Hong Kong's latest policy report proposes the tax rate of some spirits. In response, Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao said that new measures are not encouraging the public to drink alcohol, but to promote high -end liquor trade.
According to Ming Pao, when the Li family Supervisor attended the radio broadcast program on Thursday (October 17), comparedThe price is below 200 yuan (Hong Kong dollars, about 33.7 yuan), and is not affected by tax reduction.
For the audience's questioning that the government's reduction of spirits is encouraging drinking, Li Jiachao responded that new measures are not encouraging the public to drink alcohol, just like holding horse racing activities does not mean that the government encourages gambling.
He takes the low red wine tax in 2008 in the Hong Kong Government in 2008. It means that the sales of ordinary red wine after tax reduction have not increased much, but the sales of high -end red wines have increased. Hong Kong becomes a red wine auction market.The impact is not great, but it will bring huge economic benefits, promote high -end liquor trade, and help Hong Kong build a liquor auction market.
Li Jiachao spent more than two hours to read the policy report at the Legislative Council for more than two hours. In terms of economic measures, the import price of more than 200 yuan, the tax rate of more than 200 yuan is from now.100%reduced to 10%.The tax rate remains unchanged for the import price of 200 yuan or below.
The policy report pointed out that this is the experience of canceling the cancellation of red wine tax driving related trade. It is believed that it can promote the trade of the liquor and drive logistics and repository, tourism and high -end catering consumption.
