The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation have announced that they have raised the consumption tax on seven types of refined oil products such as gasoline since November 29. This is the first adjustment of the refined oil consumption tax after the reform of the refined oil tax in 2009. Anti-curl Thermal Laminating Film Anti-Curl Thermal Laminating Film,Rigid Thermal Laminating Roll,Stable Lay-Flat Lamination Film,Flat-Finish Laminating Sheet JIANGYIN HONGJU NEW MATERIALS CO.,LTD , https://www.hongjuspecialfilm.com
The author believes that the adjustment of refined oil consumption tax is also normal. Globally, since 2012, more than a dozen countries, including Russia, have successively increased their refined oil consumption tax in order to reduce energy consumption. Moreover, China's gasoline and diesel turnover tax is lower than that of neighboring countries such as Japan and South Korea, and is lower than that of the EU countries. Moreover, this time, while raising the consumption tax on refined oil products, the consumption tax on displacement motorcycles, automobile tires, alcohol, and leaded gasoline was cancelled from December 1, which helped to eliminate double taxation and reduce the production costs of related industries. More importantly, this time, the increase in the consumption tax on refined oil products is equivalent to the amount that should be reduced. If the price increase does not raise taxes, domestic oil prices will not rise and will not decrease.
The increase in the consumption tax on refined oil products has a positive effect on all aspects of China. First of all, the current international crude oil prices have fallen, China's consumer demand has increased, and the increase of consumption tax can play a role in guiding consumption and curbing excessive consumption. Secondly, China's refined oil has changed from net export to net import, and its dependence on foreign countries has increased year by year. At present, it is close to 60%. If it is not controlled, the contradiction between oil demand and consumption will become more prominent. Thirdly, raising the refined oil tax will promote energy conservation and emission reduction, promote the conservation and utilization of petroleum resources, and control air pollution. At the same time, it can accelerate the transformation of China's energy production and consumption patterns and promote the transformation of China's economic growth mode.
More importantly, raising the consumption tax rate of refined oil products is the basic idea for implementing China's consumption tax reform, and is in line with the objective requirements of “taking high-energy, high-pollution products and some high-end consumer goods into the scope of collectionâ€. Through the implementation of the “addition and reduction†consumption tax policy adjustment measures, the role of consumption tax to guide production and consumption, promote energy conservation and emission reduction, and regulate income distribution will be further enhanced.
However, objectively speaking, raising the consumption tax on refined oil products also has a certain negative impact: it has increased the burden on the working class with private cars, and has not allowed the people to truly share the benefits brought about by the fall in international oil prices. In addition, excessively high consumption tax on refined oil products will also affect the development of China's automobile industry, which is worthy of serious consideration by governments at all levels. However, these negative effects are not the main ones. The overall improvement of the refined oil consumption tax is