapproval in recent years is the western-style government office building in the city of Fuyang in Anhui province, in eastern China.<\/p>\n

It reportedly cost 30 million yuan ($4.89m, \u00a33.19m) to build and is referred to as the ‘White House’ by residents.<\/p>\n

A state-owned drug company also caused outrage after photographs emerged apparently showing a building decorated to mimic France’s Versailles palace, complete with gold-tinted walls and chandeliers. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See more examples of “face projects”<\/a> via CDT.<\/p>\n

The ban is seen as a move to appease public anger over corruption<\/strong><\/a>, as\u00a0Ben Blanchard writes at Reuters:<\/p>\n

Numerous scandals in recent years have centered on extravagant expenditure on new government buildings by officials, often in poverty-struck inland regions.<\/p>\n

[…]\u00a0Xi, who took office in March, has made the fight on graft a key objective of his administration, and the party has already targeted everything from the use of government cars to liquor served at official banquets.<\/p>\n

Corruption is so bad it could hurt the party’s grip on power, Xi has warned although so far few high-level officials have been caught in his dragnet and the party has shown no sign of wanting to set up an independent graft-fighting body. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the same time, rising local government debt is another likely driver of the current frugality campaign<\/strong><\/a>. From\u00a0Jun Luo at Bloomberg:<\/p>\n

Total local government debt may have risen 13 percent to 12.1 trillion\u00a0yuan<\/a>\u00a0in 2011 and 2012, Moody\u2019s Investors Service estimated in June, adding to risks that the central government will be forced to bail out local authorities and take over their liabilities.<\/p>\n

Local finance departments shouldn\u2019t release funding for projects without proper approvals, and land agencies shouldn\u2019t grant property-use rights, according to the statement. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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