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China eyes fiscal splurge to cushion reforms, slowing growth

Bigger deficit among recommendations made to leaders at recent meeting that set economic agenda for next year

Published Wed, Dec 30, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Beijing

CHINA could run its biggest budget deficit in perhaps half a century next year as leaders turn to government spending to arrest the slowdown in the economy, policy advisers say, after disappointing returns from a year of monetary policy easing.

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