The shortfall amounts to about $1.9 billion a year.
Children from rural provinces who have made their way to the city will still have to pay.
China's rural families average about $367 each year according to the National
Bureau of Statistics.The move is an attempt to bridge the gap between the Chinese making a killing on the coast and those who are stuck out west.
Education is supposed to be free for 6-15-year olds. But local authorities, also strapped for money, impose extra fees and education taxes.
No more.
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