Advocacy Actions
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 morePosition Paper Presentation to the Chinese Ambassador to the European Union (EU), H.E. Zhang Ming
On Friday, 8th October, a delegation of European Chamber working group chairs, led by Chamber President Jörg Wuttke, met online with Chinese Ambassador to the European Union (EU), HE Zhang Ming, and presented the European Business in China Position Paper 2021/2022 (Position Paper).
Read moreComments to the State Taxation Administration (STA) on the Provisions on Handling Procedures for Tax Inspection Cases (Draft for Comments)
The European Chamber sent collated comments to the State Taxation Administration (STA) on the Provisions on Handling Procedures for Tax Inspection Cases (Draft for Comments).
Read moreChief Negotiator for CAI debriefs European Chamber representatives on the Agreement
On 5th January, Chief Negotiator for the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) Ms Maria Martin Prat and her team debriefed a group of Chamber industry representatives on the key points of the Agreement.
Read moreMeeting with State Taxation Administration to discuss consumption tax on petrochemical products
On 18 December, representatives from the the Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Refining working group and the Finance and Taxation working group met with Mr Gong Jun from the State Taxation Administration to discuss consumption tax on petrochemical products.
Read moreLobby Letter on Cancellation of Non-Taxable Benefits including Survey Results to MOF
Second letter to MOF on cancellation of non-taxable benefits, this time including survey results from the AC survey.
Read moreMeeting with Vice-Division Director Yang Ting, China Centre for Promotion and International Trade (CCPIT), on Digital Service Tax
The European Chamber representatives met with the China Centre for Promotion and International Trade (CCPIT), Department of Research and Development, to resolve questions on the 'Digital Service Tax'.
Read moreFirst Lobby Letter on Cancellation of Non-Taxable Benefits to MOF
First Letter to MOF on cancelling non-taxable benefits
Read moreSecond letter to the State Taxation Administration (STA) on the Cancellation of Non-Taxable Benefits per Individual Income Tax Law (IIT) Amendment
As little progress is being made, members of the F&T working group decided to send another lobby letter to the STA on the cancellation of the non-taxable benefits for foreign assignees.
Read morePolicy Briefing on Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone
Policy Briefing on Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone
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