China explores services subsidy to boost weak domestic demand

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According to officials and academics, China is considering the inclusion of services in one million dollars of subsidy programs to encourage costs to increase the cost of increasing domestic demand.

This program, which will try to purchase services in sectors such as travel, tourism and sports, if the second half of this year is lagging behind, can be launched in the second half of this year.

It will come in addition to a Existing “Trade-in” program For products like mobile phones or cars.

The official said “there is a serious discussion” about a service subsidy program. They also added that if the use of 2025 in the first half of 2025, it would not be as strong as expected, it would be included in the “most likely” service in the trade-in program.

Officials and academics did not provide any images for the expected size of the program, but this month, China has promised double financing for the trade-in scheme of consumer content RMB 300 BN ($ 41BN).

Economists have called on China to maintain its balance over decades Economy To encourage more domestic demand, four years ago, a need after the deepening of the deep property sector has become more intense.

About 80 Global Chief Executives are traveling to Beijing for an annual business forum this week Possible meeting with President Xi JinpingWhere they are expected to increase China’s heavy dependence on exports and investments rather than the cost and services for growth.

Hit China’s trade surplus About $ 1tn’s records Last year, and Deflationary pressure recommended its product competition, which has worsened trade tensions with the United States and EU as well as the larger developing countries.

Beijing has tried to increase domestic costs with trade-in schemes in recent years, but economists have criticized the program that in most cases, customers’ costs help producers to sell products instead of increasing the power and therefore failed to balance the economy.

“The endless concern about the program is just the front demand, not a sustainable higher cost,” said Gival’s Deputy China Research Director, China Research Director.

The IMF describes the Chinese service sector as “as follows”, noting that it has added 50 percent value to the economy last year, compared to about 75 percent of developed countries.

A Chinese academic familiarity with the subject said that Beijing’s policy makers reacted positively to the proposals to include services in customer subsidy programs.

“They said they would consider it,” said the academic, who refused to identify him as not authorized to comment publicly in the official policy.

Some local governments have already introduced customer subsidies for cultural and tourism activities, but there is no such program at the national level, academic. However, the possibility of decision -making may be slow and the introduction of a project will slowly be, they have added.

The Chinese Ministry of Finance did not respond to any request to comment on the subsidy program.

Beijing has centered on more expensive positions in recent months. Premier Lee Kiang, the second ranking officer of China, emphasized the domestic demand at the annual meeting of the country’s Rubber-Stamp Parliament this month.

There is also the government Reveal a blueprint To increase costs, which include initiatives, from a subsidy system for child care to introduce spring breaks for schools.

It was expected to be a matter of controversy among the CEOs gathered in Beijing this week for the Annual China Development Forum, which ended on Monday.

However, the cost on a sign that has not yet exceeded Beijing’s focus on production, an agenda for the forum seen by the FT has shown that the meeting will start session with the session “New quality productive power“-A auditory manufacturing and supply chain is a high-tech production and supply chain.

According to the agenda, “boosting consumption” will be discussed at the end of the forum.