Consumption vouchers issued to boost spending in China

CHENGDU, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Local authorities in China have issued consumption vouchers to boost spending ahead of the country's National Day holiday, a major occasion for consumption.

On Thursday, the Sichuan provincial department of commerce announced that the province will pour more than 400 million yuan (about 57 million U.S. dollars) from its fiscal budget to issue the vouchers.

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