Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Commerce and nine other departments have jointly issued policies aimed at expanding service consumption, focusing on resolving barriers to service consumption development and enhancing the sense of gain for business entities [1][2]. Group 1: Policy Measures - The policy measures consist of five areas with 19 specific tasks aimed at promoting service consumption [1]. - The measures emphasize three principles: combining benefits for people's livelihoods with promoting consumption, optimizing supply while stimulating demand, and balancing domestic and foreign openness [1]. Group 2: Implementation Strategies - The Ministry of Commerce plans to select around 50 pilot cities for new consumption formats, models, and scenarios based on competitive reviews, focusing on cities with large populations and strong development potential [2]. - The National Development and Reform Commission will implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" initiative to accelerate AI applications in service consumption, encouraging the integration of various consumption formats [2]. Group 3: Financial Support - The Ministry of Finance has introduced interest subsidy policies for personal consumption loans and service industry loans, while the People's Bank of China is working to enhance credit support and optimize consumer financial products [2]. - As of the end of July, the balance of household consumption loans, excluding personal housing loans, reached 21.04 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 5.34% [2]. Group 4: Inbound Consumption Growth - In the first half of the year, over 19 million inbound foreign visitors were recorded, a 30% increase year-on-year, with visa-free entries growing by 54% [3]. - The number of tax refund stores has exceeded 10,000, three times the number at the end of 2024, with a 248% increase in tax refund beneficiaries and a 98% increase in tax refund sales in the first eight months [3]. - The Ministry of Commerce aims to enhance inbound consumption by improving policy support, enriching high-quality consumption supply, and creating diverse consumption scenarios [3].
将开展消费新业态、新模式、新场景试点城市建设
Jing Ji Wang·2025-09-19 02:01