{"id":5782,"date":"2025-05-21T06:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T06:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babilfinancial.com\/chinas-budget-deficit-hits-record-high-due-to-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:17:22","slug":"chinas-budget-deficit-hits-record-high-due-to-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babilfinancial.com\/en\/chinas-budget-deficit-hits-record-high-due-to-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s budget deficit hits record high due to tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China&#8217;s fiscal deficit widened in four months to a record high. Due to financial incentives. The government has bolstered its support for the economy amid an escalation in its trade dispute with the United States.<\/p>\n\n<p>The total deficit amounted to 2.65 trillion yuan ($367 billion) in the January-April period. which is the all-time high for the period. according to Bloomberg calculations based on data released by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n<p>Total government spending rose 7.2% to 11.97 trillion yuan during the January-April period, the data showed. Interest payments on debt were the fastest growing category in the balance sheet. It was up 11% year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n<p>Government revenue totaled 9.32 trillion yuan during the period. down 1.3% year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n<p>The government is expected to postpone new subsidy measures. As the need for further stimulus measures diminishes. 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