Rebate

Beijing will increase tax rebates to help exporters

22 Feb 2012

Beijing plans to raise export tax rebates to help struggling exporters, says a senior trade official.

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15 Feb 2012

Double-digit percentage turnover increases may sound like a reason for the Jockey Club to rest on its laurels and a reason for its critics to think continued requests for government assistance...

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Car sales slip again in world's top market

9 Dec 2011

Mainland passenger car sales fell last month for the second time this year, according to preliminary figures.

2:56AM

Appeal against ruling over rent refunds

9 Dec 2011

The government has appealed against a court ruling entitling a dole recipient to rent and rates rebates, which could cost the city millions of dollars worth of payouts.

2:56AM

It's official: Hongkongers love a bargain

17 Oct 2011

Hongkongers are a thrifty bunch - we use shopping coupons more commonly than consumers anywhere else in the world except the United States, a survey has found.

10:21PM

Flash it, cash it, or stash it

5 Sep 2011

On a rain-drenched evening, under Times Square's sheltered entrance, we grabbed quotes from Hong Kong residents who were not only eligible but ready and eager to get their HK$6,000 tax rebate from...

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Opinion

China keeping its edge despite grim talk

Updated 3:53AM

Howard Winn

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Updated 3:53AM

Rebate to cut PetroChina import loss by HK$2.4b

The Ministry of Finance will rebate natural gas importers the 13 per cent value-added tax they are paying to help cut their losses due to high import prices and low domestic prices.

5:45PM

Mainland carmakers record sales rebound

Mainland car sales returned to positive growth last month after a slight contraction in May, preliminary data shows.

2:19PM

Shutdown fears for textile factories

Hong Kong garment makers with factories across the border have warned of a tidal wave of shutdowns if the central government slashes value-added tax rebates on exports.

12:51PM

Mainland car sales hit as rebates end

The world's biggest car market has shifted gears from overdrive into reverse, with mainland passenger car sales declining last month for the first time in two years.

12:04PM

Growth in mainland car sales hits brakes after 2 years racing away

After two years of stimulus-fuelled, double-digit increases, growth of car sales on the mainland slowed to a crawl last month.

6:28PM

Inflation fears kill tax rebate idea

Inflation fears have persuaded Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah not to give any new tax rebates as he fears more cash in the street will unavoidably add to inflationary pressure.

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