Policy Dividend: The National Development And Reform Commission Released The Catalogue Of Encouraged Industries In Western China

　　 A few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission revised and issued the Catalogue of Encouraged Industries in the Western Region (2025 Edition), which specifies that the enterprise income tax rate of 15% for enterprises engaged in encouraged industries in the western region is one of the important policies of the Western Development. The catalogue consists of two parts, one is the encouraged industries in the existing national industrial catalogue, and the other is the newly added encouraged industries in the western region.

　　 The encouraged industrial policies in the western region are applicable to 12 western provinces (districts and cities), including Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang (including the Corps), Inner Mongolia and Guangxi, accounting for 72% of the national land area.

　　 Specifically, in the textile and clothing industry, among the newly encouraged industries, Chongqing has the production of high-performance fibers and composite materials; Sichuan has digital, intelligent and green textile shoes and clothing processing; Guizhou Province has developed and produced chemical fiber and textile products, basalt fiber and products; Yunnan Province has sericulture production and deep processing, processing and production of ethnic handicrafts, special needs of ethnic minorities, souvenirs of intangible cultural heritage tourism commodities, manufacturing and processing of textile clothing, shoes, hats and fabrics, and production of toys, boxes and bags; The Tibet Autonomous Region has the processing and production of ethnic handicrafts, and the production and sales of ethnic costumes; Shaanxi has the planting, production and processing of silkworm and other regional characteristic products, and the production of biodegradable materials by biological and chemical methods, including polylactic acid, propyllactone based biodegradable materials, polybutylene succinate, polyhydroxyalkanoic acid, etc., as well as environmentally friendly materials, new carbon adsorption materials, biochemical materials, high-performance fibers Manufacturing and deep processing of high-end special chemicals such as high-performance membrane materials, bio based materials, biomedical materials, catalysts, special polyester, development and production of composite materials, laser protective materials, composite processing equipment and recovery of composite materials; High grade sanitary materials, washable wet toilet paper, wet towel, dry towel and functional wiping cloth are produced with spunlaced non-woven fabrics; Gansu has high-end carbon materials, including the development and production of nuclear graphite materials and carbon fibers (graphite carbon fibers, carbon fiber reinforced composites, carbon fiber reinforced metals, and reinforced plastics); Qinghai Province has the development and production of high-performance carbon fiber and products; Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has the production of high-performance fibers and composites, including spandex, aramid, polyhexamethylene adipamide (PA66), diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), etc; The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has the textile and clothing industry, chemical fiber manufacturing, industrial textiles, and the design and production of woven, knitted, clothing, home textiles, towels, gloves, woven socks, carpets, shoes and hats, toys, wigs, bags, leather goods, and embroidery products that can promote the employment of the masses; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has wool textile, cotton textile processing, advanced polymer materials, new graphite materials, high-performance fibers and composite materials and other new material industries; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has the recycling and comprehensive utilization of silkworm industry resources, silk spinning and printing and dyeing finishing, cotton spinning and printing and dyeing finishing, woven clothing manufacturing, knitting or crochet knitting clothing manufacturing, and clothing manufacturing.

　　 The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission said that in recent years, the policy of encouraging industries in the western region has been deeply implemented and has achieved remarkable results. First, boost the confidence of enterprise development. From 2021 to 2023, through the implementation of the Catalogue and the preferential policies for enterprise income tax in the Western Development, the western region has reduced and exempted enterprise tax by more than 400 billion yuan, which strongly supports the development of enterprises in the western region, and also attracts domestic and foreign enterprises to accelerate their investment layout in the western region. Second, promote industrial transformation and upgrading. Through encouraging industrial policies, the western region has been targeted to stimulate the development of characteristic advantageous industries, emerging industries and future industries, and develop new quality productivity according to local conditions. At present, the western region has formed 9 strategic emerging industry clusters and 5 advanced manufacturing industry clusters in electronic information, equipment manufacturing, biomedicine and other fields. Third, promote the economic development of the western region. In recent years, the economy of the western region has grown steadily. In 2023, the GDP of the region will grow by 5.5%, and the added value of industries above designated size will grow by 6.1%, ranking first among the four major sectors. The proportion of the total economic volume and per capita income in the national level will rise steadily. In this regard, the encouraged industrial policies in the western region have also played a positive role.