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Beijing to impose consumption tax on lithium batteries and solar cells

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The finance ministry (MoF) has announced that, starting September 1, lithium-ion batteries – a core input for new energy vehicles (NEV) – will be subject to a 2% consumption tax.

The same applies to mercury-free primary batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium primary batteries, and vanad...