China's January-August fiscal revenue up 5.7% year-on-year

BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) - China's fiscal revenue rose 5.7% in the first eight months of 2026 from a year earlier, finance ministry data showed Friday, slightly down from ⁠a 5.8% growth in the January-July period.

Fiscal expenditure grew 1.2% year-on-yea over the January-August period, compared with a 1.3% increase in the first ⁠seven months.

Last month, China's Vice Finance Minister Liao Min said authorities ⁠were preparing new fiscal-financial support measures to roll out in ⁠the second half of this year ⁠and Beijing will refine its policy toolkit as economic conditions evolve.

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