As such even though the government expenditure

these bonds, they are unable to use the money to fund their own investments. As such, even
though the government expenditure increases, there is an equivalent fall in private sector
spending and investment.
Also, with increased government expenditure, pessimism grows amongst firms and
consumers. They would have observed that the Chinese government has been spending more,
a sign that past spending did not solve the existing economic problems. Due to the
government's mounting debt that will cause interest rates to increase and investments to
decrease, the fiscal policy might not work as well as predicted. Firms and consumers would
turn pessimistic and choose not to spend instead.
Conclusion
In conclusion, implementation of expansionary fiscal policy by decreasing the tax levels of
China can influence the macroeconomic problem of high unemployment rate in China. It
would ease the situation as stated in the diagnostics analysis. Despite the potential trade off,
the Chinese government need not be overly concerned as the economy can be left to deal with
short-run fluctuations on its own.
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