? ?
Opinion / Commentary
SME tax cuts right
(China Daily)
Updated: 2007-09-21 07:24
The central government's recent tax cut for small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) is to promote their development, says an article in
Dazhong Daily. The following is an excerpt:
The State Administration of Taxation issued a directive on Monday
stipulating that starting from next year, the corporate income tax will
be lowered for some SMEs. Experts believe this tax break would support
the growth of SMEs.
Currently, the nation's enterprises have entered a golden era to develop
themselves, especially listed companies, which have reaped fruitful
results. But some SMEs have had a difficult time maintaining growth.
We have to understand that SMEs play a very important role in the future
development of the country's economy and also they are the main employers.
According to statistics, the majority of the 230 million workforce that
had been freed from agriculture between 1978 and 2000 are now working for
SMEs; and 75 percent of the newly added 80 million urban industrial
workers are also employed by SMEs.
It is because of the important role SMEs play in the economy that almost
all countries in the world pay attention to their growth.
In Germany, SMEs not only enjoy preferential treatment in the way of
government loans but also are afforded tax breaks and support from a
technological innovation fund.
SMEs in China have also received support. In 1999, a special government
fund was set up to beef up the technological innovation projects of SMEs.
In 2002, the National People's Congress promulgated a law on the
promotion of SMEs, the first law of its kind in the country.
The ever-increasing financial ability of China has made it possible for
the tax cuts. The national income was 4 trillion ($526 billion) yuan in
2006. Income in the first six months of this year was in excess of 2.6
trillion yuan, an increase of 30.6 percent year on year.
(China Daily 09/21/2007 page10)
Hot Talks
* What's your take of this piece of opinion about China?
* Should Beida recruit more recommended students?
* Nude women and Peking Opera: pornography or art?
* War in Iraq lost?
* Costa Rica cut ties with Taiwan: Who's next?
Most Commented/Read Stories in 48 Hours
Learn Chinese, Learn Mandarin online, Learning Materials, Mandarin audio lessons, Chinese writing lessons, Chinese vocabulary lists, About chinese characters, News in Chinese, Go to China, Travel to China, Study in China, Teach in China, Dictionaries, Learn Chinese Painting, Your name in Chinese, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese songs, Chinese proverbs, Chinese poetry, Chinese tattoo, Beijing 2008 Olympics, Mandarin Phrasebook, Chinese editor, Pinyin editor, China Travel, Travel to Beijing, Travel to Tibet
