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29-09-2015, 10:56 PM
(29-09-2015, 08:36 PM)CityFarmer Wrote: A uniqueness of China...
China punishes 249 "lazy" officials for unspent funds
29 Sep 2015 16:41
[BEIJING] China has punished 249 officials for laziness, exemplified by failure to spend government funds, delays to projects and sitting on land earmarked for development, as the government wages war on graft, state news agency Xinhua said.
Spooked by China's biggest-ever crackdown on corruption, many officials have preferred in the past 18 months to dither over approvals for major projects, so as to avoid drawing the scrutiny of anti-graft officials.
That has annoyed Beijing, which has scolded procrastinating local governments for their laziness and repeatedly threatened to punish them by recalling their untouched budgets.
Xinhua said the 249 officials in 24 provinces, regions or cities had been sacked, or given administrative demotions or warnings after an investigation running from the end of May until the middle of June.
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REUTERS
Source: Business Times Breaking News
I don't think this is unique to China. Poor forecasting skill will surely have an impact on any Perm Sec's performance appraisal.