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Official calls to boost farmers' incomes
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-07-14 08:55

boost farmers' incomes

A farmer sundries his wheat on the outskirts of Enping, south China's Guangdong province July 13, 2006. China should abolish export tax rebates for industries that consume a lot of energy and natural resources or cause a lot of pollution, Assistant Commerce Minister Fu Ziying said in remarks published on Thursday. The Economic Daily newspaper also quoted Fu as telling a seminar that China should increase tax rebates on exports of agricultural products to boost farmers' incomes.[Reuters]