Record response to tax move

Proposed 3,000 yuan threshold 'still low' as wage earners bear burden

BEIJING - A draft amendment to raise the personal income tax threshold from 2,000 yuan ($306) to 3,000 yuan has drawn a record response after the top legislature published it online to solicit public opinion.

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) put the draft amendment to the Personal Income Tax Law on its website at www.npc.gov.cn on April 25, sparking nearly 240,000 responses.