Zhège xiàngmù de tóuzī zǒng'é hái xūyào shàngjí bùmén hédìng.
The total investment for this project still needs to be ratified by the higher authority.
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Bureaucratic register. Common collocations: 核定税额 (assess tax), 核定标准 (set the standard), 核定人数 (authorized headcount). Distinct from 审核 (to review) — 核定 always ends with an official determination.