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Re:Chinese Netizen Fined over 1M Yuan for Using VPN by pca006132 on Friday October 06, 2023 @02:06AM (#37787575)
> I don't know but this particular case sounds like a very modest fine (200 yuan) for using a VPN and sizeable fine for not reporting (and being taxed on) a foreign income.

I read this kind of comments in mainland's internet forums as well. People opposing this theory said that it should be the national tax authority handling this, not a local police department. Considering the local government did something crazy previously as well (collect fees from local corporations by threatening them), this seems like a problem with the local government instead of a nation-wide thing.

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Re:Chinese Netizen Fined over 1M Yuan for Using VPN by seanmcdirmid on Friday October 06, 2023 @03:40AM (#37788135)
Taxes in China are collected locally. There is no IRS in China, each city (or province? I’ve never worked in a province before) will collect income taxes and then send off a large portion to the central government. Since the central government usually has a huge take on income taxes and VAT, localities are often very starved for funding (they used to make most of their budget via land transfer and development fees).
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