Yangzi Evening News reported on January 26 (Reporter Xu Jing) Kunshan Yizui has withdrawn 8,000 tables; Xiangxuehai has withdrawn 2,000 tables; Parkson World has withdrawn 1,500 tables... Currently, catering companies are once again facing difficulties.

Yangzi Evening News reported on January 26 (Reporter Xu Jing) Kunshan Yizui withdrew 8,000 tables; Xiangxuehai withdrew 2,000 tables; Parkson World withdrew 1,500 tables... Currently, catering companies are once again facing difficulties. During the two sessions in 2021, the Jiangsu Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce submitted 15 group proposals at the fourth meeting of the 12th Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, from the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce and some district-city federations of industry and commerce, as well as the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce Catering Industry Chamber of Commerce, the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, and the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce. Industry chambers of commerce such as the Federation of Industry and Commerce Hardware and Electrical and Mechanical Chamber of Commerce, the Provincial Modern Financial Chamber of Commerce, and the Provincial Private Education Industry Association. A Yangzi Evening News/Ziniu News reporter noted that one of the suggestions is to extend the “phased exemption from mitigation” preferential policy for the accommodation and catering industry.

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It is recommended to mention that the accommodation and catering industry is an important traditional industry that protects and improves people's livelihood, and plays an important role in driving consumption growth, broadening employment channels, and improving people's quality of life. In 2020, the country introduced a series of phased reduction, exemption and deferral support policies in response to the epidemic, which greatly helped accommodation and catering companies tide over the difficulties.

The current COVID-19 epidemic is still severe, and the domestic epidemic is spreading to multiple points. Relevant departments such as provincial and municipal governments have put forward restrictions and cancellations on annual meetings and various gatherings. The operations of the accommodation and catering industry have been directly affected, and The relevant preferential policies during the epidemic period have expired, and accommodation and catering companies are once again facing difficulties. Enterprises are facing a “tide of unsubscription”. Due to the cancellation of large-scale events such as annual meetings and year-end dinners, consumers have been canceling orders since the end of December 2020.

Affected by the epidemic, consumers have gone out to eat less, and the turnover of accommodation and catering companies has dropped significantly. According to statistics from the Suzhou City Catering Industry Chamber of Commerce, from January 1st to 10th, the turnover of 40 brand catering companies in Suzhou, including Deyuelou, Songhelou, and Laobeimen Hotel, dropped by an average of 57.5% year-on-year.

At the same time, operating costs increase. On the one hand, due to the impact of the epidemic, the prices of seafood and other raw materials have increased significantly; on the other hand, companies have responded to the government’s call to encourage employees to celebrate the New Year in place, and labor costs have increased.

Based on the above reasons, the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce suggested in the group proposal that the accommodation and catering industry should continue to implement the "phased exemption from mitigation" support policy during the epidemic period before June 30, 2021.

focuses on 6 aspects of exemption. Accommodation and catering enterprises are exempted from pension, unemployment and work-related injury insurance unit contributions; for accommodation and catering enterprises with normal employment and loss-making enterprises, employment stabilization subsidies will continue to be issued; for accommodation and catering enterprises that lease state-owned commercial properties, house rent and property management fees will be reduced or exempted ; For non-state-owned operating buildings rented, policies to encourage owners (landlords) to reduce or reduce tenant rents and property management fees, or incentives to subsidize catering and accommodation operators; reduce or exempt value-added business tax, property tax, and land use tax for accommodation and catering enterprises; coordinate Relevant public institutions will reduce the unit prices of water, electricity and energy, telecommunications and network service fees, garbage and sewage treatment and other institutional charges for accommodation and catering enterprises, and reduce or exempt various municipal and regional charges; provide guaranteed financial services to accommodation and catering enterprises and financial institutions , reduce the financing interest cost of small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Source: Ziniu News