Wang Jun, OECD official meet over video conference, make multiple achievements

Released on：2021-03-09

The head of the State Taxation Administration (STA) Wang Jun met with Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Center for Tax Policy and Administration at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) via video link on Feb. 4.   

They had in-depth communication over issues such as the cooperation mechanism for tax collection and management under the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Cooperation Mechanism (BRITACʘM), the reform of electronic invoicing, as well as major work schemes of 2021.   

Four major achievements were made during the video conference. The two sides agreed to jointly participate in global tax governance for the digital economy, advance BRITACʘM tax cooperation, help developing countries enhance tax collection and management capabilities and keep pushing forward bilateral taxation cooperation. 

Wang Jun thanked the OECD for its consistent support for China's taxation, saying Chinese taxation departments will further deepen international taxation communication and cooperation in 2021, the opening year of China's 14th Five-Year Plan.   

He also expressed his hope to deepen cooperation with the OECD on meeting challenges stemming from economic digitalization and the building of the cooperation mechanism for tax collection and management under the BRITACʘM, and keep enhancing tax governance ability, so as to make contributions to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. 

Saint-Amans introduced OECD's taxation policies, as well as the major work schedules of the Center for Tax Policy and Administration in 2021. He fully recognized and appraised the positive progress achieved by China in the reform of electronic invoicing and other major tasks. 

He expressed the hope that the two sides will establish platforms for information and experience sharing. He hoped the two sides will jointly find solutions in the taxation field to fight the pandemic and facilitate development, and build a growth-friendly taxation environment together.   

Wang Daoshu, Chief Economist of the STA, as well as major executives of the STA's General Office, Tax Policy and Legislation Department, and International Taxation Department attended the conference.