seriously injured or killed. you re live with bbc news. china has halved the tax on purchases made on the stock market in an effort to revitalise share trading. the existing stamp duty is 0.1%. the chinese finance ministry says it hopes the reduction which has just come into effect will boost investor confidence. china s stock markets have slumped over recent months, a reflection of general difficulties in the economy. chief investment officer of digital investing platform bbae, james early, says china s latest move may be a case of too little, too late. we have seen this move before. we have seen this move before. we saw it in 2015 when the