On March 3, the Prime Minister presided over an executive meeting of the State Council and decided to increase tax and fee reductions for transportation, express delivery and other logistics industries, and promote the logistics industry to speed up the resumption of work and production.
The meeting decided to continue to implement the policy of halving urban land use tax for bulk commodity storage land. In addition, from March 1 to June 30, port construction fees for import and export goods will be waived, and government-priced charges such as cargo port fees and port facility security fees will be reduced by 20%.
Before the end of June, fees for railway insurance, container extension, truck detention, etc. will be halved, and charges for some government-managed airport services will be reduced.
The policy of halving urban land use tax for bulk commodity storage land has been It will be implemented by the end of 2019. The decision of this State Council meeting means that this preferential measure will be restarted and can be enjoyed by agricultural products companies such as grain, oil crops, vegetables, meat, and fertilizers, as well as industrial raw material companies such as coal, crude oil, steel, and textile raw materials.
The reduction or exemption of port construction fees and other related port fees can also promote the compression of customs clearance costs for logistics enterprises, reduce the pressure on enterprises, and promote the development of port logistics.
The meeting also decided to cancel the unreasonable resumption approval of logistics companies. Coordinate and secure masks and other anti-epidemic materials; require all localities to provide equal access to postal services and express delivery companies of all types of ownership, and break the “last mile” delivery barriers in rural areas and communities.
The meeting pointed out that increasing support for the logistics industry can not only provide strong support for epidemic prevention and control, but also smooth the economic cycle and meet people’s livelihood needs.
In addition, the State Council also encourages insurance companies to appropriately reduce or reduce insurance premiums for operating vehicles, ships, and aircraft that have been suspended during the epidemic. Encourage localities to take measures such as phased reductions and exemptions of “share money” to help taxi drivers tide over the difficulties. Follow-up support and guarantee policies for toll highway tolls should be introduced as soon as possible.
Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, many ports across the country have voluntarily exempted and exempted container depot usage fees and heavy container storage fees twice since January. Fees, port operation lump sum fees, ship supply service fees, rent-free and many other fees are collected. Reduce the burden on enterprises and facilitate customers’ import and export arrangements for boxes and goods. </p
