Travel coupons from Nanjing. Photo: CFP
Debate Over Shopping Vouchers for Shenzhen
Nation, page 12
As some local governments in China have already distributed shopping vouchers and travel coupons (pictured above) to their residents, locals of Shenzhen – the country's manufacturing power house badly hit by the slowing economy – are expecting their local authorities to do the same. The local officials, however, have been hesitant and scholars suggested that the best way to revive Shenzhen's waning economy would be providing credit and tax cuts for small and medium industries to boost employment opportunities.
Original article: [Chinese]