Ninety-one percent of local government heads are concerned about the survival of their entities amid the aging society and shortages of fiscal funds, according to a survey released Sunday.
The results reflect their fear that their governments' tough financial conditions cannot be rectified by spending cuts alone.
Seventy-three percent of the municipality heads favor raising the 5 percent consumption tax in the near future.
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