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Fiscal spending contracts further in April

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China’s fiscal spending contracted in April. Per finance ministry (MoF) data released on May 20, total fiscal expenditure fell 7.3% y/y in April, widening from a 2.5% decline in March. Some context: Total fiscal spending is the sum of expenditure under China’s two largest fiscal books:

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