State council has no right to impose tax, says NPC deputy

By , on March 9th, 2013

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Zhao Dongling is not as famous as Jackie Chan and other celebrity NPC and CPPCC delegates attending sessions in Beijing this week. But her bold proposal to deprive China’s State Council of the power to impose taxes has won her national applause and support. Zhao, an award-winning screenwriter and NPC deputy from China’s northern Shandong province, said taxes should be collected by the People’s Congress, the highest legislative body in China stipulated by China’s constitution – instead of the State Council – the country’s chief administrative authority. <!– google_ad_section_end –>

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State council has no right to impose tax, says NPC deputy