Two departments: Overseas institutions investing in China are exempt from value-added tax on interest income from foreign issuance of national bonds and local government bonds.

On January 15th, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued an announcement regarding the continuation of the value-added tax policy for overseas institutions investing in Chinese government bonds and local government bonds. From August 8, 2025 to December 31, 2027, the bond interest income obtained by overseas institutions investing in Chinese government bonds and local government bonds issued overseas will be exempt from value-added tax. This article is excerpted from the official website of the Ministry of Finance, edited by GMTEight: Liu Jiayin.