CPCA secretary-general Cui Dongshu wrote that China’s traditional road tax system, tied to fuel consumption, now exhibits a clear structural imbalance and that a tax-system upgrade is imperative. He called for a new round of reform, saying tax policy should prioritize encouraging consumption and supporting livelihoods. Reform goals are to improve tax fairness, strengthen public infrastructure provision, stabilize aggregate consumption, and seek to avoid increasing ordinary households’ costs for

2026-06-03

CPCA secretary-general Cui Dongshu wrote that China’s traditional road tax system, tied to fuel consumption, now exhibits a clear structural imbalance and that a tax-system upgrade is imperative. He called for a new round of reform, saying tax policy should prioritize encouraging consumption and supporting livelihoods. Reform goals are to improve tax fairness, strengthen public infrastructure provision, stabilize aggregate consumption, and seek to avoid increasing ordinary households’ costs for private transport.