Two Sessions Report: Tariff Reduction Is Conducive To Expanding Domestic Demand

"According to China's newly revised entry in 2011 Import duties The tariff table stipulates that the tariffs on imported high-grade clothing generally reach 130%, leather shoes generally reach 100%, bags generally reach 100%, and cosmetics generally reach 50%. Moreover, shopping abroad can also enjoy the local tax refund. Compared with the two, consumers will make their own choices. " Member of the CPPCC National Committee member of the CPPCC National Committee pointed out in the group's speech. Like the European Commission, there are many members of the proposal to "reduce tariffs on imported goods and stimulate consumption in the domestic market".

As one member pointed out, in the three carriages driving economic growth, consumption will become an important factor in promoting economic growth due to reduced investment and sluggish exports. In 2011, despite the many measures taken by governments at all levels, the total retail sales of consumer goods totaled 183919 billion yuan, an increase of 17.1%, 1.2 percentage points lower than that in 2010, and less than 40% of the total GDP in the whole year. Nevertheless, Chinese consumption power is shocked overseas. In the Spring Festival this year, Chinese luxury goods consumption totaled 7 billion 200 million US dollars, an increase of 28.57% over the same period last year, a record high, compared with the same period last year. And according to Luxury in the world According to the data released by the association in 2011, the consumption expenses of Chinese people abroad are 4 times that of the domestic market. Every year, nearly 400 billion yuan of fertilizer water flows into the outsiders.

The reason for this situation is that Li Jiaxiang, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and the director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, believes that the key lies in the price: "someone has calculated a Rolex watch, and abroad is cheaper than the domestic 1/3, and the difference is up to ten thousand yuan. The original intention is to protect domestic products, but now the opening degree is higher and higher, and the number of people leaving the country is increasing. Chinese people are going abroad to buy such goods, which has resulted in the weakening of domestic demand. Li Jiaxiang said that there is a need to introduce some policies to digest domestic demand at home.

Liu Kegu, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference and an economic director of the Financial Science Research Institute of the Ministry of finance, also pointed out another negative effect of this phenomenon, that is, at present, China's foreign exchange reserves are surplus, while the ordinary people still need to exchange foreign currencies for consumption, which will lead to an imbalance in the balance of payments. Now, we need to have a thorough study of this new thing. He pointed out that nowadays the domestic people have much money in their hands. Why not encourage enterprises to introduce foreign products to the domestic market? This can also increase the tax revenue of the country.

Liu Yonghao, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and chairman of the new hope group, also questioned the reasonableness of the current tax structure in China. For example, Apple's digital products sell well in China, but most of its products are processed and produced in the mainland of China. It is very cheap to sell them from China, and it is also very cheap to buy Apple products abroad, but it is much more expensive to get them in China. He suggested that relevant departments should study this phenomenon. At the same time, he pointed out that in addition to luxury goods, a number of daily necessities were also brought in from abroad, and the products abroad were considered to be more secure. There are indeed some unqualified products in China. After media coverage, consumers are generally suspicious and lose confidence in similar products in China. He believes that "the state should take measures to standardize the quality and safety of enterprise products, and at the same time, enable enterprises to grow healthily." In addition, we must set the threshold for enterprises. In line with the purpose of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, we must crack down on fake and shoddy products, and encourage and publicize good enterprises as well. Li Rongrong, member of the CPPCC National Committee and director of the former SASAC, also expressed his views on how to protect excellent enterprises and publicize their topics.

Besides hoping to reduce imported consumer goods moderately. Tariff rate In addition, he also suggested that foreign business organizations and enterprises should be encouraged to hold fashion consumer products fairs in China. "Select economically developed cities, regularly carry out large-scale special trade promotion activities, and provide a good environment for the operation of foreign high quality consumer goods in the Chinese market." He believes that because China has the advantage of labor cost and tariff reduction, the opening of the imported consumer goods market will not have a strong impact on similar commodities in China. On the contrary, by learning and absorbing, it can also improve the quality of domestic manufacturing, promote the upgrading of national products and enhance the competitiveness of domestic products.