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Government project approvals rose through 2024, with pass rates improving each quarter

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A municipal government service window tracked monthly project applications in 2024, grouping them into accepted, approved and returned-for-correction categories. Applications grew steadily, with the fourth quarter receiving 47.8% more than the first. The overall approval pass rate reached 81.9% for the year, rising from 79.5% in the first quarter to 83.4% in the fourth. Returned-for-correction cases totaled 306 for the year, with incomplete materials cited as the main cause. The report recommends adding pre-review windows before the year-end peak and strengthening online material checks to bring returns below 12%.

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