Beijing: Beijing and Shanghai will offer tax refunds on purchases made by overseas visitors, kicking off a programme to bolster tourism and sales of items popular with foreign visitors such as souvenirs, silk, porcelain and traditional Chinese medicine products.
The rebate programme could significantly stimulate the development of Beijing’s tourism, which has seen slow growth in spending and a decrease in visitors, said Wang Yue, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development.
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