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Beijing became the first Chinese city on Thursday to launch a lottery on invoices to encourage better tax paying.
The new edition invoice kicked off a trial run in 11 districts and counties of the city, including Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shunyi and Fangshan.
Consumers will be encouraged to ask for invoices from businesses with the lure of a lottery prize from one of seven categories, ranging from 100 yuan to 5,000 yuan.
Yang Zhiqiang, vice-director of the Beijing Administration of Taxation, said citizens used to abandon invoices after having dinner in a restaurant. "Therefore, we could not tell the real sales of restaurants through their accounts, leaving taxation loopholes," he said.
The lottery invoice would cultivate the habit of keeping receipts, making tax evasion difficult.
(Xinhua News Agency August 2, 2002)
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