Saturday, December 24, 2011

China to Slash Railway Spending

SHANGHAI?Chinese authorities are cutting spending on railway construction for 2012, the latest signal the world's No. 2 economy is de-emphasizing one of its most expensive programs after a year of problems highlighted by a deadly high-speed collision.

Under the new plan, spending for 2012 construction will drop 42%, from more than 700 billion yuan ($110 billion) earmarked in 2010?an investment level that initially had been expected to be maintained for a number of years, until the death of 40 people in the July crash prompted a reassessment.

China's railways minister, Sheng Guangzu, on Friday said 400 billion yuan will be ...

SHANGHAI?Chinese authorities are cutting spending on railway construction for 2012, the latest signal the world's No. 2 economy is de-emphasizing one of its most expensive programs after a year of problems highlighted by a deadly high-speed collision.

Under the new plan, spending for 2012 construction will drop 42%, from more than 700 billion yuan ($110 billion) earmarked in 2010?an investment level that initially had been expected to be maintained for a number of years, until the death of 40 people in the July crash prompted a reassessment.

China's railways minister, Sheng Guangzu, on Friday said 400 billion yuan will be ...

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204464404577115792765484020.html?mod=rss_about_china

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