In recent years, China’s high-end consumer market luxury wind cause a temporary clamour, according to global refund company survey,2009 in France purchase rebates commodities charts, Chinese tourists to buy duty-free goods amounted to158000000 euros, surpassing Russia become a champion. While the survey released data show that in 200950%, Chinese market of luxury consumption is mainly composed of” gift giving needs”.
Chinese tourists into” sweet pastry”
Chinese tourists have become the world luxury retailer’s eyes “xiangbobo”, especially our country mainland residents to emerge from the” foreign luxury goods consumer hot” your world to fix eyes upon.
According to Tony Tu advisory company recently released a report in2009, the Chinese luxury goods market grew by nearly 12%, to $9600000000, accounting for27.5% of global market. The next 5 years, the Chinese luxury goods market will reach 14600000000 dollar, occupy global luxury goods consumption is first. The Boston Consulting Group and the United States are more optimistic, they believe that in 2015 the Chinese luxury consumer value will reach248000000000 yuan.
Therefore, some experts suggest, can use tax policy design and system arrangement to guide and regulate the consumer behavior and way of life, such as a luxury tax. The collection of consumption tax on luxury goods, through taxation lever to guide and regulate the excessive consumption, can not only meet the high income of consumer demand, but also can increase revenue, but also adjust the gap between the rich and the poor.
Who is in the consumption of luxury goods?
Around the luxury most should discuss question is : who in the consumption of luxury goods? During the Spring Festival, thousands of Chinese tourists in New York ‘s most bustling Fifth Avenue” shopping spree”, foreign media have been dubbed the Chinese Spring Festival to the world.”"”. ” China50% luxury gifts” this finding suggests, about half of the luxury of being Chinese consumers to buy, is not the buyers themselves” luxury ” of a return, but for gifts. This also leads to a problem, become gifts luxury, what is the normal of reciprocity, or hidden invisible man ‘s ugly? Without a doubt, a luxury real consumers, most people either have the resources, or have the right.
Recently there have been reports of tiger bone wine, such as price, tobacco and heritage, is almost as power” tailored”, can be called ” special for the luxury luxury”, had already formed the industrial chain. Obviously, this is the domestic luxury industry chain. Then, the ” industrial chain”, does not exist” corruption chain”?
The collection? Two views on PK
Luxury tax is the syndrome also has two kinds of opinions, think the Levy said, it can adjust social allocation is unjust; that the levy people think, now a lot of things is the mass consumer goods, so only the consumption tax waste abroad, here for us to promote domestic demand no actual benefits.
In fact, China’s luxury goods consumption tax and reform has set a precedent, as early as April 1, 2006, the golf equipment, high-grade watches, yachts and other items for the consumption tax adjustment. Unfortunately, the current consumption tax related project adjustment range is very narrow, only including tobacco, wine and alcohol, cosmetics, skin care and hair care products, precious jewelry and jade jewelry, fireworks, gasoline, diesel oil, automobile tires, motorcycles, cars and other goods, most high-end luxury goods, such as high fashion, perfume, leather goods, luggage and so on, are not included in the collection category.
Recently MSN site on levy luxury tax investigation, netizens said that ” support” high amounts to 78.57%, do not approve of20.15%, responded “don’t know” is the 1.29%.
Supporters of the main viewpoint is: this helps to regulate social income distribution, avoiding the widening gap between rich and poor; let the consumer into the support of national tax, is a kind of rational choice.
Opponents think, it is the “capital growth ” crucial period, levy luxury tax and luxury tax will restrain consumption, may also lead to trade friction.
Outside the box
Reportedly, the luxury tax and luxury tax as the government regulation of production and consumption and the redistribution of social wealth means, has been widely adopted around the world. The United States of America provisions, the price over $30000and imposed a 10% tax on luxury cars. Sweden’s consumption tax is generally 20% to25%, the government does not encourage the consumption of some commodities, such as luxury, after-tax price may break up a few times.
In fact, so that consumers tend to be more rational, is the ultimate goal.