Chinese government plans new tax cuts to reduce the burden on businesses, support innovation and stabilize¹ growth.

 

中国政府计划实行新的减税政策以减轻企业负担、支持创新与稳定发展。

 

Tax cuts were approved Wednesday at a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier² Li Keqiang, after the government announced measures to reduce business costs in the first quarter.

 

Value-added tax will be simplified, more small and micro companies will enjoy income tax incentives³, and pre-tax deductions⁴ for innovation-based tech companies will rise, according to a statement made public after the meeting.

 

Tax incentives for venture capital firms will expand, with pre-tax deduction⁵ of commercial health insurance nationwide and a package of tax-cuts due to expire by 2016 extended for another three years.

 

A government work report released in March promised around 350 billion yuan (51 billion U.S. dollars) of cuts to corporate⁶ taxes and with business fees cut by around 200 billion yuan in 2017.

 

After the new measures become effective, the total tax reduction will amount to more than 380 billion yuan this year, the statement said.

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