Chen Xiwen (center), chairman of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), Uzhitu (second from right), vice-chairman of Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the NPC, Liu Junchen (second from left) and Xu Anbiao (first from left), both vice-chairman of Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, and Cheng Lifeng, member of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Committee of the NPC, attend a press conference on the legislative work of the NPC for the second session of the 13th NPC in Beijing, March 9, 2019.[Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

The legislation of the draft real estate tax law is progressing steadily, Liu Junchen, deputy head of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, said on Saturday.

The formulation of the widely anticipated law on property tax has been included in the work plan of the NPC Standing Committee this year, according to a report released on Friday.