China's leaders struck a cautious tone about the outlook for the country's economic rebound, after ending most Covid restrictions on business activity.
BEIJING — China's leaders struck a cautious tone about the outlook for the country's economic rebound, after ending most Covid restrictions on business activity late last year.in gross domestic product for 2023, with only a modest increase in fiscal support.
"There are still quite a few factors restraining the recovery and growth of consumption," the report said. "Resuming growth in real estate investment is an uphill battle." Overall, while there's a need for some increase in fiscal support, it's important not to "blindly" expand such support, he said, noting that leaves room for future policy moves. That's according to a CNBC translation of his Mandarin-language remarks.This year, pressure on the economy has significantly declined, and the economy can grow off a low base, said Xu Hongcai, deputy director of the Economics Policy Commission at the China Association of Policy Science.
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