1. The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation have announced that starting from January 1, 2024, the deferred tax preferential policy for personal pension will be implemented nationwide. The personal contributions to the personal pension fund account shall be deducted from the comprehensive income or operating income according to the limit standard of 12000 yuan per year; The personal pension received by individuals is not included in the comprehensive income and is subject to a separate personal income tax rate of 3%.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other departments have released the "Special Action Plan for Digital Empowerment of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (2025-2027)". By 2027, the digital level of pilot provincial-level specialized, refined, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises will reach level two or above, and the CNC rate of key processes in national scale industrial small and medium-sized enterprises will reach 75%; The cloud adoption rate for small and medium-sized enterprises exceeds 40%.
3. According to Xinhua News Agency, in 2024, France's "internet celebrity" economy generated nearly 6.5 billion euros in revenue, second only to Germany and the United Kingdom, accounting for approximately 0.16% of the country's GDP.
4. Xiangyang City in Hubei Province has issued a new policy, raising the maximum loan amount for housing provident fund to 800000 yuan; Employees who have continuously paid in full for 5 years can have their loan term extended to 10 years after retirement, with a maximum loan term not exceeding 30 years.
5. According to the China Securities News, as of December 11th, the financing balance in the A-share market was reported at 1875.85 billion yuan, a new high in over 9 years. In the medium to long term, driven by both policy expectations and economic trends, the A-share market is expected to continue its volatile upward trend.
6. According to a report by the Securities Times, signs of a rebound in Hong Kong stock IPOs have emerged this year. From tech giants such as Horizon Robotics to industry giants such as Midea, SF Express, Hengrui, Haitian, and Mao Geping, many mainland companies have turned their attention to Hong Kong. Hong Kong is expected to return to the fourth place in global IPO financing this year, and is expected to return to the top three in the world by 2025.
7. According to Liberation Daily, as of December 11th, the number of people participating in the trade in of household appliances and home furnishings in Shanghai has exceeded 3.57 million. The sales of 8 major categories of household appliances, including air conditioners, computers, and refrigerators, covered by the national subsidy increased by 30% -40% year-on-year. During the policy implementation period, the cumulative subsidy amount reached 1.165 billion yuan, and various platforms worked together to drive the consumption of household appliances and home products to exceed 10 billion yuan.
8. The National Bureau of Statistics stated that the total grain output in China in 2024 will reach 1413 billion catties, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%. On the basis of stabilizing at over 1.3 trillion catties for nine consecutive years, it will reach a new level of 1.4 trillion catties for the first time.
9. According to data from the post office, in November, the postal industry completed 18.78 billion postal deliveries, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%; Revenue reached 165.92 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%.
10. According to an IDC report, the global shipment of intelligent floor cleaning robots in the third quarter was 5.014 million units, a year-on-year increase of 11.1%. The domestic market was boosted by the trade in program that began at the end of September, with 1.321 million units shipped, a year-on-year increase of 17%.
