Survey shows strong support for tax relief

Two-thirds of people polled in Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai support large-scale tax reductions that they believe will lead to lower prices, better social equality, decrease random government spending and increase individual wealth.

Relatively low government spending on public well-being in the current system and a stimulus for the economy were also cited as reasons for a tax cut in a survey of 2,004 people by the Guangzhou Public Opinion Research Center in June.

The survey reflects building public support for tax reductions after a rapid growth in tax revenue in China in recent years, which has been much higher than GDP growth.