Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: More than 70,000 specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises have been cultivated nationwide, including 8,997 "little giant" enterpri

  Cctv newsOn the afternoon of March 1st, the State Council Press Office held a series of press conferences on the theme of "Opening by authoritative departments", introducing the situation of "accelerating new industrialization, strengthening and improving the real economy" and answering reporters’ questions.

  Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, said that SMEs in China contributed 50% of tax revenue, over 60% of GDP, over 70% of technological innovation, over 80% of urban employment and over 90% of enterprises, which highlighted the importance of doing a good job in SMEs.

  In 2022, China added more than 1.7 trillion yuan in tax reduction and fee reduction, tax refund, tax deferral and fee deferral for small and micro market entities, launched a series of SME service activities, and newly cultivated 274 national SME public service demonstration platforms. In 2022, the country set up an average of 23,800 new enterprises every day, the number of small and medium-sized enterprises has exceeded 52 million, and the operating income of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises above designated size has exceeded 80 trillion yuan.

  More than 70,000 specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises have been cultivated throughout the country, including 8,997 specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises. Among the newly listed enterprises last year, specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 59%, and more than 1,300 specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises have been listed on A shares, accounting for 27% of the total number of A-share listed enterprises. These enterprises have been working hard in the field of industrial foundation, which fully embodies the development characteristics of specialization, refinement, characteristics and novelty.

  Next, focus on five aspects:

  First, optimize the development environment. A law, a regulation, an opinion, a plan. Law is to fully implement the "SME Promotion Law"; The regulations are to implement the Regulations on the Protection of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ Payment and protect the legitimate rights and interests of small and medium-sized enterprises; The opinion is to thoroughly implement the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Healthy Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; Planning is to implement the "14th Five-Year Plan" to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, promote the implementation of various policies to benefit enterprises, and solve problems for the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises.

  Second, strengthen the cultivation. The gradient cultivation project of high-quality enterprises will be implemented in depth, and the number of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in China will exceed 80,000 this year. Strengthen policy guidance and overall planning of resources, and plan to cultivate about 100 characteristic industrial clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises. Give play to the leading role of large enterprises and promote the development of large, medium and small enterprises. This year, the second national conference on the development of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises will be held to build a platform for exchanges and cooperation between small and medium-sized enterprises.

  Third, improve the service system. First, this year, we will prepare opinions on further improving the service system for small and medium-sized enterprises; second, we will further improve the public service system for small and medium-sized enterprises at the national, provincial, municipal and county levels; third, we will continue to carry out the National Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Service Month, and give full play to the role of public service institutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, public service demonstration platforms for small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurial innovation demonstration bases for small and micro enterprises, so that more quality services can reach small and medium-sized enterprises directly.

  Fourth, promote the integration of production and production. It will guide financial institutions to continuously increase financing support for small and medium-sized enterprises. Give play to the role of the capital market and support specialized and new enterprises to speed up listing. Give play to the guiding role of the national SME development fund and drive social capital to increase investment.

  We will further improve the overseas service system for SMEs, run the SME Expo well, and build an international cooperation platform to help SMEs make good use of global resources and achieve win-win cooperation.