BEIJING, June 24 (Reuters) - China's fiscal revenue fell 2.8% in the first five months of 2024 from a year earlier, accelerating from a 2.7% decline in the January-April period, finance ministry data showed on Monday.

Fiscal expenditure jumped 3.4% in the first five months, versus a 3.5% gain in the first four months. (Reporting by Qiaoyi Li, Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo; Editing by Kim Coghill)