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Asia-Pacific countries have managed COVID-19 crisis relatively well but major challenges remain in low-middle-income countries
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Asia-Pacific countries have managed COVID-19 crisis relatively well but major challenges remain in low-middle-income countries

Australia, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand did better than most countries in flattening the curve of the COVID-19 epidemic and containing the first wave of the virus, according to the OECD’s first analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on health systems of countries across the Asia-Pacific as well as governments’ responses to control the virus.

Taxing Energy Use: Key Findings for China
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Taxing Energy Use: Key Findings for China

This country note explains how the People’s Republic of China taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.