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China Post: Health minister Yaung proposes betel nut tax

Taipei : Taiwan | about 1 month ago  
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Minister of Health Yaung Chih-liang is proposing what he calls betel nut tax to improve public health and increase Taiwan's tax revenue. Yaung broached his idea of a new tax or surtax to lawmakers on the floor of the Legislative Yuan yesterday. “We've been collecting cigarette taxes with success,”...
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