辽宁省委副书记、省长陈求发在代表省政府于省十二届人大八次会议上所作的政府工作报告中首次对外确认,辽宁省所辖市、县在2011年至2014年存在财政数据造假的问题,指出,“官出数字、数字出官”导致经济数据被注入水分。(据2017年1月17日观察者网) Chen Qifa, deputy secretary and governor of Liaoning Province, confirmed for the first time in his government work report on behalf of the provincial government at the 8th meeting of the 12th National People’s Congress of Liaoning Province that fake financial data existed between 2011 and 2014 in cities and counties under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province The issue pointed out that “official figures, figures out official” led to economic data being injected into the water. (According to the January 17, 2017 observer network)