Tax on golf clubs should be decreased, says official

A chief official from the State General Administration of Sport (SGAS) has called for a decrease of the tax on golf clubs to allow more people to take part in the sport, which will return to the Olympics in 2016.

"Golf is widely seen as game for entertainment and thus the business tax rate is 22 per cent for golf clubs," said Cui Dalin, deputy director of the SGAS.

"Adding the land-use tax, a golf club has to pay almost a 30 percent tax rate. That will not boost golf's popularity here."