1 Four emission standards

 

The four discharge standards of "Water Pollutant Discharge Standard for Silk Reeling Industry", "Water Pollutant Discharge Standard for Wool Textile Industry", "Water Pollutant Discharge Standard for Hemp Textile Industry" and "Water Pollutant Discharge Standard for Textile Dyeing and Finishing Industry" are implemented, and the four discharge standards are jointly issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, which together constitute a series of water pollutant discharge standards for textile industry.

 

Prompt

 

The relevant person in charge of the Science and Technology Standards Department of the Ministry of Environmental Protection said that the implementation of the new standards will increase the environmental protection entry threshold of the textile industry, which will help reduce the discharge of water pollutants and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the textile industry. The release and implementation of the four standards will effectively promote the emission reduction of pollutants in the textile industry. After the existing enterprises implement and reach the emission limits of the second stage, the emission of pollutants will be greatly reduced, among which the emission of chemical oxygen demand and ammonia nitrogen will be reduced compared with 2010.

2 Administrative fees reduced

 

The Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission officially announced the ''Notice on Reducing Some Administrative Fees Standards'', which will cancel 15 administrative fees such as fee bills, storage fees for goods and luggage, and tax invoices from January 1. Items and 15 administrative fees such as exemption from enterprise registration fees, registration fees for individual industrial and commercial households, and transfer fees for the use of mobile personnel.

 

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The cancellation and exemption of 30 administrative fees this time is mainly to reduce the burden on enterprises and society and promote stable economic growth. Lower the entry-exit inspection and quarantine fees, simplify the entry-exit inspection and quarantine fees. It is estimated that after the charging standard is reduced, the burden on import and export enterprises can be reduced by about 5.2 billion yuan every year.

 

The notice stipulates that the inspection and quarantine fee standard for import and export goods will be reduced from 1.5 ‰ and 1.2 ‰ of the total value of the goods respectively to 0.8 ‰ of the total value of the goods. The inspection and quarantine fee for small-scale border trade and small-scale trade goods with a value of less than 100000 yuan (including 100000 yuan) at the border port will be uniformly reduced to 30 yuan per batch. No charge shall be paid for the implementation of health quarantine only.

3 Tariff implementation plan

 

The 2013 Tariff Implementation Plan has been implemented. The sliding quasi-tax will continue to be implemented on a certain amount of cotton imported outside the tariff quota, and the tax rate will be adjusted appropriately, mainly because the applicable tax rate will be increased when the import price of cotton is too low.

 

In order to actively increase imports and meet domestic economic and social development and consumer demand, China will implement an annual provisional import tax rate lower than the most-favored-nation tax rate on more than 780 kinds of imported goods in 2013. Among them, the new and further reduce the tax rate of textile and clothing products include down, linen staple fiber, automatic rotor spinning machine and so on.

 

According to the free trade agreements or tariff preference agreements signed between China and relevant countries or regions, in 2013, China continued to implement the agreement tax rate on some imported products originating in ASEAN countries, Chile, Pakistan, New Zealand, Peru, Costa Rica, South Korea, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and other countries, and the level of some tax rates was further reduced. Under the framework of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement between the Mainland and Hong Kong and Macau, zero tariffs will be imposed on products originating in Hong Kong and Macau that have established preferential origin standards. According to the cross-strait economic cooperation framework agreement, zero tariffs will be imposed on some products originating in Taiwan. We will continue to implement preferential tax rates on some products originating in 40 least developed countries, including Laos, Sudan and Yemen.

Prompt

 

The policy of reducing the import tariff of feather raw materials is conducive to improving the international competitiveness of China's feather enterprises, restraining the high fluctuation of down raw material prices, and enhancing the confidence of product export. For flax enterprises, tax reduction can further reduce the burden of enterprises, is conducive to the stability of flax yarn prices, and is more conducive to expanding the domestic market of flax textile products.

4 Dividend bonus tax policy.

 

The Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on the Relevant Policies on Individual Income Tax on Dividends and Bonuses has been implemented.

 

If the listed company pays dividends and the equity registration date is after January 1, 2013, the dividend income shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of this notice. For the stocks of listed companies already held in the securities account of individual investors on the date of implementation of this notice, the holding period shall be calculated from the date of acquisition.

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This policy adjustment aims to give full play to the guiding role of tax policy, encourage long-term investment, curb short-term speculation, and promote the long-term stable and healthy development of China's capital market.

5 Minimum Wage Standards

 

The minimum wage in Zhejiang Province has been raised again, with the highest standard rising from 1310 yuan to 1470 yuan. Compared with the current minimum monthly wage standard, the highest level has increased by 12.2, and the new minimum wage standard is currently in the forefront of provinces and municipalities in the country.

 

The adjusted minimum wage standard in Shaanxi Province is: Class I wage area, full-time minimum wage standard is 1150 yuan/month, non-Ren Qingping: the market is generally better than last year's attention to the three major uncertain factors of the steel trade industry

 

"In 2013 and even for a long time in the future, the steel industry and the steel trade industry will face various challenges and opportunities, and we must attach great importance to and pay attention to the existing uncertain factors." Ren Qingping, vice chairman of Shanghai Steel Trade Chamber of Commerce and chairman of Shanghai Wubo Steel Structure Materials Co., Ltd., put forward his views and opinions in an interview with reporters.

 

Ren Qingping said that there are indeed many positive factors for the domestic steel industry and steel market in 2013. In the fourth quarter of 2012, my country's economy began to pick up and achieved steady growth. The year-on-year growth rate of GDP rebounded significantly to 7.9, and the month-on-month growth rate was 2.0; in December, the added value of industries above designated size increased by 10.3 year-on-year; from these macroeconomic data, it can be seen, The domestic economic situation is gradually improving. In 2013, driven by the national policy of stabilizing growth and the effect of the change of government, the growth rate of domestic fixed asset investment may continue to pick up steadily.

 

Ren Qingping also said that in the fourth quarter of 2012, the National Development and Reform Commission approved investment projects totaling about 7 trillion yuan, involving rail transit, highways, airports, etc. At the same time, the target of railway fixed asset investment in 2013 has also been raised to 650 billion yuan. Infrastructure investment will continue to be one of the important supports for fixed asset investment. Around the layout of urbanization, the development of above-ground infrastructure (intercity bus, intercity railway, intercity passenger transport, branch airport), communication network, underground infrastructure (rail transit, oil and gas pipeline) will become the focus of future investment. This is a big positive factor for steel companies and the steel market. Therefore, the steel market in 2013 will be better than 2012.

 

When talking about the uncertain factors affecting the production and operation of iron and steel enterprises and the operation situation of the steel market in 2013 and even in the medium and long term, Ren Qingping expressed concern. He believed that enterprises must attach great importance to and pay attention to these uncertain factors.

 

One of the uncertainties: overcapacity

 

Overcapacity in the steel industry is a fatal injury to the efficiency of steel enterprises and the stability of the steel market. At present, my country's steel production capacity has exceeded 1 billion tons. In 2012, the national crude steel output was more than 0.71 billion tons. "Due to the overcapacity caused by blind expansion of production, the steel market has been oversupply, and it has also caused the steel industry and steel trading companies to fall into vicious competition." Ren Qingping said. In 2013, although my country's economy is seeking progress while maintaining stability, the scale of infrastructure investment has increased, and the intensity of demand for steel is also increasing, compared with the current production capacity of the steel industry, "demand" is still much smaller than "supply. Once the steel market picks up slightly and steel prices pick up, the capacity of steel mills will be released and production will increase significantly. Then, the steel market will soon cool down, steel production capacity will fall. In recent years, one of the main reasons for the operation characteristics of "short rising time and long falling time" in the steel market is the serious overcapacity of steel.

 

Ren Qingping said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Merger and Reorganization of Enterprises in Key Industries" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), clarifying the goals and tasks of the merger and reorganization of the steel industry. The "Opinions" proposed that by 2015, the industry concentration of the top 10 steel enterprise groups will reach about 60%. The "Opinions" also pointed out that the focus is on supporting large-scale iron and steel enterprise groups to carry out cross-regional and cross-ownership mergers and reorganizations, actively supporting the mergers and reorganizations of regional advantageous iron and steel enterprises, greatly reducing the number of enterprises, and increasing the concentration of the iron and steel industry.

 

"Increasing the concentration of steel companies must go hand in hand with eliminating outdated production capacity and controlling blind expansion of production capacity, otherwise the concentration cannot be increased." Ren Qingping said, "As all over for local interests, steel production capacity continues to expand. According to the statistics of the first 11 months of 2012, the concentration of the steel industry did not rise but fell in 2012, and the concentration of the top 10 steel enterprise groups was only 46.1 percent, down 3.1 percentage points from 2011." Some people in the industry also pointed out that due to the large number of steel plants with small blast furnaces as the main body, the concentration of my country's steel industry is still low. At the same time, small and medium-sized enterprises are still the main force of capacity expansion. By 2015, there are still various difficulties for the domestic steel industry to achieve the goal of reaching about 60% of the industrial concentration of the top 10 steel enterprise groups.

 

"The severe overcapacity is the biggest uncertain factor that directly affects the efficiency of the steel industry and steel traders in 2013, and it is also a major factor leading to the ups and downs of the steel market." Ren Qingping said so.

 

Uncertainty II: The Impact of the Third Industrial Revolution

Ren Qingping said: "The launch of the third industrial revolution, the impact on the development of China's medium-and long-term steel industry and steel traders is inevitable, and the extent of its impact will gradually expand. The impact has not yet been shown much, nor has it attracted everyone's attention. But this is a global development trend, the trend of the times."

 

The impact of the third industrial revolution on the steel industry will be more direct, forcing steel enterprises to accelerate the transformation and upgrading. Industry experts believe that the third industrial revolution is another major leap in the industrial field after the steam technology revolution and the power technology revolution in the history of human civilization. It is the product of the organic integration of renewable energy system and Internet technology. The industrial revolution determines the future of economic development. The experience of the "steam age" and the "electrical age" shows that the industrial revolution is bound to accompany the scientific and technological revolution. The "third industrial revolution" characterized by "intelligent manufacturing of low-carbon energy" has a great impact on the traditional manufacturing and steel industry.

 

The neural network established by the combination of the Internet technology revolution and renewable energy, such as the Energy Internet, transforms from a fossil fuel structure to renewable energy to produce intelligent low-carbon energy. In an office building, solar energy is collected on the roof, wind power generation equipment is installed in front of the house, geothermal heating is used, kitchen waste is converted into bioenergy, and so on. When thousands of buildings start to produce green energy and store it, people can transfer this electricity to the grid and share resources with others through the energy Internet, which works the same as the current Internet.

 

In the face of the rapid development of technology-driven industries and the pace of "re-industrialization" in developed countries, China's manufacturing industry is facing unprecedented pressure. It has been asserted that the Third Industrial Revolution had a considerable negative impact on large manufacturing countries like China. In the future, the manufacturing center will shift from China to Europe and the United States and other countries and regions. From "de-industrialization" to "re-industrialization", the United States is taking the opportunity of the "third industrial revolution" to try to lead the new layout of global industrial division of labor. At present, the United States has officially launched a high-end manufacturing program to develop in nanotechnology, high-end batteries, energy materials, biological manufacturing, new generation microelectronics research and development, high-end robots and other fields, which will promote the development of high-end talents, high-end elements and high-end innovation clusters in the United States, and maintain leading R & D, technology and manufacturing in the field of high-end manufacturing.

 

Similarly, the impact on the steel industry is also obvious, the traditional manufacturing industry shrinks, the demand for steel will also be significantly reduced. The transformation of fossil fuel structure to renewable energy, the breakthrough and maturity of modern manufacturing technologies such as artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing, industrial robots, and 3D printing, and the replacement of traditional manufacturing technologies by intelligent, digital, and information technology have reduced steel consumption., And put forward new and higher requirements for the material and performance of steel, which will undoubtedly bring new challenges to steel companies.

 

Uncertainty III: Variants in the international economic environment

 

The third major uncertainty analyzed by Ren Qingping is the variable of the international economic environment. In 2013, the international economic situation is still complex and full of variables, the slow growth of the world economy will continue, various forms of protectionism are on the rise, and the pressure of potential inflation and asset bubbles has increased. The world economy has entered a period of deep transformation and adjustment from the period of rapid development before the crisis. Ren Qingping said that the variables of the international economic environment will have a great impact on the domestic economy, finance, and foreign investment, and will directly affect the steel industry and steel traders. This year, this uncertainty may have the greatest impact on the domestic steel market."

 

Finally, Ren Qingping said: "the above three uncertain factors need every iron and steel production enterprise and every operator engaged in steel trade to attract enough attention and high attention." Therefore, manufacturers and merchants must keep a clear understanding of the market situation in 2013, and take timely measures to deal with the changes that may be brought about by these uncertain factors. The full-time hourly minimum wage standard is 11.5 yuan/hour; the second-class wage area, the full-time minimum wage standard is 1050 yuan/month, and the part-time hourly minimum wage standard is 10.5 yuan/hour; the third-class wage area, full-time The minimum wage standard is 950 yuan/month, and the part-time hourly minimum wage standard is 9.5 yuan/hour; the full-time minimum wage standard is 870 yuan/month, the minimum wage for part-time hours is 8.7 yuan/hour.

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As long as the employees of an enterprise sign a labor contract with the employer, or although they have not signed a labor contract, but the labor relationship has been determined, this new standard is applicable.

6 Land acquisition related policies

 

Gansu Province will raise the compensation standard for land acquisition from January 1, 2013. After the adjustment, the compensation standard for land acquisition in Gansu Province will reach an average of 35600 yuan per mu, an increase of 19.9 percent over the current standard.

 

The minimum standard for the annual output value of cultivated land used by land expropriation in Fujian Province is adjusted to 1300 yuan per mu. In areas where the comprehensive land price of the requisitioned area is implemented, the minimum standard for the comprehensive land price of the requisitioned area is adjusted to 32500 yuan per mu.

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Industry insiders analyze that with the improvement of agricultural land expropriation standards, the cost and value of land in various provinces are expected to generally increase, which may benefit listed companies that have a large amount of local land resources.