A Number Of Measures Of The State Council To Reduce The Cost Of Logistics Industry

Under the various measures such as taxes and fees and land policies, the development of the logistics industry is expected to be "light load".

On the 8 day, Premier Wen Jiabao chaired a State Council executive meeting, and decided to further promote the healthy development of the logistics industry from taxation, land policy, reducing cross road toll and increasing investment in logistics industry.

Cai Jin, vice president of China logistics and purchasing Federation, said that the deployment of the State Council will undoubtedly push forward the cost reduction of logistics enterprises and promote the healthy development of the logistics industry.

The deeper meaning is to reduce the service cost of logistics enterprises in order to promote the efficiency of logistics operation in the whole society and reduce the cost of the whole social logistics.

Since the State Council issued the plan of adjustment and revitalization of the logistics industry in March 2009,

Tax is one of the important constraints of the development of the logistics industry.

It is understood that the current tax rate is not uniform in all aspects of logistics.

The business tax rate of pportation, loading and unloading and handling is 3%, and the business tax rate of warehousing, distribution and agency is 5%.

In view of the uneven tax burden, the State Council has asked to study the problem of non-uniform business tax rates in warehousing, distribution and freight forwarding.

The reporter has learned that the industry has been calling for the unification of the business tax rates of all sectors of the logistics industry to 3%, but the relevant departments are inclined to include the logistics industry in the scope of value-added tax and cancel the business tax.

Repeated taxation is also a common problem in the logistics industry.

Another thing that is criticized by logistics enterprises is crossing bridge tolls.

The data show that the toll roads in the world are 140 thousand km, of which 100 thousand km are in China, accounting for 70% of the world's total.

For the logistics industry, Luqiao directly accounts for 1/3 of the total cost of logistics enterprises.

Cai Jin told reporters that road tolling is an international practice, but in addition to high fees in China,

For this reason, the State Council meeting pointed out that we should reduce toll for passing through bridges and vigorously implement the toll collection system.

In addition to taxes and fees, the State Council also stressed the need to increase support for land policies in the logistics industry.

Scientific development of logistics park development plan, to plan the logistics park land to give priority protection.

It supports the use of old industrial buildings, warehouses and stock land resources to develop the logistics industry.

In terms of logistics input, the State Council requires governments at all levels to increase investment support for logistics infrastructure, and actively guide banking financial institutions to increase credit support for logistics enterprises and expand financing channels.