中国支持小企业刺激经济增长

 　　The State Council has decided¹ that small and micro businesses with annual taxable incomes below 200-thousand yuan, around $32-thousand US dollars, will be eligible² for a 50 percent reduction of their business income tax.

　　The measure is effective from Jan 1 of this year, to the end of 2017. During the same period, these companies will also pay tax at a rate of 20 percent, five points lower than other enterprises.

　　The new policy will benefit 2.5 million businesses across the country.

　　Vice³ finance minister Shi Yaobin says the government has additional support policies for the sector⁴.

　　中国支持小企业刺激经济增长

　　"We have earmarked a special fund to support small and micro enterprises. Last year 11.6 billion yuan was allocated⁶ to support those enterprises. This year we will still allocate⁵ the same amount of money despite the slowing growth rate for the national budget. Moreover, we are considering to set up another special fund and issue more favorable policies to further shore up the sector."

　　Official figures show small and micro businesses in China had over 10 billion yuan in business income taxes reduced or scrapped⁷ last year.

　　Shi Yaobin adds that the development of the sector is crucial for China's overall economic development.

　　"We aim to enhance the small and micro companies' capacity of taking risks by reducing their tax burden. We also want to encourage the public to start a business by giving direct financial support to the sector."

　　Analysts⁸ say the favorable policies aim to help the sector cope with the slowdown of the Chinese economy, after the growth rate sank to a 24 year low last year.

　　The policies are expected to boost economic growth and employment as nearly 80 percent of urban jobs are provided by small companies.

　　For CRI, I'm Yin Xiuqi.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 allocate   

vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归

参考例句：

• You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
• They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

6 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

7 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

8 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。