21世纪经济报道·2026-02-01 09:40Group 1 - The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration announced adjustments to the applicable scope of value-added tax (VAT) for telecommunication services, effective from January 1, 2026 [1] - The current VAT rates in China include a standard rate of 13% and two preferential rates of 9% and 6% [1] - China Mobile announced that the adjustment will change the tax category for certain services from value-added telecommunications services to basic telecommunications services, resulting in an increase in the VAT rate from 6% to 9% [1] - This adjustment is expected to impact the revenue and profit of China Mobile [1][4] Group 2 - China Telecom and China Unicom also announced that the VAT adjustment will affect their revenue and profit [4]