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ARTICLE · 18 DECEMBER 2017

China Brings Joint Punishment To A New Level

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China has its claws out in taking collaborative actions to ensure that serious offenders will pay a high price.

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Martin Ng
Martin Ng
Ened Du
Ened Du
Sharon Zhu
Sharon Zhu

In brief

  • China has updated its joint punishment system since its launch in 2014 against serious offenders in tax and customs.
  • Over thirty ministerial authorities have joined the forces to enhance cross-discipline punitive measures against serious tax / customs offenders.

In detail

China nails its colours to the mast in enforcing firmly joint punishment measures against serious tax and customs violation by the following high-powered legislative updates:

  • Thirty four ministerial bodies collectively endorsed the joint penalty memorandum in December 2016 to agree on joint punishment against serious tax offenders, and thirty three endorsed another memorandum in March 2017 against srious customs offenders.

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