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More tax cuts, less infrastructure spending

It comes as no surprise that Chinese officials are responding to slower growth by easing fiscal policy. But an increased focus on tax cuts and the lack of a revival in off-budget borrowing suggests that they are trying to do so in a way that avoids exacerbating China’s structural problems.

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