China's Finance Ministry announced that there is not yet a final version of the new property tax proposals , China Securities Journal reported Dec. 18. This fits with Dec. 15 reports from STRATFOR sources in the Chinese media that implementation of trial programs for the new property tax would be delayed. The rumors are plausible given that the tax has yet to materialize after appearing impending several times. The delay is one of two major signs of business as usual — prioritizing high growth rather than robust economic restructuring — after the Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) on Dec. 10-12. The CEWC is a major annual economic policy meeting of top party and state planners that determines the direction of economic policy for the upcoming year.