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China revises consumption tax

(newsphoto/AP)
Updated: 2006-03-22 10:15

A resident shows his disposable wooden chopsticks at home in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, March 22, 2006. China will slap a tax on chopsticks and a range of goods ranging from yachts, golf clubs to petrol in a bid to save trees and protect the environment from April 1 of this year. The Chinese character reads "tax".  [newsphoto]