On April 25, the Second Yangtze River Delta Tax Forum was held in Hangzhou. Nearly hundred of Tax officials, experts, and scholars discussed fiercely on the topic of Jural Tax. The Forum is jointly sponsored by Institute of China Public Finance of SUFE and Institute of Public Policy and Administration of SUFE, and is supported by China Business Network.
Leaders from SAT Zhejiang Provincial Office, SUFE, and NPC Budgeting work committee gave brief speeches.
This forum was made up by four issues, which are implementation of new budget law, laws and regulations of taxes, fees, and debts, development of local tax system, and synergy law enforcement in Yangtze River Delta.
How to implement the new budget law in its first year? Any improvement space? CPPCC member, well-known tax expert Professor Jiang Hong made a splendid keynote speech. Then, a round-table discuss was held by former director of Research institute of fiscal science of ministry of finance, well-known tax expert Jia Kang. Jiang Hong, Lai Yongtian, Zhao Limiao, Tang Gongliang, Liu Xiaochuan and other experts joined the discuss.
State council made great efforts to simplify taxes and fees, and made standards for local government debts. Focusing on regulations of taxes, fees, and debts, Professor Zhu Weiqun from School of Public Economics and Administration of SUFE made a keynote speech. In the following round-table discuss, Lei Genqiang, Li Shaogang, Xu Guoqiao, Zhong Xiaomin, Yang Zhiyong and several experts made some exchanges.
With the accomplishment of VAT reform in the last four industries, business tax which was the major tax for local government would disappear, and consumption tax, individual income tax, and real estate tax would no doubt be changed soon. What would the local tax system be like after the new round tax reform? What would be the major problems? Director of institute of science & research of SAT Li Wanfu shared his own answer. Cong Shuhai, Ma Wenzheng, Pang Fengxi, Liu Zuo, Liu Xiaobing also shared their thoughts in the round-table discuss.
Director of SAT Zhejiang Provincial office Zhou Guangren made a keynote speech on synergy law enforcement in Yangtze River Delta. As far as he concerned, we could put more efforts on the synergy of tax collection and management, taxpayer service, and fighting with tax related criminal in Yangtze River Delta, in order to promote the area’s integrative development. Deng Shulian, Zhou Guangren, Jiang Jianping, Hu Lanfang, Li Weiguang joined the discuss on this topic.
At the end, the former chairman of NPC Finance and Economics Committee , Deputy director of ministry of finance, current director of Institute of China Public Finance of SUFE Gao Qiang made a conclusion.
Yangtze River Delta Tax Forum, aims at promote the research and cooperation in Finance and Tax area, and provide an exchange platform for scholars, officials, and professionals. The first forum was held in May, 2014 in Shanghai focusing on Fiscal Policy Innovation. Yangtze River Delta Tax Forum increasingly improves its influence, and has been top fiscal forum in Yangtze River Delta area.