China Plan to Boost Consumption in Holiday Season

China’s top economic planner has released a notice aimed at boosting consumption as the Spring Festival holiday approaches while maintaining strict Covid-19 control, Xinhua reported.

The notice has been issued to cater to residents’ growing consumption demand and unleash the potential of the domestic market, as part of efforts to propel the economy to achieve a stable start in the first quarter, the National Development and Reform Commission said in the report.

Read the full report: Xinhua.

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.