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Beijing spends big on municipal works

Xinhua, March 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Beijing plans to spend 1.2 trillion yuan (185 billion U.S. Dollars) on 210 municipal projects in the coming years.

The projects cover a range of areas, including regional integration, environmental rehabilitation and high-tech industries, according to plans released at a government conference on Wednesday.

The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regional integration project will be the top priority, with 36 sub-projects on construction, relocation, transportation and energy high on agenda.

A total of 263 billion yuan will be allocated this year, with the remainder handed out depending on the projects' timetables.

Beijing spent 216 billion yuan on municipal works last year. Endi