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Fiscal spending contracts for third consecutive month

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Total fiscal expenditure fell 3.9% y/y in May, marking the third consecutive month of decline (MoF). ICYDK: China maintains four budgets, but only two have a meaningful impact on government spending on a month-to-month basis.

The general public budget is the primary budget that funds the government...