Responding to the idea of more compulsory fees, the British Retail Consortium said the industry was already making progress.

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FASB, would hand the responsibility for its funding to the Treasury, which would levy compulsory fees on companies and accounting firms.

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From this year, said Mr Wen, schools would no longer charge tuition or other fees for children having their compulsory education (up to the end of junior high school).

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