People’s Daily Online, Beijing, January 26 (Chen Yu) Employees who participate in enterprise annuities may increase their income level after retirement, add eight more entry and exit convenience measures, and further protect citizens’ freedom of religious belief … … From February 1st, a batch of new laws and regulations will affect our life.
National laws and regulations
After the implementation of the "Enterprise Annuity Measures" in February, you may receive an extra income after retirement.
A few days ago, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the Measures for Enterprise Annuity (hereinafter referred to as Order No.36), which revised the Trial Measures for Enterprise Annuity issued in 2004 and will be implemented on February 1 this year.
Enterprise annuity refers to the supplementary endowment insurance system independently established by enterprises and their employees through collective negotiation on the basis of participating in basic endowment insurance. Enterprise annuity can enjoy preferential tax policies of the state. For the part of payment that meets the requirements of the state, the enterprise payment can be deducted before tax, and the individual payment can be deducted from the taxable income of the current period.
The "Enterprise Annuity Measures" are not only applicable to all kinds of enterprises in cities and towns, but also other employers and their employees who participate in the basic old-age insurance for enterprise employees can establish enterprise annuities. After the employees meet the requirements, they can receive the enterprise annuity on a monthly basis, in installments or at one time, or they can buy commercial endowment insurance products.
Eight entry-exit facilitation measures launched by the Ministry of Public Security will be implemented in February.
The Ministry of Public Security decided to implement eight entry and exit facilitation measures from February 1, 2018. These measures involve many aspects, such as applying for permits nearby, self-service, free photography, foreign Chinese applying for permits, and self-service customs clearance at border inspection.
Item 1: Residents in the province can apply for entry and exit documents throughout the province. Applicants can apply for ordinary passports, Hong Kong and Macao passes and endorsements, and Taiwan passes and endorsements to any public security exit-entry administration agency at or above the county level in the provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) where their household registration is located.
Item 2: Residents in the province can apply for travel endorsements to and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan by themselves throughout the province. Applicants with electronic passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao and electronic passes to and from Taiwan issued by the exit and entry administration agencies of the public security departments of this province (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) can apply for travel endorsements to and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan at any self-service equipment in the province (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government).
Item 3: Eligible residents from other provinces can apply for entry and exit documents nearby. Spouses, children and parents from other provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) who are registered residents of this Municipality may apply for ordinary passports, passes and endorsements to and from Hong Kong and Macao, passes and endorsements to and from Taiwan in the city where the registered residents are located.
Item 4: Self-check the number of endorsements between Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Applicants with electronic passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao and electronic passes to and from Taiwan issued by the public security exit-entry administration agencies of this province (autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government) can make self-service equipment inquiries about the remaining times of endorsements to and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in any province (autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government).
Item 5: Provide photo service of entry and exit documents free of charge. The public security entry-exit acceptance window provides free entry-exit certificate photography service for applicants. The window that does not meet the requirements for the time being should provide free entry-exit certificate photography service for applicants who do not bring their entry-exit certificate photos or whose photos do not meet the standards of the Guide to Photographing Entry-Exit Certificates.
Item 6: Provide visa and residence convenience for foreign Chinese. For foreign Chinese who come to China to visit relatives, negotiate business, carry out scientific, educational, cultural and health exchange activities and handle private affairs, the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ may issue multiple-entry valid visas within 5 years according to regulations; Foreign Chinese who need to stay for a long time to work, study, visit relatives and engage in private affairs in the local area may be issued residence permits with a validity period of less than 5 years according to regulations.
Item 7: Vigorously promote the self-service customs clearance service. Public security entry-exit frontier inspection organs will strengthen the construction of self-service inspection channels for border inspection. In 2018, the number of ports opening self-service inspection channels for border inspection should reach 50% of the total number of tourist inspection ports in China, and the number of self-service customs clearance for border inspection should reach 50% of the total number of entry-exit personnel.
Item 8: Provide self-service printing service for self-service customs clearance passengers. Chinese and foreign passengers who use the self-service inspection channel for border inspection can print the record voucher of the last exit or entry from the port for free on the self-service printer behind the self-service inspection channel. The entry-exit record certificate has the same effect as the China border inspection stamp stamped on the entry-exit certificate by the border inspection authorities.
The newly revised Regulations on Religious Affairs came into effect on February 1st.
The Regulations on Religious Affairs was revised and adopted at the 176th executive meeting in the State Council on June 14th, 2017, and the revised Regulations on Religious Affairs will come into force on February 1st, 2018.
The "Regulations" propose to further promote religious harmony and social harmony, and stipulate that the religious affairs departments of the people’s governments at or above the county level shall manage religious affairs involving national interests and social public interests according to law; Religious citizens, non-religious citizens and citizens with different religions should respect each other and live in harmony; Religions adhere to the principle of independence; No organization or individual may create contradictions and conflicts between different religions, within the same religion or between religious citizens and non-religious citizens.
At the same time, the Regulations further standardize the management of religious affairs, and put forward the principles of "protecting legality, stopping illegality, containing extremes, resisting infiltration and cracking down on crimes", strengthening the supervision and management of religious property, and standardizing religious information services on the Internet.
The Measures for the Administration of the Registration of General VAT Taxpayers came into effect on February 1st.
A few days ago, State Taxation Administration of The People’s Republic of China promulgated the Measures for the Administration of the Registration of General VAT Taxpayers (hereinafter referred to as the Measures), which stipulated that the general taxpayer would be changed from the examination and approval system to the registration system, and it will take effect on February 1, 2018.
The "Measures" mainly have the following changes in content:
The first is to cancel the administrative examination and approval. Cancel the examination and approval of the tax authorities, and change the examination and approval system into the registration system. After the competent tax authorities check and confirm the registration information submitted by taxpayers, taxpayers can become general taxpayers.
The second is to simplify the procedures. Simplify the information needed for registration and the work flow of tax authorities.
The third is to adapt to the tax reform. The contents of the clauses related to policy differences in the Measures are not listed in detail, but summarized as "Regulations of the Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration of The People’s Republic of China" and "in accordance with policy provisions".
The Measures also improve the definition of annual taxable sales; Clarify the scope of taxpayers who do not apply for general taxpayer registration; The procedures for the registration of general taxpayers are clarified, and the taxpayers whose annual taxable sales exceed the prescribed standards, the time limit for handling relevant procedures and related management requirements are clarified; It is clear that the effective date of general taxpayers can be chosen by taxpayers themselves.
Local laws and regulations
Tianjin: The newly revised Regulations of Tianjin Municipality on Highway Management will be implemented on February 1st.
In order to promote the integrated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei transportation and solve the problem of "broken road" and "bottleneck road" in the border area of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Regulations of Tianjin Municipality on Highway Management, which will be implemented on February 1, stipulates the strengthening of regional highway management cooperation, and will establish "three systems" such as overall planning of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei road network and "three mechanisms" such as data sharing. The "obstruction" of many "capillaries" at the junction of Tianjin and Beijing-Hebei is gradually getting through. Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei sorted out and docked key construction projects during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period and formed a preliminary plan. Drafting relevant implementation rules will establish a unified project repository and a linkage mechanism for preliminary work to jointly plan the follow-up project construction.
Wuhan: The Regulations on the Protection of Minors in Wuhan came into effect on February 1st.
From February 1st, the Regulations on the Protection of Minors in Wuhan (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) will be formally implemented.
In view of the changes in the practice of protecting minors, the Regulations have added and revised many clauses, and specially set up a chapter on "family protection", requiring parents or other guardians to learn scientific educational guardianship methods to provide personal safety protection for minors. At the same time, on the issue of school bullying, schools are required to establish prevention and treatment systems and emergency response plans in school bullying. It also makes provisions for the current hot issues on the Internet. If a live video website hires a minor as an anchor or provides an anchor registration channel for a minor, it should obtain the consent of the minor’s parents or other guardians.
Guangzhou: The Regulations of Guangzhou Municipality on Population and Family Planning Services and Management will be implemented on February 1st.
The Regulations of Guangzhou Municipality on Population and Family Planning Services and Management (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) was issued a few days ago and will be implemented on February 1. According to the "Regulations", the parents of the only child are over 60 years old, and their children can enjoy nursing leave during hospitalization, with a cumulative period of no more than 15 days per year.
At the same time as the "Regulations" came into effect, the original "Measures for the Administration of Population and Family Planning in Guangzhou" was abolished at the same time.
Hainan: The Interim Measures for the Settlement of Medical Expenses of Maternity Insurance in Hainan Province was officially implemented on February 1.
The Hainan Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security and the Provincial Department of Finance recently issued the Interim Measures for the Settlement of Maternity Insurance Medical Expenses in Hainan Province, which will be officially implemented on February 1.
The "Interim Measures" stipulate that the expenses incurred by the insured in designated medical institutions due to childbirth and family planning operations that meet the requirements of the drug list, diagnosis and treatment list and medical facilities shall be settled by the social security agency according to the single disease.