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Preferential Policies for Tourism

The following preferential policies will be granted to enterprises involved in tourism with the local reserve of business and corporate income taxes levied over one million yuan, with an annually progressive increase of over 20% beginning from 2003 (with deduction of the amount that should have been levied by tax and public financial department in the past few years). The enterprises include AAA scenic spots with annual incoming tourists of over 300,000, three-star or above hotels (among which five-star or above hotels in Qingcheng district, Qingxin county, four-star hotels in Lianzhou city, Yingde city, Fogang county and Yangshan county, three-star or above hotels in Liannan county and Lianshan county), designated shopping center with constructed area of over 30,000 square meters, enterprises engaging in development of souvenir for tourism.

Electric power
Rated subsidies for power consumed by scenic spots, hotels, restaurants, shopping centers newly-established after 2004 which are treated with the preferential policies will be funded accordingly. 150,000 yuan will be subsidized to four-star hotels, restaurants annually while the five-star ones will be subsidized 300,000 yuan annually for the power. 150,000 yuan will be subsidized to AAA scenic spots or spots with annual incoming tourists of over 300,000 tourists and 200,000 yuan will be subsidized to AAAA scenic spots or spots with annual incoming tourists of over 500,000 tourists. 200,000 yuan will be subsidized to designated tourism shopping centers with constructed area of over 30,000 square meters.

Water
With exception of water for enteprises engaging in special trades such as night-club, sauna, the monthly-consumed water in 2001 will be taken as base (zero will be taken as base for newly-established scenic spots, hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, souvenir manufacturers which are treated with preferential policies) and water beyond the base will be charged 30% off.

Regulated fee
All the administratively regulated fees charged by departments within Qingyuan including those directly under central or provincial government will be deducted 50% of the currently rated price with exception of the amount turned over to the state, province and cost of production.

Tax
1) If local reserve of the business and corporate income taxes (With deduction of the amount that should have been levied by tax and public financial departments in the past few years ) exceeds 1 million amount in 2001 taken as a base (If the amount in 2001 was not over 1 million yuan, it will still be taken as a base.), 50% of the local reserve accrued from newly-levied taxes will be rewarded annually to the enterprises for expansion.
2)Upon expiry of preferential tax treatment when the foreign-funded or individually-run five-star hotels are still confronted with temporary financial deficit, the validity may be extended five more years after they are subject to approval of the local public financial department.

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