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China begins collecting environment tax

2018/1/2 11:14:17   source:Xinhua

China started collecting an environment tax on Monday, as the country's Environmental Protection Tax Law took effect on Jan. 1, 2018.

The introduction of the tax called an end to the "pollutant discharge fee" which China had been collecting for nearly 40 years.

This is China's first tax designed for environmental protection, which will help establish a “green" financial and taxation system to promote pollution control and treatment of pollutants, said Wang Jinnan, head of the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning under the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

China’s previous "pollutant discharge fee" took effect in 1979. However, some local governments exploited loopholes and exempted enterprises that were otherwise big contributors to fiscal revenue. For years, regulators had suggested replacing the fee system with a law.

The Environmental Protection Tax Law targets companies and public institutions that directly discharge listed pollutants. Under the new law, companies will pay taxes for producing noise, air and water pollutants as well as solid waste.

Tackling pollution has been listed as one of the "three tough battles" that the Chinese government aims to win in the next three years, according to the Central Economic Work Conference earlier held in December.

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