SCIO briefing on further optimizing the departure tax refund policy to boost inbound consumption
Beijing | 3 p.m. May 18, 2026
The State Council Information Office held a press conference Monday in Beijing on further optimizing the departure tax refund policy to boost inbound consumption.
Speakers
Sheng Qiuping, vice minister of commerce
Yang Mu, director general of the Department of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce
Xie Wen, director general of the Goods and Services Tax Department of the State Taxation Administration
Luo Huanghao, vice mayor of Shenzhen
Piao Xuedong, director general of the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau
Liu Min, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
Chairperson
Zhou Jianshe, deputy director general of the Press Bureau of the State Council Information Office (SCIO) and spokesperson of the SCIO
