Core Points - The Ministry of Science and Technology emphasizes the importance of financial support for technological innovation, highlighting increased bank credit support for innovation and technology transformation [1] Group 1: Financial Support for Technology Innovation - The scale of re-loans for technological innovation and technology transformation has increased to 800 billion yuan, with a reduced re-loan interest rate of 1.5% [1] - The implementation of the "Innovation Points System" and special guarantee plans for technological innovation has led to recommendations for over 170,000 technology-based SMEs to 21 banks, resulting in loan contracts exceeding 290 billion yuan [1] - The establishment of a 300 billion yuan "Major Technological Innovation and Basic Research Special Loan" by the National Development Bank aims to enhance financial support for major national technological tasks [1] Group 2: Growth in Loans to Technology-based SMEs - As of the end of June, the loan balance for technology-based SMEs reached 3.46 trillion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth of 22.9%, which is 16.1 percentage points higher than the growth rate of all loans [1]