香港与6国签订避免双重课税协定

香港特别行政区政府已与约旦、马尔地夫、卢安达、挪威、吉尔吉斯和巴巴多斯等6个国家相继签订避免双重课税协定1。这些协定的签署时间跨越去年5月至今年3月1。港府已就此制定6项命令，将于16日刊憲，21日提交立法会审议1。

此举使香港已与60个税务管辖区签定避免双重课税协定1。港府发言人表示，这些协定"确保香港及相关税务管辖区的居民无须为同一收入双重课税，并让投资者更有效评估其跨境经济活动的潜在税务负担，促进双边贸易和投资"1。

Hong Kong has concluded a series of avoidance of double taxation agreements with Jordan, Maldives, Rwanda, Norway, Kyrgyzstan, and Barbados1. The Hong Kong government has issued six corresponding orders, which will take effect after gazettal on the 16th and will be submitted to the Legislative Council for scrutiny on the 21st1.

These new agreements bring Hong Kong's total number of tax treaty partners to 60 jurisdictions1. According to a government spokesperson, the agreements ensure that residents of Hong Kong and the respective tax jurisdictions will not face double taxation on the same income1. The spokesperson added that the arrangements enable investors to more effectively assess the potential tax burdens of their cross-border economic activities, thereby fostering bilateral trade and investment1. The tax treaties were signed between May of the previous year and March of this year1.