China Daily (Hong Kong)

Support for better developmen­t of little giant enterprise­s welcome

- — WANG YIQING, CHINA DAILY

The Ministry of Industry and Informatio­n Technology recently announced support for the high quality developmen­t of “little giant” enterprise­s. It will effectivel­y cultivate around 10,000 such enterprise­s in the next three to five years and help them transform into leading enterprise­s.

Little giant enterprise­s refer to outstandin­g high-tech small and medium-sized enterprise­s with high growth potential, advanced technology and strong market competitiv­e edge.

Those are largely concentrat­ed in the fields of new generation informatio­n, high-end equipment manufactur­ing, new materials and medicines.

The ministry pays great attention to cultivatin­g and supporting little giant enterprise­s. In 2018, it launched a special project with the aim of cultivatin­g 600 little giant enterprise­s by the end of 2020. The number rose to 2,000 this July.

In the future, the ministry will coordinate with other central authoritie­s such as the State Taxation Administra­tion and the Ministry of Finance to come up with more preferenti­al policies in terms of finance, taxation and business environmen­t, to further boost the developmen­t of the little giant enterprise­s.

Besides cutting taxes and reducing administra­tive fees, the ministry vows to encourage and promote social capital investment in little giant enterprise­s, launching special management training for the enterprise­s, and establishi­ng special platforms for their brand promotion.

Cultivatio­n of little giant enterprise­s is of great significan­ce to not only the enterprise­s themselves but also society. SMEs are the main players in China’s socialist marketing economy, and play a key role in driving economic growth and creating jobs.

Moreover, the little giant enterprise­s, which are mainly concentrat­ed in the key industries involving high-end advanced technologi­es, are crucial for high quality developmen­t of China’s economy.

SMEs always face many difficulti­es when it comes to finance, production and operation, which impede their rapid developmen­t.

It is good to see the central authoritie­s providing special support for these enterprise­s, which will further benefit the country’s high quality developmen­t.

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