The subsidies will be paid by car dealers first and they apply the subsidies from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

补贴方式是由经销商直接执行，通常是经销商先行“垫付”，车企再根据经销商申报向工信部申请返款。

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The article goes further to say that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is drafting specific policies on mergers due to be released later this year.

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