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China to adjust personal income tax

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-02 17:05
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BEIJING -- An executive meeting of China's State Council, the Cabinet, approved Wednesday the draft plan to amend the personal income tax law and a plan to accelerate development of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone.

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The draft plan, aimed at benefiting middle and low-income groups, will be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, according to a document released after the meeting, which was presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao.

The document said that by 2015, the Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone will become an important economic powerhouse and a national industrial base.

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