05 Mar 2025

Beijing to ramp up fiscal spending in 2025

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Beijing has committed to a huge annual increase in government spending to bolster the economy.
Specifically, in Wednesday's Government Work Report (GWR), the government:

Raised this year’s budget deficit target to 4% of GDP from 3% last year – equating to an extra RMB 1.6 trillion in deficit spendi...