Late 12Th Five-Year Or Carbon Tax Levy

Su Ming, deputy director of the Fiscal Science Research Institute of the Ministry of finance, said at a seminar on "Twentieth National Tax Publicity Month" organized by the tax School of Central University of Finance and Economics on 13 July. The 12th Five-Year "Later" is expected to levy. Carbon tax The tax authorities collect taxes or levy taxes for environmental protection departments. In addition, if the environmental tax is introduced, the initial tax rate will remain low.

Su Ming pointed out that in view of the difference between carbon dioxide and general pollutants and the great impact of climate change, regulators will consider the carbon tax separately. He said that China's carbon tax targets will include coal, natural gas, crude oil and so on. "Levying carbon tax is only a technical problem and does not affect the whole environmental tax system."

Su Ming pointed out that China's future Environmental tax rate At the initial stage, a reasonable level will be selected between the current pollution charges and the cost of administration. At present, the standard of pollution charges is low, the tax should be doubled at least, and the tax rate will be gradually raised in the future. Moreover, it will be a focused choice instead of converting all current fees for environmental pollution to taxation. The tax items of environmental tax will include waste gas, waste water, solid waste, noise and so on.