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The introduction of the fuel tax was hampered by "choosing the opportunity" for 10 years. The amendments to the "Highway Law" passed in 1999 formally included the introduction of fuel tax into the bill and rose to the legal level. The “Implementation Plan for the Reform of Taxes and Vehicles for Transport and Vehicles†was subsequently issued, which clearly stipulated the taxpayers and tax payment links for fuel tax in China. When the introduction of the fuel tax seemed logical, it was repeatedly grounded.
Earlier, many people could not collect the fuel tax and attributed it to high oil prices. This pretext is obviously unconvincing: First, no country in the world has adopted low oil prices as a necessary precondition when it begins to levy a fuel tax. Second, the change in oil prices is dynamic rather than static. The level of oil prices is relative rather than absolute. In fact, oil price at home and abroad is an interactive relationship: when the domestic oil price is high, the international oil price is higher, and the domestic oil price is still relatively low (as is the current situation); when the domestic oil price is low, the international oil price is lower. Domestic oil prices are still relatively high (as in 2006 and early last year, international oil prices fell while domestic oil prices did not adjust).
Obviously, the introduction of fuel tax can not be delayed. It is not a matter of “choosing the right opportunity†but is hampered by the constraints of interest groups. At present, at least three parties are unwilling to see the fuel tax introduced:
The first is related oil giants. The domestic oil giants often compare domestic oil prices without fuel tax with international oil prices that include fuel tax, emphasizing the room for rising domestic oil prices and continuously demanding price adjustments. Once the fuel tax is introduced, the public can very intuitively see the difference in oil prices at home and abroad, and the information becomes more transparent. The reasons for the oil giants to request price increases become far-fetched. In fact, some researchers have done calculations. If the tolls and road maintenance fees are taken into account, domestic oil prices have been basically the same as international oil prices. The second is traffic and other related departments. Once the fuel tax is levied and the road maintenance fees, road crossings, bridge tolls, etc. are cancelled, the transportation department will reduce direct income and at the same time reduce other income by losing the opportunity for inspection on the road. The third is local government. Road maintenance fees are currently included in the income of local governments. Once they are included in the fuel tax, local and central governments will redistribute them, and no matter how they are distributed, they will no longer be able to enjoy them. In addition, some road and bridge charges are also attributed to local governments. They have sufficient incentive to introduce flame-retardant oil taxes.
However, it should be recognized that if the obstacles continue to be set by relevant interest groups, the delay in the introduction of fuel tax will pose an increasing threat to China’s oil security. Today, oil is an important strategic material of the country and plays an extremely important role in safeguarding national security. In theory, the higher the degree of dependence on foreign oil, the lower the oil safety factor. If there is no other way to make up for this shortfall, oil security will become very fragile. The United States’ oil dependence on foreign affairs is also very high, but it controls its resources through the sea, through strong military forces to make up for its shortcomings, and improves the oil safety factor.
Due to differences in national conditions and ideas, China cannot follow the U.S. path, but must start with saving and improving the efficiency of oil use in order to reduce the dependence on foreign oil. Regrettably, due to the failure to introduce fuel tax and the maintenance of low oil prices through financial subsidies, the consumption of oil is seriously wasted. The data shows that the fuel consumed by each vehicle in China exceeds that of Japan by more than double. The same vehicle has a longer mileage and a higher utilization rate. As far as I know, in Japan, many families generally only drive when traveling on the weekends, and usually take subways, buses, etc., and go to and from work, and many of us here are driving cars to go to the streets to buy food. . Because of the low price of oil, many people do not consider fuel-saving issues when buying a car, and even blindly pursue large-displacement vehicles. This concept of consumption has become misshapen. In addition, because domestic oil prices do not include fuel tax, but also include financial subsidies, the gap between China's oil prices and international oil prices widens. Foreign ships and planes fly in China to share China's "subsidies" and lead to the outflow of benefits. This expansion of external demand will also increase China's dependence on imported oil, making China's already fragile oil security more vulnerable.
Therefore, the fuel tax can no longer be delayed and delays will pose a serious threat to China’s oil security.
(Source: Yabo Petrochemical July 11)
Interest group has become a drag on fuel tax
On July 9, Zeng Xiaoan, deputy director of the Department of Economic Development of the Ministry of Finance, said in an exclusive interview with the Chinese government network that the country will continue to improve its fuel tax reform plan in light of the current situation and in accordance with the overall requirements for energy and road transport taxation reforms. Choose the fuel tax.