The country is developing with each passing day. In order to better maintain social order and protect people's livelihood, relevant laws and regulations are also being further improved. So do you know what new policies the country will introduce in 2022? What aspects does it include? What impact does it have on our lives?
What new policies will the country introduce in 2022?
The new policies implemented by the country in 2022 implement all aspects, including highway toll standards, medical insurance, food health, imported medicinal materials management, and import tariffs. etc., the following is a detailed introduction:
1. The business environment will be more optimized
Premier Li Keqiang signed an order of the State Council to announce the "Regulations on Optimizing the Business Environment", which will be effective from January 2022 Effective from the 1st. The "Regulations" make corresponding provisions from the perspective of improving systems and mechanisms. The first is to clarify the principles and directions for optimizing the business environment; the second is to strengthen the protection of market entities; the third is to optimize the market environment; the fourth is to improve the ability and level of government services; the fifth is to regulate and innovative supervision and law enforcement; sixth, strengthen legal protection. At the same time, the "Regulations" propose that when handling government service matters, the government and its relevant departments should implement systems such as on-site processing, one-time processing, and time-limited processing based on the actual situation, so as to achieve centralized processing, nearby processing, online processing, and remote processing. .
II. Implementation of the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Foreign Investment (Draft)"
Premier Li Keqiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council on December 12 and passed the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Foreign Investment (Draft)" The Implementation Regulations (Draft) of the People's Republic of China and Foreign Investment Law will be implemented simultaneously on January 1, 2022. The "Regulations" focus on the concerns of foreign businessmen and solidify and clarify relevant matters from the administrative and regulatory level. First, treat domestic and foreign-funded enterprises equally. The second is to strengthen investment protection. The third is to stipulate that when reviewing access permits for relevant industries and fields, the competent authorities shall not set discriminatory requirements for foreign investors in terms of licensing conditions, application materials, etc. Fourth, it stipulates the legal liability for illegal acts such as not treating foreign-invested enterprises equally in accordance with the law, illegally restricting foreign-invested enterprises from equal participation in standard formulation, and other illegal acts. Fifth, it is clarified that Hong Kong and Macao investors shall refer to the Foreign Investment Law and the Regulations when investing in the mainland; investors from Taiwan will apply to the Taiwan Compatriots Investment Protection Law and its implementation rules when investing in the mainland. For matters that are not specified, refer to the Foreign Investment Law and the Regulations. "implement.
3. Import tariffs on some commodities need to be adjusted
The Tariff Commission of the State Council issued a notice to adjust import tariffs on some commodities. Starting from January 1, 2022, my country will implement a provisional import tax rate lower than the most-favored nation tax rate for more than 850 commodities. Among them, moderately increase the import of daily consumer goods that are relatively in short supply in the country or have foreign characteristics, and add or reduce the temporary import tax rate of frozen pork, frozen avocado, non-frozen orange juice and other commodities; The raw materials of new diabetes treatment drugs are subject to zero tariff; the provisional import tax rates for semiconductor testing and sorting taping machines, high-pressure turbine gap control valves and other products are added or reduced; the provisional import tax rates for some wood and paper products are added or reduced. In addition, the temporary import tax rates for two commodities, tungsten scrap and niobium scrap and scrap, were cancelled, and the most-favored-nation tax rate was restored.
IV. New toll standards will be implemented for expressway traffic
The Ministry of Transport issued the "Relevant Issues on the Implementation of the Industry Standard for Vehicle Toll Vehicle Type Classification on Toll Roads" (JT/T489-2019) "Notice" clarifies that toll roads will uniformly collect vehicle tolls according to the new classification from January 1, 2022. For trucks and special operation vehicles, the electronic non-stop tolling function will be enabled from January 1, 2022. ETC single card users (ETC users without on-board devices installed) will no longer enjoy the basic vehicle toll fee of not less than 5% in principle. preferential policies. In addition, the vehicle type classification will be re-evaluated. For 8-seat and 9-seat small passenger cars with a length of less than 6 meters, from January 1, 2022, vehicle tolls will be uniformly charged as Class 1 passenger cars, and ETC on-board devices will be installed, replaced or adjusted. car model.
5. Some administrative fees should be reduced
The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued a notice and decided to reduce some administrative fee standards. Starting from January 1, 2022, the license plate fee for motorcycles (including ordinary motorcycles, light motorcycles, coach motorcycles, embassy motorcycles, and consulate motorcycles) will be adjusted from 70 yuan per pair to 35 yuan; The fee for the Taiwan Travel Permit (electronic) is adjusted from 80 yuan to 60 yuan per copy; the fee for Taiwan Residents’ Mainland Travel Permit (reissue) is adjusted from 500 yuan to 200 yuan per copy.
6. The coal and electricity price linkage mechanism was canceled and replaced with "base price + floating up and down"
Starting from January 1, 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "About Deepening Coal-Burning The Guiding Opinions on the Reform of the On-grid Price Formation Mechanism for Power Generation have been implemented. The "Opinions" clarify that the current benchmark on-grid electricity price mechanism for coal-fired power generation will be changed to a market-based price mechanism of "base price + floating up and down". The base price is determined based on the current local benchmark on-grid electricity price for coal-fired power generation, with a floating range of no more than 10% for an increase and no more than 15% for a decrease in principle. Spot transactions carried out by the power trading center in accordance with the power system reform plan are not subject to this restriction. Among the coal-fired power generation, the electricity corresponding to the electricity consumed by residential and agricultural users is still subject to the benchmark price.
In recent years, more and more people have returned to their hometowns to work in rural areas. They are in urgent need of finding land for projects in rural areas. Therefore, "land brokers" were born. "Land brokers" mainly earn intermediary fees from growers or investors. Currently, Cixi Forum Group is recruiting land transfer service providers across the country and building a land transfer service center. (For details, please click on the link: /)
7. Taxi fares and passenger fares will undergo these changes
The Ministry of Transport and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the "About Deepening Road Transport Opinions on Price Reform", which will come into effect on January 1, 2022. The "Opinions" propose that during the Spring Festival and holidays, shuttle bus fares shall not implement special price increase policies beyond the normal government guidance price range or government pricing levels. Road transport operators formulating or adjusting prices in accordance with price policy provisions, and online ride-hailing platform companies adjusting pricing mechanisms or dynamic price increase mechanisms, shall announce them to the public at least 7 days in advance. In addition, the "Opinions" stipulate that, except for passenger cars with 9 seats or less, each adult passenger can carry one child under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.2 meters (inclusive of 1.2 meters) in height and who does not occupy a separate seat for free. Take a ride.
8. The new version of the National Medical Insurance Drug Catalog is launched
The National Medical Insurance Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued a notice officially announcing the results of the drug access negotiations. 70 new, A total of 97 of the 27 renewed drugs entered the medical insurance catalog through negotiation, with an average price reduction of 60.7% and 26.4%. The adjustment of the national medical insurance drug catalog in 2019 was successfully completed, and the new version of the catalog will be launched on January 1, 2022. After this round of adjustments, the 2019 "National Basic Medical Insurance, Work Injury Insurance and Maternity Insurance Drug Catalog" *** included 2,709 drugs. Compared with the 2017 version, 218 drugs were transferred in and 154 drugs were transferred out, a net increase of 64 indivual.
9. Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan can participate in social security in the mainland (mainland)
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Medical Security Administration issued the "Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan can participate in social security in the mainland (mainland)" "Interim Measures for Social Insurance" will come into effect on January 1, 2022. The "Measures" include within the scope of application two categories of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents who are employed in the Mainland (Mainland) and those who live in the Mainland (Mainland) but are not employed, and stipulate that Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents employed in the Mainland (Mainland) should participate in five basic social insurances. Unemployed Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents living in the Mainland (Mainland) can participate in basic pension insurance and medical insurance for urban and rural residents in accordance with regulations in their place of residence. Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who participate in social insurance enjoy social insurance benefits in accordance with the law.
10. Tax credit can be repaired
The State Administration of Taxation issued the "Announcement on Matters Related to Tax Credit Restoration", which will be effective from January 1, 2022. The "Announcement" proposes that corporate taxpayers included in tax credit management, if they meet the conditions, can apply to the competent tax authorities for tax credit restoration within the specified period. The conditions include that the taxpayer fails to complete tax declarations, tax payments, and data filing within the legal deadlines. and other matters and have been reissued, the taxpayer has fulfilled the corresponding legal obligations and the tax authorities have terminated the abnormal household status in accordance with the law, etc. In addition, tax credit restoration for abnormal household breach of trust can only be applied for once in a tax year. The tax year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of the Gregorian calendar.
In the new year, these industries will be encouraged, restricted, and eliminated respectively
Starting from January 1, 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission’s newly revised "Guidance Catalog for Industrial Structural Adjustment" (2019 version)" came into effect. The Catalog covers 48 industries and 1,477 entries, including 821 encouraged items, 215 restricted items, and 441 eliminated items. Four new industries were added to the encouraged category: "Human resources and human capital service industry", "artificial intelligence", "elderly care and childcare services", and "housekeeping"; the previous version of "education, culture, health, and sports service industry" Split and set up independently, the "firefighting" industry is deleted in the restricted category; the relevant entries of the "mining" industry are added in the eliminated category.