China to raise export tax rebates amid trade war
Beijing
CHINA will increase export tax rebates from Nov 1 and quicken export tax rebate payments to support foreign trade, the cabinet said on Monday, as a trade war with the United States escalates.
The rise in export tax rebates will "help reduce costs for the real economy, help it cope with the complex international situation and maintain stable foreign trade growth", the Cabinet said after a regular meeting. The move conforms to rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), it said.
The tax rebate will be raised to 16 per cent for those exports currently getting a rebate of 15 per cent or 13 per cent, the Cabinet said.
The rebate will be raised to 10 per cent for those exports that currently get a 9 per cent rebate, though the rebate will be raised to 13 per cent for some.
The rebate will be raised to 6 per cent for exports currently getting a 5 per cent rebate, though for some it will be raised to 10 per cent.
In September, China raised export tax rebates for 397 items, including steel and electronic products, in a bid to help exporters as the tariff war with the United States worsened.
Chinese policymakers have been stepping up support for the slowing economy as the full impact of US trade tariffs has still to be felt. REUTERS
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