On the 9th, the reporter learned from the Taxation Bureau of the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone of the State Administration of Taxation that as of the first half of 2023, the number of technology research and development and high-end manufacturing industry enterprises accounted for 63.3% of the four major industrial enterprises in the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "Cooperation Zone"), and the tax scale ranked second among the four major industries. The picture shows passengers taking photos outside the new travel inspection building at Hengqin Port. In recent years, various tax and fee policies supported by the government for scientific and technological innovation have effectively assisted in the better development of the entire innovation chain and various links, as photographed by Chen Jimin, a journalist from China News Agency. According to statistics, in 2022, the high-tech industry tax related business entities in the cooperation zone will enjoy preferential policies such as 15% corporate income tax, R&D expense deduction, high-tech enterprise income tax, and software enterprise value-added tax reduction of approximately 2.7 billion yuan. In terms of R&D expense deduction policies, in 2022, the total amount of R&D expense deduction enjoyed by cooperation zone enterprises was 3.509 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46.03%, and high-tech enterprises benefited 85%. With the unified increase of the proportion of R&D expenses deduction for eligible enterprises from 75% to 100% in March this year, and the long-term implementation as an institutional arrangement, it will further guide enterprises to increase R&D investment faster and better. The implementation of tax preferential policies effectively stimulates the entrepreneurial and innovative momentum of the cooperation zone. In the Hengqin Macau Youth Entrepreneurship Valley, the annual growth of tax related market entities exceeds 100 households, with enterprises in industries such as business services, information software technology, and scientific research technology accounting for 70%. In 2022, Hengqin Macau Youth Entrepreneurship Valley enterprises will enjoy preferential policies such as high-tech enterprises, small and micro enterprises, technology enterprise incubators and maker spaces, equity incentives, and venture capital reduction of over 700 million yuan. In the cooperation zone, we receive a series of policy support and thoughtful services such as tax incentives, talent subsidies, and venues. In 2022, we enjoy an additional deduction of over 4.3 million yuan from research and development expenses, and a refund of 330000 yuan in value-added tax for software enterprises. The cooperation zone also offers preferential policies for high-end and scarce talents, as well as personal income tax for Macau residents, which are very beneficial for enterprises to attract domestic and foreign talents He Guotao, CEO and co founder of Information Technology Co., Ltd. (New News Agency)