We increased education spending nationwide significantly, including central government spending of 198.1 billion yuan, an increase of 23.6%.

大幅度增加全国教育支出，其中中央财政支出1981亿元，比上年增长23.6%。

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They noted while central government spending was now "significantly below budget limits", local authorities and hospitals were still over-spending.

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