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Fiscal revenue tops 18.55 trillion in Jan-Nov

China's fiscal revenue amounted to approximately 18.55 trillion yuan ($2.66 trillion) during the first 11 months of 2022, official data showed. The figure represents a drop of 3 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Finance. Excluding the impact of value-added tax credit refunds, fiscal revenue grew 6.1 percent from a year earlier.

Coal output in Shanxi up in first 11 months

China's largest coal-producing region, Shanxi province, reported steady coal production growth in the first 11 months of 2022, as it strives to guarantee the country's energy supply. Major coal mining enterprises in Shanxi produced nearly 1.2 billion tons of raw coal in the January-November period, up 8.9 percent year-on-year, the Shanxi provincial bureau of statistics said. During this period, the province also transmitted 18 percent more electricity to support other regions — as against the figure for the same period in 2021. As China's leading energy base, Shanxi is key to the country's energy security.

Xinhua - China Daily