
香港财政司司长陈茂波与老挝副总理山迪帕见证双方签署全面性避免双重课税协定。该协定旨在降低股息及利息预扣税税率,促进两地经贸联系,并加强香港作为“超级联系人”的角色。
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香港与老挝签署全面性避免双重课税协定,这是香港签订的第61份此类协定。老挝是东盟成员国及一带一路共建国家。
中新社香港10月29日电 香港特区政府财政司司长陈茂波29日在香港与老挝副总理兼财政部部长山迪帕举行会议,共同见证香港特区政府署理财经事务及库务局局长陈浩濂与老挝财政部副部长苏里瓦·苏万纳宗坎(音译,Soulivath Souvannachoumkham)分别代表香港特区政府和老挝政府签署全面性避免双重课税协定。
按照这份协定,香港居民在老挝缴付的税项均可根据香港《税务条例》(第112章)抵免香港就同一笔收入所征收的税项。此外,老挝向香港居民征收股息的预扣税税率将由目前的10%降至最低5%,利息的预扣税税率亦由目前的10%降至5%。
陈茂波表示,老挝是东盟成员国,也是共建“一带一路”国家,与香港在经贸和投资等领域的合作潜力巨大。协定有助于促进两地经贸联系,进一步发挥香港作为连接中国内地与国际市场的“超级联系人”和“超级增值人”的独特角色,并为推进区域经济融合创造有利条件。
这份协定是香港特区签订的第61份全面性避免双重课税协定,香港已与7个东盟成员国签订此类协定。
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