Notice of Zhongshan Municipal People’s Government on Printing and Distributing Zhongshan’s Policy of "Striving for Economy and Steady Growth" to Benefit Enterprises in the New Year

Zhongfu [2023] No.1

Torch Development Zone Management Committee, Cuiheng New District Management Committee, town governments, sub-district offices, and relevant municipal units:

  The "Zhongshan City’s Policy of" Striving for Economy and Steady Growth "and benefiting enterprises in the New Year" is hereby printed and distributed to you, please follow it. Problems encountered in the implementation, please report to the Municipal Development and Reform Bureau.

Zhongshan Municipal People’s Government

January 20, 2023

Zhongshan City’s Policy of "Striving for Economy and Steady Growth" to Benefit Enterprises in the New Year

  In order to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, we will go all out to "fight for economic growth and stabilize growth" and achieve a good start in economic development. The following policies are formulated.

  First, the steady growth of strong industries

  (1) Support manufacturing enterprises to increase production and increase efficiency. In the first quarter of 2023, the operating income of manufacturing enterprises increased by 10% or more year-on-year, and the income increased by 20 million yuan year-on-year, and the subsidy was 20,000 yuan. After that, the subsidy was 10,000 yuan for every 10 million yuan increase in income year-on-year, and the maximum subsidy for a single enterprise was 1 million yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology)

  (two) to promote the efficiency of service enterprises. If the business income of enterprises in key service industries in January-February 2023 increases by 10% or more year-on-year, and their income increases by 1 million yuan year-on-year, they will be rewarded with 20,000 yuan. After that, they will be rewarded with 10,000 yuan for every 1 million yuan increase in income year-on-year, and the highest reward for a single enterprise will be 300,000 yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Development and Reform Bureau)

  (three) increase the support of wholesale and retail and accommodation catering enterprises. If the sales of wholesale enterprises above designated size (including self-employed, excluding automobile sales) increase by 10% or more in the first quarter of 2023, each additional 30 million yuan will be rewarded with 30,000 yuan, and the cumulative reward of a single enterprise will be up to 500,000 yuan. If the retail sales of retail enterprises above designated size (including self-employed, excluding automobile sales) increase by 10% or more in the first quarter of 2023, each additional 20 million yuan will be rewarded with 20,000 yuan, and the cumulative reward of a single enterprise will be up to 500,000 yuan. If the turnover of catering enterprises above designated size (including self-employed) increases by 10% or more in the first quarter of 2023 year-on-year, 10,000 yuan will be awarded for each additional 1 million yuan, and the cumulative reward for a single enterprise will be up to 500,000 yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

  (4) Increase the support of automobile sales enterprises. If the sales of automobile sales enterprises above designated size increase by 10% or more in the first quarter of 2023, each additional 2 million yuan will be rewarded with 20,000 yuan, and a single enterprise will be rewarded with a maximum of 1 million yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

  (5) Improve the level of financial services in the real economy. Accelerate the implementation of the phased interest rate reduction policy for Pratt & Whitney small and micro loans, and promote relevant banking institutions to reduce the interest rate of Pratt & Whitney small and micro loans (with normal interest) in the fourth quarter of 2022 by 1 percentage point (annualized) based on the original loan contract interest rate, so that enterprises can enjoy it without applying. Encourage banking institutions to increase credit supply, and take the new loans of banks in the first quarter of 2023 as a reference factor, and incorporate them into the comprehensive index system for government fund management entities such as the city’s social security fund to competitively choose funds to deposit in banks and implement fund deposit procedures. Set up a 400 million yuan enterprise lending fund pool to provide policy-based "bridge-crossing" funds for enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households that meet the conditions of bank loan renewal. (Responsible units: Municipal Finance Bureau, Zhongshan Central Branch of the People’s Bank of China)

  Second, expand investment and increase kinetic energy action

  (six) to encourage key projects to speed up the construction. For the projects included in the key construction project plan of our city in 2023, if the construction and installation quantities of more than 20 million yuan are completed in the first quarter of 2023, the credit of the general contractor and supervision unit will be given 10 points. (Responsible unit: Municipal Development and Reform Bureau)

  (seven) to promote manufacturing enterprises to increase investment in technological transformation. For eligible technical transformation projects in our city in 2023, if the investment in technical transformation of enterprises in the first quarter of 2023 increases by 10% or more year-on-year, priority will be given to the award, and the highest award for a single project will be 20 million yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology)

  (8) Accelerate the installation of elevators in existing houses. Incorporate the installation of elevators into the improvement and upgrading of old residential areas in our city, further optimize the examination and approval items and links for the installation of elevators, simplify the procedures for applying for subsidies for the installation of elevators, and subsidize eligible elevators according to the standard of 100,000 yuan per elevator. (Responsible unit: Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau)

  Iii. actions to stabilize foreign trade and expand markets

  (9) Support enterprises to explore the market. For the exhibitors who participated in the catalogue of overseas exhibitions in 2023 in our city (the number of exhibitors in the same exhibition is not less than 10), the round-trip air ticket fee subsidy will be given, and the round-trip air ticket fee subsidy will not exceed 15,000 yuan per person, and the subsidy for each enterprise will not exceed 3 people, and it will not be higher than the total round-trip air ticket fee actually spent within the enterprise quota. Give subsidies to exhibition organizers and exhibitors who participate in the catalogue of overseas exhibitions in 2023 in our city. A single exhibition organizer will be given a subsidy of up to 100,000 yuan for organizing the exhibition, and 50% of the actual expenses of unified special equipment will be supported, and it will not exceed 200,000 yuan; Exhibitors will be given a maximum of 25,000 yuan per exhibition and no more than the actual booth fee, and 50% of the actual expenses for special installation will be supported and no more than 100,000 yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

  (10) Encourage cross-border e-commerce import and export to improve quality and efficiency. Support enterprises in our city to expand overseas markets through cross-border e-commerce, and give up to 50% support to cross-border e-commerce enterprises for overseas warehouses, independent stations, brand building and other expenses, with each enterprise supporting up to 500,000 yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

  Iv. actions to expand domestic demand and promote consumption

  (eleven) to carry out the Spring Festival to promote consumption activities. In the first quarter of 2023, key catering and retail enterprises were organized to participate in the "Zhongshan Tesco Spring Festival" activity, and food and retail coupons were issued. Carry out Zhongshan products Spring Fair and online New Year Festival activities, and issue shopping vouchers. From the Spring Festival to the end of March, automobile consumption promotion activities will be carried out to stimulate the consumption potential of automobile upgrading. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

  (twelve) to carry out home appliance replacement activities. Support home appliance sales enterprises to carry out the "trade-in" activities of home appliances, and give up to 10% of eligible trade-in products, each of which does not exceed 600 yuan’s trade-in support, and each enterprise does not exceed 2 million yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

  (thirteen) to promote the steady development of the real estate industry. Put promotional videos and posters on the main streaming TV channels and new media ports in Hong Kong, Hong Kong-Mainland customs clearance ports and local traffic stations in Hong Kong. Subsidies will be given to real estate enterprises, intermediaries and travel agencies that organize Hong Kong and Macao people to visit Zhongshan to see houses. (Responsible unit: Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, towns and streets)

  (fourteen) to encourage travel agencies to organize tourists to travel to Zhongshan. In the first quarter of 2023, a team of more than 50 people will be organized to travel to our city for the night, and more than one (including one) paid scenic spot will be visited, and the travel agency will be rewarded according to the standard of 50 yuan per person per night for overnight visitors. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Television Tourism)

  V. actions to stabilize jobs and promote employment

  (fifteen) the implementation of the policy of reducing the rate and delaying the payment of social insurance premiums. From January to April 2023, we will continue to implement the policy of reducing unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance rates and floating unemployment insurance rates in stages; For difficult enterprises within the scope of the policy, the unit payment part of work-related injury and unemployment insurance can continue to apply for holdover until March 2023. (Responsible unit: Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau)

  (sixteen) the issuance of new employees incentive subsidies. As of the end of February, 2023, enterprises with a return rate of more than 80% will be rewarded according to the 500 yuan/person standard if they recruit new employees (who are not registered in this city) and pay social insurance for employees who come to work in Zhongshan for the first time for more than three months in accordance with the law during the first quarter of 2023, with a maximum of 200,000 yuan for a single enterprise. (Responsible unit: Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau)

  (seventeen) the payment of intermediary subsidies. In the first quarter of 2023, 10,000 new employees were introduced to the enterprises in our city through intermediary agencies. For every 50 employees sent to the enterprises in our city by operating human resources service agencies and labor dispatch agencies, they signed labor contracts and paid insurance premiums for more than 3 months, and gave the intermediary agencies a subsidy of 10,000 yuan, with a maximum subsidy of 100,000 yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau)

  (eighteen) the payment of "peer-to-peer" employee car rental subsidies. Encourage key enterprises to organize "point-to-point" to pick up employees. Before February 15, 2023, enterprises will hire buses (more than 30 seats, with an attendance rate of 80%) to pick up employees from different provinces and cities, and those who meet the requirements will be subsidized by 50% of the charter fee, with a maximum of 100,000 yuan for a single enterprise. (Responsible unit: Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau)