On July 23, Yang Mu, director of the Department of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce, said at the press conference of the State Information Office that the 2.0 version of the departure tax refund policy has stimulated the vitality of inbound consumption. There are already more than 15,000 departure tax refund stores, and the number of overseas travelers applying for tax refunds in the first half of the year increased about 4 times over the same period last year.

On July 23, Yang Mu, director of the Department of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce, said at the press conference of the State Information Office that the 2.0 version of the departure tax refund policy has stimulated the vitality of inbound consumption. There are already more than 15,000 departure tax refund stores, and the number of overseas travelers applying for tax refunds in the first half of the year increased about 4 times over the same period last year.