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The plan was to vigorously boost consumption, expand domestic demand, and "enhance consumption capacity by increasing income and reducing burdens."

Among the top five priorities China has laid out for boosting consumption is child care subsidies.

Policymakers seek to spur demand as economy battles deflationary pressure

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Beijing’s leaders are ordering fiscally strapped local governments to spend more to help workers, consumers and businesses.

Chinese policymakers have increasingly acknowledged the need to counter deflationary pressure at home.

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The forum came as Beijing seeks to attract foreign investment as its economy grappled with sluggish domestic consumption and escalating trade tensions.

China's economic data for the first two months of the year showed a modest pickup as Beijing reiterated its plan to bolster domestic consumption.

Chinese commercial banks across the country have rushed to dole out cheaper consumption loans, heeding Beijing's call to bolster spending.