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Think twice about imposing property tax

Huang Qifan, vice-chairman of the economic and finance committee of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, said at a recent forum that the imposition of residential property tax is imperative, listing four major advantages of the move. Before that, in November 2013, the Third Plenum of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee had said legislation on real estate tax will be accelerated, and the tax reform will be promoted in time.

Real estate tax to help normal homebuyers

Real estate tax should be promoted according to the principles of legislation, and the process should be carried forward gradually. Enacting real estate tax legislation is a lengthy process, and the authorities should prudently differentiate the tax levying methods on sold houses and houses to be sold in the future.

Egypt attack related to political turmoil

Editor's note: On Friday, terrorists bombed a mosque and then opened indiscriminate fire on the worshippers on Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, killing at least 305, including 27 children, and wounding 128. It was the deadliest in Egypt's modern history. Two experts share their views with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang. Excerpts follow:

Gender bias is the result of twisted male mindset

Will girls be in a more disadvantageous position in the college entrance exam, or gaokao, in the future?

Rules governing soccer ban political provocations

The Chinese Football Association announced on Sunday that the nation's Under-20 team will return home from Germany after indefinitely suspending the plan for the team to play a series of friendlies with German fourth division teams after Tibetan "independence flags" were unfurled at a match in Mainz.

Beijing's positive response encouraging

Beijing Party chief Cai Qi said at a meeting on Monday that consideration must be shown to those people who experience difficulties as a result of the campaign to check safety hazards in places where many migrant workers are living. As well as being people-oriented, the work must not be done in haste, he said.

Better pay and training to ensure tots entrusted to qualified carers

AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE at a kindergarten in Beijing, all kindergartens in the capital are to be staffed with inspectors to oversee their operation, the local education authority announced on Sunday. Beijing News commented on Sunday:

Confidence in UK battered by Brexit

PARIS AND AMSTERDAM will be the respective locations for the European Banking Authority and the European Medicines Agency from April 2019 as a result of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Beijing News commented on Monday:

Surnames should adhere to tradition and social norms

A COUPLE IN JINAN, capital of Shandong province, wanted to register their daughter with a surname different from that of either of them. The local police rejected their request and a court also later ruled against their request. Hebnews.cn comments:

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