In January 2017, the government work report of Liaoning province stated: “The cities and counties under Liaoning province falsified fiscal data in the period from 2011 to 2014.” (辽宁省所辖市、县在2011-2014年期间存在财政数据造假)
A 2018 report in Yicai, citing People’s Daily, said that the inflated figures came to nearly 20 percent of fiscal revenue over that period. According to the same report, Liaoning’s general budget revenue fell by 33.4 percent in 2015.