SHANGHAI -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang did not announce an economic growth target for this year, marking the first time in three decades the government has skipped setting that goal in its annual blueprint.
In a work report presented on Friday in Beijing at the delayed start of the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's legislature, Li said the government foresees its 2020 budget deficit rising to more than 3.6% of gross domestic product, up from 2.8% last year.
