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China massively undershot 2025 fiscal spending target

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Bureaucrats in Zhongnanhai need to take a long, hard look at their budgeting methodology. Last year, Beijing targeted 9.3% growth in total fiscal expenditure.

But actual government spending grew by only 3.7%, despite a whopping 32% hike in total government borrowing.

Weak revenue was responsible f...