BEIJING- China's Finance Minister, Liu Kun, said on Sunday it will be difficult for the government to balance its budget revenue and spending this year due to various tax and fee cuts planned this year to support growth.

Liu, speaking at the China Development Forum, said the government is still able to balance its budget overall through a variety of means, adding that general central government spending will be cut by more than 10 percent this year.

China plans a 2 trillion yuan ($297.79 billion) reduction in various taxes and fees this year and sees its budget deficit rising slightly to 2.8 percent of its GDP from 2.6 percent last year. 

($1 = 6.7162 Chinese yuan)

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