Govt mulls over more fiscal support
China DailyProactive policies help hard-hit market players through large-scale tax refunds China is considering additional fiscal policy support while mounting an all-out effort to put existing measures into place, providing a strong buffer against downward pressures on the national economy, officials and experts said on Tuesday. They added that large-scale tax refunds have started to benefit hard-hit market players in the first four months of the year, an indication of the government's proactive fiscal policy. With the tax refunds equivalent to a reduction in fiscal revenue, China's fiscal revenue dropped 4.8 percent year-on-year to about 7.43 trillion yuan in the first four months, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday. Gao Ruidong, chief economist at Everbright Securities, said possible options of new fiscal tools include expanding this year's fiscal deficit and issuing special treasury bonds, which can help stabilize the operation of market players, supplement local fiscal capacities, and supporting the construction of key projects.