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Will Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Keep Them in China?

2008-04-27

Beijing Review 2008年15期

In March, Zhang Yin, the richest Chinesemainlander in 2006 whose assets were esti-mated at 27 billion yuan ($3.4 billion) then,proposed to cut the individual income tax rotefor the country's wealthy. Her reason is thatChina's high tax burden has spooked manyrich people and tax cuts would encourage high-income professionals to stay in the country.