With the chairman's words, even those who had opposing opinions had to tread carefully and not criticize too harshly. Moreover, there weren't many people who were against it in the first place. Finally, the proposal was decided upon, and due to the many aspects that needed refinement, the Commerce Association's meetings for the entire following month revolved around the discussion of this brand tax.
Consequently, other traditional issues and Li Dan's proposal were not discussed in that day's meeting, and the focus was on the brand tax proposed by Bai Ruozhu. Strangely enough, Bai Ruozhu did not dominate the conversations but silently watched the fiery debates, occasionally offering a few suggestions.
"Bai Ruozhu, about this tax, apart from collecting it at the time of registration, do you suggest collecting it uniformly every year, or collecting it every year on the date of their initial payment?" an elderly manager turned to ask Bai Ruozhu.
