State Taxation Administration releases multiple taxpayer-friendly measures

On February 2, the State Taxation Administration launched the 2024 "Spring Breeze of Convenient Tax Services Action" and published multiple measures for convenient tax services, including comprehensively promoting the online roll-out of the nationwide unified and standardized electronic tax bureau, expanding the scope of priority tax refunds for individual income tax calculation, and accelerating the reform of electronic invoices for railways and civil aviation. This will effectively remove obstacles, improve the efficiency of tax administration.

The China Logistics Prosperity Index in March was 51.5%

China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) revealed on the 2nd that China's logistics industry prosperity index was 51.5% in March, up by 4.4 percentage points compared with last month. From the perspective of industry, demand from offline chain supermarkets and retailing in the sectors of resident consumption and commercial logistics has achieved restorative growth, which accelerated commercial circulation; the businesses of LTL transportation for fast-moving consumer goods and express delivery of e-commerce witnessed remarkable growth in terms of volume.

1.78 million people will enter and exit the country on average per day during the Tomb-Sweeping Day holiday

According to the prediction of the National Immigration Administration, the total number of people entering and leaving the country through ports will reach 1.78 million during the Ching Ming Festival holiday this year, an increase of 74.5% compared with the same period last year. The number of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents returning to their hometowns to pay homage to their ancestors through the land ports adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, and through the direct flights to Taiwan ports will increase significantly.

GDP of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Exceeds 14 Trillion Yuan

Reporters learned from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Office that in 2023, the total economic volume of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area exceeded 14 trillion yuan, with less than 0.6% of the country's land area contributing 1/9 of the country's total economy. The Bay Area’s scientific and technological innovation capacity is constantly improving. Currently, it has 75,000 national high-tech enterprises. Guangdong’s regional innovation capability has ranked first in the country for seven consecutive years. The three regions have jointly announced 183 “Bay Area Standards” in areas such as food, traditional Chinese medicine, and elderly care.

There was significantly increased precipitation in the central and northern parts of South China and the South, and there were frequent strong convective weather events.

The China Meteorological Administration predicts that in the coming week, cloudy weather will persist in central and northern Jiangnan, central and northern South China and other places. Starting from today, the rainfall area in the south will gradually move to South China. The rainfall in Hubei, Anhui and other places will weaken, but the heavy rainfall in Hunan and Jiangxi will continue and will be accompanied by short-term strong convective weather, so necessary defense measures should be well prepared.

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• 记者2日从中国石油化工集团有限公司江汉油田涪陵页岩气田获悉，今年一季度该气田产销两旺，1-3月累计投产新井33 mouths、同比增加50%，产气1.819 billion cubic meters、销售174.5 million cubic meters，分别超出计划产量15 million cubic meters、计划销量14 million cubic meters。