Nation plans more steps to boost consumption

China will take more steps to stimulate investment, boost consumption, create more jobs and increase income, as part of its ongoing efforts to foster a robust domestic market, according to the country's top economic regulator.

Ning Jizhe, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said the country will take adequate steps to ensure stable employment, a stable financial sector, stable foreign trade, stable foreign investment, stable domestic investment, and stable expectations.

"To promote the establishment of a strong domestic market, we need to make full use of the functions of investment and consumption," Ning told a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday.