Due to the external economic environment, catering companies, especially the high-end catering industry, face a heavier tax burden. A few days ago, the responsible person of the Chinese Cuisine Association stated that under the appeal of the association, the Ministry of Commerce is studying and formulating relevant policies for reducing the business tax and credit card fees of catering enterprises. Using POS machines to swipe cards in hotels, the fee rate may drop to 0.38%.
Catering industry pays up to 46 taxes and fees
It is understood that since last year, under the repeated calls of industry associations, the swaging rate of the catering industry has dropped from 2% to 1.25% since February of this year. "But this obviously cannot solve the burden of catering companies." Feng Enyuan, executive vice president of the association, said in an interview with reporters that according to the inspection of Chinese cooking, there are currently 46 types of taxes and fees collected by the catering industry across the country. Among them, there are 12 kinds of taxes and 34 types of fees. Among the tax revenues, among the 27 provinces and cities that have established price adjustment funds, 17 provinces and municipalities have imposed price adjustment funds for the catering industry, and the standards imposed by different regions are also different.
According to reports, price adjustment funds are common in the industry, and corporate responses are also quite strong. Generally, they are collected from 0.05% to 2% of turnover. The price adjustment fund, also known as price adjustment tax, is a special fund set up by the government to stabilize market prices, to use for the purpose of handling commodities, to balance supply and demand, or to support operators. “Business tax rates, bank card card swipe rates, and price adjustment funds are the three focuses of the industry’s appeal for reducing burdens,†Feng Enyuan said. Business tax is the most important tax burden for catering companies, which is generally levied at 5% of turnover. 0.5% additional. The restaurant card service fee rate was lowered to 1.25% at the beginning of this year, but it is still in the luxury consumption sequence, which is equivalent to jewelry gold, arts and crafts, real estate, and automobile sales. "We believe that the restaurant billing rate should return To the people's livelihood category, 0.38%." Feng Enyuan said.
Industry Association calls for further tax cuts to deal with winter
Since the end of last year, due to the economic situation and the restriction of the consumption of the Sangong, the catering industry has entered the winter cold overnight. In particular, high-end catering companies such as Qiaojiangnan, Jingya, Shunfeng, etc. performed worse than before, and the first privately-owned restaurant in the country, Hunan E and Oxygen [0.00% fund research report], gave a net loss of two hundred million yuan in the first three quarters. , successive reports on the performance of the store.
In fact, as early as last year when the Sangong Consumption New Deal was restricted, the crisis in the catering industry has already emerged. Feng Enyuan said that from January to July last year, the growth rate of China's catering industry had dropped to its lowest level in nine years. Catering companies in all parts of the country have gone bankrupt, and the monthly closure rate in Xiamen and other places is as high as 15%. “The catering industry has long been under pressure from 'four highs and one low', with high rental prices, high labor costs, high energy prices, high raw material costs, and low profits. At present, the industry’s profitability and development speed have reached the lowest point in 30 yearsâ€, Feng Enyuan said that despite the current difficult situation, despite the fact that companies have started to save themselves, it is clearly not enough. In September of this year, the industry’s total sales amounted to 225.9 billion yuan, an increase of 0.6 percentage points from August; January to September, the limit The turnover of the above catering companies fell by 1.8%. Therefore, the revival of the industry still needs the support of the government and related policies.
Credit card billing rate is expected to drop to 0.38%
“We have submitted a report to the State Administration of Taxation, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Commerce and other relevant departments and called for a 'positive tax clearance fee' for catering companies.†Feng Enyuan revealed to reporters that the Ministry of Commerce is currently working with relevant departments to promote the reduction of the taxation of commercial food and beverage taxes. Standards, mainly for the business tax of public catering and bank card fees and price adjustment funds. Among them, the business tax rate is expected to be reduced from the current 5% to 3%, and the tax exemption for public catering services such as breakfast and community catering will be exempted. The second is that the credit card fee rate will be reduced to 0.38% of the people's livelihood. In addition, the price adjustment fund will also be expected to adjust. “The Ministry of Commerce is coordinating the introduction of 'Guidance on the support of the development of mass catering,'†Feng Enyuan said. “We hope that the relevant policies will be introduced as soon as possible.â€
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