Prize Invoice Pilot Cities Have Deployed 1.85 Billion Yuan; Three Categories of Violations Will Be Key Focus Areas for Investigation and Enforcement

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Since the beginning of this year, in the lottery invoice pilot program conducted in 50 cities, prize money has reached 1.85 billion yuan, with over 230 million participants. However, some consumers and merchants have disrupted the activity order through violations. Tax authorities will increase monitoring and enforcement against non-compliant invoices to ensure fair implementation of the program.

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2026-03-18 07:16:22

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According to the State Taxation Administration, since the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Taxation Administration launched a six-month lottery invoice pilot program in 50 cities on March 12, a total of 1.85 billion yuan in prizes has been awarded, attracting 230 million participants.

During the promotion of the lottery invoice activity, some consumers and merchants violated the rules to increase their chances of winning, engaging in illegal activities such as red-ink cancellations of invoices after the draw and repeatedly voiding invoices. These actions disrupt fair participation order and harm the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.

A relevant official from the Taxation Administration’s Department of Tax Collection and Technology Development explained that “red-ink cancellation invoices” refer to the invalidation of original invoices due to reasons such as sales returns, billing errors, suspension of taxable services, or sales discounts. Without valid reasons, invoices cannot be arbitrarily canceled or red-inked. According to relevant laws and regulations, during the lottery invoice activity, authorities will focus on monitoring and investigating three types of violations: issuing false invoices, unreasonable splitting or merging of invoices, and illegal red-ink cancellations.

Experts say that coordinated supervision by departments such as commerce, finance, and taxation, along with real-time verification of invoice information and data sharing, will effectively prevent violations like false invoicing and red-ink cancellations. This will ensure the activity’s compliance and fairness, and promote the orderly progress of the pilot program. Merchants and consumers should follow the rules for invoice issuance and lottery participation to create a fair, orderly, and honest consumption environment, truly benefiting the people, promoting consumption, and stabilizing growth.

(CCTV Reporter Li Xia)

(Edited by: Wen Jing)

Keywords: Lottery invoices

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