Fiscal revenue growth seen as sign of economic recovery gaining traction
China DailyA view of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. China's tax revenue growth returned to positive territory in October for the first time this year, suggesting that the country's economic activity is picking up pace and gaining stronger momentum, analysts said. According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Finance, China's general public budget revenue, which is the sum total of tax and nontax revenues, grew 5.5 percent year-on-year in October, marking a continued rebound in growth momentum. In particular, the data showed that tax revenue recorded a year-on-year increase of 1.8 percent in October, the first positive growth so far this year, pointing to encouraging signs of improvement. China's nontax revenue growth accelerated significantly in the first 10 months of the year, substantially outpacing the 1.8 percent annual target set at the beginning of the year, according to the analysis by Galaxy Securities.