East China’s Jiangsu province has made every possible effort to advance epidemic control with all-out efforts while stepping up production, allocation and supply of key materials and maintaining social and economic progress.
Nanjing Ericsson Panda Communications Co., Ltd. has restored full production capacity. Located in Jiangning Economic Development Zone, it is Ericsson Group's largest system supply and support center in China.
80% of the enterprises in Jiangning Development Zone has resumed production since February 10, the first working day after the Spring Festival holiday.
Nanjing Jiangbei New Area has arranged for 124 shuttle buses every day to transport the workers to and from Anhui where they live.
3240 enterprises in the new area have resumed production, including 432 enterprises above designated scale.
Electricity load in Suzhou Industrial Park has reached 87.3% of typical production day. 100% of the industrial enterprises above designated scale have resumed production.
The US-based Wal-Mart sent a fax and placed a new order of 1,600 tons of TC fleece with Changzhou Xurong Knitting Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd.
Zhang Guocheng, Deputy CEO of Changzhou Xurong Knitting Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd
We have started all the machines
and the production has resumed to the best effect
so as to fulfill all the orders quickly
efficiently and with high quality
in the shortest possible time
and recapture the losses from the suspended production
Jiangsu has released 50 preferential measures in 12 categories to ensure the provision of key medical supplies and daily necessities as a large part of local enterprises have resumed production since February 10.
The Leading Group for Epidemic Prevention and Control under the Provincial Party Committee has issued a circular “The Opinions on Overall Promotion of Economic and Social Development during the Epidemic Prevention and Control through Scientific and Targeted Measures”.
Consisting of 33 measures in 8 aspects, the Opinions focuses on scientific and law-based target work in epidemic prevention and control, medical treatment, work resumption, delay school opening, pairing-up support between Hubei and 16 other provinces, provision of key medical supplies, ensuring livelihood and social stability and organizational leadership.
In order to reduce the burden on enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises that have suffered major losses or suffered severe losses due to the epidemic can apply for real estate tax and urban land use tax relief, according to the circular.
Small and medium-sized enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households that lease state-owned commercial real estate can reduce or halve the rent for 1-3 months.
In the meantime, Jiangsu has also increased financial support to the enterprises by stipulating that in 2020, the growth rate of loans to small and micro enterprises of large state-owned banks will be no less than 20% over the previous year, and the comprehensive financing cost will be reduced by 0.5 percentage points.
The Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security has issued eight measures to stabilize employment and secure employment during epidemic prevention and control.
The Provincial Market Regulatory Administration has issued 18 specific measures to respond to the epidemic and support the stable and healthy development of enterprises, totaling 30 million yuan in reduction and exemption of SME commissioned inspection and testing fees and related special equipment inspection fees.
Nanjing Customs has unveiled 18 measures to set up special windows and green channels for rapid clearance of imported epidemic prevention and control materials and the raw materials for production of medical supplies.
Peng Weipeng, deputy commissioner of Nanjing Customs
We have implemented supervision
through classification management
online auditing
and corporate commitments
If the payment is due within 3 months
the tax will be exempted from late payment
and we will go all out
to promote foreign trade and stable growth
Various support policies have solved the urgent needs of many enterprises. Jiangsu Yimao Filter Materials was in urgent need of 5 million yuan to procure raw materials for stable production. A local bank accelerated the approval process, streamlined the time spent on the formalities from five working days to 24 hours and granted the loan in the shortest possible time.
Ye Yongdong, Production and Operation Director of Jiangsu Yimao Filter Material Co., Ltd
By streamlining the formalities
the bank can grant the loan in a timely manner
In the meantime, major investment projects have also resumed work. Xuzhou High-tech Zone and Changshu City signed on Tuesday a number of investment projects worth 5 billion yuan through video link.
As of February 19, 35969 industrial enterprises above designated scale have resumed production, accounting for 79% of the total.
Xu Guanghui, Xu Guanghui, Deputy Director of Jiangsu Development and Reform Commission
We have strengthened safety awareness
organized enterprises in an orderly manner
to accelerate resumption of work and resume production
focus on solving the difficulties
of the workers’ returning to work
logistics and transportation
upstream and downstream industrial chain support
and epidemic prevention and control
so as to reduce the economic loss
caused by the epidemic and fuel the economy
as soon as possible in the track
of smooth circulation and high-quality development
