Cabinet acts to reduce red tape (5)

Timeline

• March 17

Premier Li Keqiang vows to cut more than a third of some 1,700 items on issues relating to central government administrative examination and approval within five years.

• April 24

State Council cuts and delegates 71 administrative examination and approval items to lower level.

• May 6

State Council cuts and delegates another 62 such items.

• May 13

Executive meeting of State Council cuts and delegates 133 items. Promises more steps to be taken.

• May 16

State Council publishes list of the 133 items.

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