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The fuel surcharge for air tickets will be reduced for the second time this year: from April 5, the minimum one-way fee will be reduced to 30 yuan
The fuel surcharge for domestic flights will be reduced again from midnight on April 5, 2023, the second time this year, reducing it by between RMB 10 and RMB 20 per passenger. Airlines can independently determine the standard of passenger fuel surcharge within the specified range, aiming to reduce the risk of jet fuel price fluctuations and protect the operation of airlines. Reducing fuel costs can further reduce passenger travel costs and stimulate tourism demand, especially long-term travel demand is expected to accelerate. After August last year, airlines raised the fuel surcharge for domestic flights several times, which continued until last year, until January 2022, when it was lowered for the first time to 40 yuan/80 yuan.
The reduction of fuel surcharges will reduce passenger travel costs, especially the promotion of long-term travel demand, which is expected to accelerate. To a certain extent, airlines reduce the risk of jet fuel price fluctuations and ensure operation by independently determining the fuel surcharge charging standard. At the same time, since the fuel surcharge on domestic routes adopts a linkage mechanism with aviation kerosene prices, each airline will adjust accordingly due to fluctuations in oil prices.
Xinjiang Khorgos Port exported more than 10,000 commercial vehicles this year
According to the statistics of the Khorgos Entry-Exit Border Checkpoint, the number of commercial vehicles exported at the Khorgos Highway Port this year has exceeded 10,000, reaching 11,000, an increase of 26% year-on-year. These exported domestic vehicles come from Shanghai, Shandong, Shaanxi, Henan and other places, including forklifts, buses, dump trucks, second-hand new energy vehicles, etc., mainly sent to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and other countries along the "Belt and Road".
On March 29, in the area of customs clearance at the Khorgos Highway crossing, you can see a long queue of cars waiting for customs clearance. It is reported that an average of more than 50 of these vehicles are exported every day, of which more than 2,000 have been exported this year, with a trade volume of $70 million. In order to ensure the safe and efficient customs clearance of these vehicles, the local border inspection, customs and other functional departments work closely together, and coordinate with the border inspection department of Kazakhstan to solve the problems and difficulties encountered in the customs clearance process, effectively reducing the queue time of vehicles.
As an important node of China's "Belt and Road" initiative, the export of commercial vehicles at Xinjiang Khorgos Port has grown rapidly, reflecting the development trend of increasingly close trade between the mainland and countries along the route. This also demonstrates the competitive advantage and export potential of the Continental automotive industry. At the same time, the local government departments have achieved remarkable results in coordination, strengthening the coordination of border inspection, customs and other functional departments, as well as the contact with the border inspection department of Kazakhstan, effectively improving the efficiency and safety of customs clearance. This is of positive significance for promoting regional economic development and deepening economic and trade cooperation between Central Asia and China.
In the first two months of this year, the recovery of logistics demand in mainland China accelerated
According to reports, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released logistics operation data for the first two months of this year. The data shows that as the effect of prudent economic policies continues to appear, logistics demand has accelerated recovery, and logistics demand in many fields has shown positive changes. From January to February, China's total social logistics was 53.5 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.9%. At present, the overall logistics operation has stabilized and rebounded, and the scale of logistics demand has gradually expanded.
From the perspective of demand structure, the total logistics of industrial products in January and February increased by 2.4% year-on-year. Logistics needs in building materials-related industries such as steel and non-ferrous metals have also improved. In addition, driven by the recovery of domestic demand, the flow of imported goods stopped falling and rebounded. From January to February, the total amount of imported logistics increased by 7.8% year-on-year. At the same time, the field of civil biological flow also continued to recover, of which the demand for e-commerce logistics increased well. Economists pointed out that the recovery of logistics is still relatively obvious, which is mainly due to the obvious recovery of domestic demand.
This data shows that as the effect of China's economic stabilization policy continues to appear, logistics demand is accelerating recovery, and logistics demand in various fields is showing positive changes. Especially in the case of increased demand for replenishment of bulk commodities, the flow of imports has stopped falling and rebounded, and the growth rate is relatively fast. This momentum is commendable and will bring positive economic benefits.
National policy support! Qingdao Port enjoys tax refund policy from April
The Department of Finance of Shandong Province revealed that the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued a document approving the Port of Qingdao in Shandong Province to become a port of departure from April 1, 2021, and implement the tax rebate policy at the port of departure. This is a major reform and innovation of the mainland's export tax rebate management model. According to this policy, when foreign trade goods are shipped out of Qingdao Port, they have not yet arrived at the corresponding port of departure, they are deemed to have been exported and can go through tax refund procedures. This will enable enterprises to greatly save the transportation time of goods on the way from the port of departure to the port of departure, greatly shorten the tax refund cycle, reduce the cost of capital occupation of enterprises, help accelerate the capital turnover of enterprises, and improve the economic benefits of export enterprises. At the same time, Qingdao Port will become a departure port, which will further attract export goods from the foreign trade feeder lines in the northern region and goods from the Yellow River Basin to Shandong, and enhance the hub status of the regional shipping center.
The expansion of the scope of implementation of this policy will further support the development of mainland foreign trade, bring more preferential policies to export enterprises, and play a positive role in shortening the tax rebate cycle and accelerating capital turnover. As the departure port to implement the tax rebate policy at the port of departure, Qingdao Port will optimize its port services, improve its hub status as a regional shipping center, achieve competition with Japanese and Korean ports, and drive the provinces along the Yellow Sea and Bohai Rim to share the dividends of Shandong's opening up and marine economic development. Shandong's efforts to actively build a world-class marine port cluster will also further promote the regional green, low-carbon and high-quality development and transformation and upgrading, promote the development of the port in the direction of trade port and hub port, and make more contributions to the development of the economy and society.
How do you think of many places responding to the peak of festival sweeping and launching the "substitute for festival sweeping" service?
It is expected that the demand for mass festivals will increase significantly during the Qingming Festival in 2023. In view of the upcoming peak of festival cleaning, many places in China have introduced relevant methods such as making appointments in advance, staggering peak festivals, and implementing cloud festival sweeping, and launched "substitute festival cleaning" convenience services. For example, all cemeteries and funeral homes in Dalian will actively carry out "substitute ritual cleaning" services, and continue to carry out activities such as "flowers for burning paper", "tree planting and greening" and "space-time mailboxes"; Foshan has launched an online Qingming Festival Reservation System, implementing measures such as reservations, peak shifts, and flow restrictions, and citizens must complete real-name appointments before going to the festival and go to the funeral service unit according to the appointment time period for ritual cleaning.
At the same time, some cities also encourage citizens to remember their ancestors through new rituals such as planting trees, online rituals, and writing spiritual family letters. The transportation department will also increase the transportation capacity and frequency to ensure the orderly transportation of citizens, and implement road control in crowded areas as appropriate.
In response to the upcoming peak of festivals, many places have introduced measures such as making appointments in advance, staggering peak festivals, and implementing cloud festivals to alleviate the problems of people gathering and traffic congestion. This will help ensure epidemic prevention and control and public safety, and also help promote new ritual cleaning methods, enhance people's civilized quality and environmental awareness. However, these measures are not foolproof, and all relevant departments need to fully consider the actual situation and adjust and optimize the plan in a timely manner. At the same time, it is also necessary for the general public to consciously abide by it, enhance their awareness of self-protection, overcome the fluke mentality, and jointly create a civilized and healthy environment for ritual cleaning.
From a traditional point of view, there may be some controversy in lieu of sacrificial services, as many people believe that sacrifice is a very important traditional activity and that it should be an experience that must be physically involved. However, for those who, due to time, place, health, or other reasons, are unable to attend the sacrifice in person, this service may be a good alternative.
In general, alternative ritual cleaning services have both advantages and disadvantages, depending on the needs and form of the individual. It is important that we understand the nature of this new type of service and find a balance between the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture.