China to introduce national resource tax next month

James S Murray
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Major new tax regime to impose levies on oil, natural gas, rare metals, and coal

The Chinese government is to introduce one of the world's largest green tax regimes, announcing earlier this week that a new national resource tax will come into effect from November 1. The State Council...

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