An edict recently is issued by the China’s State Council adding postal services and railway transportation to the reform of the existing Chinese Business Tax and VAT systems. This will start on 1 January 2014.
The principles of the OECD VAT guidelines will be reflected in the new VAT regime. The headline Chinese VAT rate is 17%, although many of the new services are subject to reduced rates around 11%.
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