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Fiscal revenue maintains growth

China's fiscal revenue has maintained fast growth since the start of the year on the back of surging prices and a firming economy, official data showed on Friday. Fiscal revenue rose 14.1 percent year on year to 4.44 trillion yuan ($645.9 billion) in the first quarter, the Ministry of Finance disclosed at a news conference. The growth slightly retreated from the 14.9-percent gain seen in the January-February period, but was still markedly above the 4.5-percent rate in 2016.

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