China's top economic planning body is proposing to cut the tax levied on car purchases by half, as the impact of an escalating trade war with the United States threatens to slow the Chinese economy and affect demand for light vehicles, Bloomberg reported Monday. The country’s top economic planning body submitted a plan to key policymakers to lower the purchase tax to 5 percent for passenger vehicles with engines no bigger than 1.6 liters, according to people familiar with the matter. No decision has been made on implementation, Bloomberg reported, citing people who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. Reuters reported earlier this month that the China Automobile Dealers Association submitted documents to the country's finance and commerce ministries proposing the 10 percent auto purchase tax be halved.
German motorcycle maker BMW Motor rad is not worried that a new excise tax for motorcycles would affect local retail prices in the near future, saying it has the technology to comply with the new tax structure The Excise Department is in the process of changing the calculation basis for motorcycles, shifting from engine size to CO2 emissions. Though the department has yet to announce the final draft of the new excise tax, the tentative structure begins with a 1% excise tax on motorcycles that release less than 10 grammes (g) of CO2 per kilometer (km) . Most are mass market motorcycles.
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