China pushes forward with carbon tax plans

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Ministry of Finance confirms plans for a range of new environmental taxes designed to tackle carbon emissions and environmental damage

The Chinese government has provided further details of its plans to introduce a carbon tax as part of a package of tax reforms that will also see new levies introduced on scarce resources and environmentally...

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