Northern China’s Hebei province has proposed an unusual way to stimulate its economy: 2.5-day weekends.

If municipalities in the province are “prepared,” they can let workers take off Friday afternoons as an early start to the weekend, according to SCMP.

The local government said the move was aimed at boosting consumption.

But the announcement wasn’t celebrated by all of the province’s workers. One Weibo user told SCMP: “This would end up as privilege for civil servants. Many companies do not even guarantee two days for weekends or legal holidays, let alone 2.5 days.”

Talk has been swirling for months of a potential “consumption downgrade” — meaning people spend less on higher quality products. And though some analysts said these fears are overblown, growth in retail sales has slowed nationwide amid an overall slowing economy.

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