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Tax revenues rise 23.8% annually in past 5 years
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-01 21:31 Qian Guanlin, deputy head of the State Administration for Taxation (SAT), said on Tuesday that China's tax revenue had increased 23.8 percent annually from 2003 to 2007.
Analysts attributed the rapid tax revenue growth to a variety of factors: massive real estate investment, the development of the industrial and commercial sectors, strong company profits and high levels of stock market transactions. The rapid growth of tax revenues has provided the government with more ability to spend on public goods and infrastructure, according to Qian. In the past five years, the central government has earmarked a total of 1.6 trillion yuan for the farm and rural sectors. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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