0624 GMT - China will likely step up fiscal measures in the spring of 2026, Nomura analysts write in a note. With a limited conventional monetary policy space, Beijing will likely focus on fiscal expansion to arrest the ongoing slowdown, they say. Nomura expects augmented fiscal spending growth to quicken to 6.7% in 2026 from 6.0% this year. The official fiscal deficit ratio will remain at 4.0% and the implied official budgeted fiscal deficit to increase marginally to CNY5.8 trillion next year from CNY5.7 trillion this year, they say. Childbirth subsidy programs and pre-school tuition fee exemptions are set to continue into next year, they say. (jiahui.huang@wsj.com; @ivy_jiahuihuang)
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December 04, 2025 01:24 ET (06:24 GMT)
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