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Amid historically low birth rates and economic pressures from its aging population, China will eliminate a decades-old tax ...

Chinese people will pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services will be exempt, as the ...

For many Chinese citizens, the move feels contradictory. The same state that is urging people to marry and have children is ...

Contraceptives are now subject to a 13 percent value-added tax, while services related to childcare and marriage are exempt.

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