Economic Promotion Measures 2011 (Taxation and Tariff Committee - 2012/08/07)

Amount of Tax Relief

　　To promote the upgrading of industry and to encourage exports, the government has implemented various measures which include tax rebates for exports and reductions or exemptions of other taxes. The amounts of taxes rebated for exports and taxes reduced or exempted and the amount of tax relief as a percentage of tax revenue in recent years are shown below.

                                                                                                    Unit：NT$ 1,000

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Reduction in Tariff Rates

　　To accelerate industrial development and accommodate domestic supply and demand, the government has reduced or exempted tariffs on industrial raw materials and temporarily reduced tariffs on staple goods and daily necessities a number of times since 1971. The use of these measures has greatly contributed to domestic price stability, economic development, and industrial competitiveness.

 Amendments to Import Tariff Rates

Temporary Adjustment of Import Tariff Rates

Mitigation of the Customs Duty Burden

　　Due to the enforcement of tariff reduction programs in the past 10 years, the average nominal rate and the average effective rate of tariffs were reduced from 6.99% and 2.21% in 2002 to 5.89% and 1.15% in 2011, respectively.