Advocacy Actions
Environment and Carbon Market Working Group Joint Event: The EU CBAM and its Impact on China
On Wednesday 24th August, the European Chamber Environment and Carbon Market Working Groups invited officials and industry experts from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and the Customs Union; the China National Institute of Standardization; the Carbon Research team at Refinitiv LSEG; and the former EU-China Relations Advisor at European Parliament to discuss recent developments with the EU CBAM and its potential impact on China.
Read moreMeeting with Sports Equipment Centre
On 8th April, representative from the Sports Equipment Centre of the General Administration of Sports, Foreign Trade Development Centre of the Ministry of Commerce and Urban Culture Development Research Institute, China Architectural Culture Research Association, Ministry of culture and Tourism (UCDRI) visited the European Chamber.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Attended CCPIT 2022 First Quarter Online Seminar with FIEs
On 25th March, the European Chamber attended the 2022 First Quarter Online Seminar on Business Environment for Foreign-invested Enterprises in China, organized by the research department of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).
Insight Sharing: EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and China’s Footstep
On 16th February, the European Chamber Finance and Taxation Working Group held a working group meeting to share insight on the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and China’s footstep in the carbon-related tax policies.
Paolo Caridi, Policy Coordinator of DG CLIMA of the European Commission, introduced the EU’s CBAM, and Cong Zhang, Partner of Ernst & Young, provided the perspective from China side taking stock of the current tax policies in the country and sharing insight on the relevant framework discussions.
European Chamber Vice President Meets Director-General Yang Yingming of Ministry of Finance
On 24th January, European Chamber Vice President Guido Giacconi led an online meeting—alongside representatives from the Chamber’s Finance and Taxation Working Group, Carbon Market Sub-working Group, Healthcare Equipment Working Group and the Fashion and Leather Desk—with Director-General Yang Yingming of the Department of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), to discuss key issues and present the Chamber’s Position Paper 2021/2022.
Read moreComments to Ministry of Finance on the draft Value Added Tax Law of the People's Republic of China
Finance & Taxation, Environment, GA Forum, Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Human Resources, Logistics, International Liner Shipping Working Groups jointly submitted comments to the Ministry of Finance on the draft Value Added Tax Law of the People's Republic of China.
Read moreMeeting with Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
On Nov. 7th, European Chamber Finance and Taxation Working Group representatives paid a visit to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and received by Director YUAN Feng of the Foreign Capital & Overseas Investment Department.
Read moreMeeting with Director-General Mr. LUO Tianshu, Income Tax Department, State Tax Administration (STA)
On 20th August, Director General LUO Tianshu (DG Luo) of the Income Tax Department, State Taxation Administration (STA), led a delegation to the European Chamber Beijing office. DG Luo provided the official response to an advocacy letter jointly drafted by the Finance and Taxation Working Group (F&T WG) and the Human Resources Working Group on the cancellation of foreign assignees’ non-taxable benefits, which are regulated in the latest Caishui [2018] No. 164.
Read moreLetter to the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) on the Cancellation of Non-Taxable Benefits per Individual Income Tax Law (IIT) Amendment
The European Chamber has submitted a letter to the State Administration of Taxation with regards to the cancellation of non-taxable benefits as per amendments to the Individual Income Tax Law.
Seminar on Corporate Income Tax: Policies and Implementation by Shanghai Taxation Bureau Official
Seminar on Corporate Income Tax: Policies and Implementation by Shanghai Taxation Bureau Official.
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