Imperial grain and national tax (Interpreting four thousand years of tax history)

Author: Weng Lihua
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Publishing Date: 2006-12-01
Features: The term "Huangliang Guoshui" is a long-standing colloquial name for the agricultural tax in Chinese society. As one of the oldest tax types, the agricultural tax played a significant role in China's agricultural society for thousands of years. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the agricultural tax remained an important source of state revenue for a considerable period. In 1958, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress promulgated the "Regulations on Agricultural Tax of the People's Republic of China," unifying the national agricultural tax system, which continued for several decades. On December 29, 2005, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed a resolution to abolish the "Agricultural Tax Regulations." Subsequently, President Hu Jintao signed Executive Order No. 46, promulgating the resolution. The agricultural tax, which had existed in China for over four thousand years, thus came to an end! Billions of farmers bid farewell to the era of "Huangliang Guoshui," and the heavy burden borne by their ancestors for over four thousand years was finally lifted by this generation. This day marked a striking era division in the history of Chinese taxation and agricultural policy, and it will undoubtedly become a day etched in history! This book is part of the "Speaking of Officials and Taxes Series," offering a detailed and in-depth study of the implementation and evolution of the agricultural tax over thousands of years, with certain theoretical and academic significance.