CCTV News: The China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises released on January 10 that the development index of China's small and medium-sized enterprises in December 2023 was 89.0, and the index showed an upward trend throughout the year.
According to the data, the highest value of China's SME Development Index in 2023 will be 89.6 and the lowest will be 88.9, with a total increase of 1.1 points for the whole year.
Xie Ji, Secretary-General of the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: It has reversed the continuous decline in the index in the past two years. In 2023, the overall recovery of the mainland economy will be the basis for the rebound of China's SME development index. Throughout the year, a number of policies to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) were continuously introduced, which enhanced the confidence of SMEs in their development, and the effect of policy implementation was constantly emerging.
In 2023, all sub-indices and sub-industry indices of China's SME Development Index will improve across the board. Among them, the comprehensive business index rose by 1.9 points, the macroeconomic sentiment index increased by 1.8 points, and the investment index increased by 1.5 points. It shows that with the support of policies, the investment of small and medium-sized enterprises is increasing, and the business performance is gradually improving. From the perspective of the eight major industries of the national economy surveyed, the transportation industry index rose by 1.5 points throughout the year, the construction industry index rose by 1.4 points throughout the year, and the accommodation and catering industry index rose by 1.3 points throughout the year, ranking among the top three industries.
Xie Ji, Secretary-General of the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: It shows that the recovery of consumption has led to the rapid recovery of demand for tourism, travel, catering, etc., and has also driven the development of related small and medium-sized enterprises.
According to a survey by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, the innovation ability of small and medium-sized enterprises has generally been enhanced in 2023.
Xie Ji, Secretary-General of China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Through innovation, many small and medium-sized enterprises have achieved transformation and upgrading and improved performance. Medium-sized enterprises have taken the lead in recovering employment and confidence as they become more innovative.
According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the mainland has cultivated a total of 12,000 specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises, 103,000 specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises, and 215,000 innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. Statistics from the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises also show that in 2023, the mainland will introduce more than 100 policies and measures to support the development of the private economy, involving finance, finance, optimizing the business environment, and reducing the cost of water and electricity.
Tax data shows that the vitality of mainland business entities continues to improve
According to the latest data from the State Administration of Taxation, in the first 11 months of 2023, 15.151 million business entities went to the tax department to handle tax-related matters such as tax identification, invoice collection, and tax declaration, a year-on-year increase of 25.4%. Among them, there were 10.557 million active tax households that received invoices and had income declarations in the current year, accounting for 69.7% of all new households, an increase of 3.1 percentage points year-on-year.
The increase in the activity of business entities has also brought new vitality to the development of the economic circle. In the first 11 months of 2023, a total of 6.994 million new tax-related business entities were established in the four major economic circles of the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Chengdu-Chongqing, accounting for 46.2% of all new households.
At the same time, the industrial structure is also continuously optimized. In the first 11 months of 2023, there were 4.554 million new tax-related business entities in the "three new economies" with new industries, new business formats and new business models as the core content, accounting for 30.1% of all new households, an increase of 2.5 percentage points year-on-year. Among them, the number of new households in the Internet information technology service industry increased by 32% year-on-year, achieving rapid growth.
Source: CCTV