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29 January 2020  
(20-0712) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
SUBSIDIES  
QUESTIONS POSED BY A USTRALIA REGARDING T HE NEW AND FULL NOTI FICATION OF CHINA1 
The following communication, dated 29 January 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Australia . 
 
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Australia thanks China for its notification.  Australia appreciates that where subsidy programmes are 
in the form of tax exemptions or preferential tax treatment, there may be difficulties in accurately 
reflecting the total amount of revenue foregone.  However, Australia would app reciate some 
indicative level of government expenditure or allocation for these types of programs.  
Australia poses the following questions:  
FISHERY SECTOR  
Question 1  
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Preferential tax policies for enterprises engaged in projects of agricultural, forestry, animal and 
fishery  
This program provides preferential tax treatment.  Could China please advise the estimated total 
revenue foregone for this program over the two reporting period years for the fisheries sector.  
Question 2 
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Subsidy for reform in tax and fee on refined oil (for fisheries).  
China 's notification states that this subsidy is provided via fiscal appropriations from the central 
government to local governments.  Could China please advise the fiscal appropriation provid ed to 
local governments for this purpose for the two reporting period years.  
Question 3 
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Shandong Province  
Rizhao City, Shandong Province  
 
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  Fund for distant water fishery development  
This program provides grants.  Could China please advise the total budgetary amounts provided for 
the two reporting period years.  
Question 4 
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Dalian City of Liaoning Province  
Subsidy for scrapping and dismantling vessels and for ship type standardization  
Could China please provide the total value of grants provided for the 2018 reporting period year.  
Question 5 
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Dalian City of Liaoning Province  
Fund for marine and fis hery development  
Could China please provide the total value of grants provided in the two reporting period years.  
Question 6 
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Qingdao City of Shandong Province  
Fund for distant water fishery  
Could China please provide the total value of grants pr ovided in the two reporting period years . 
 
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