What is the epidemic rent reduction policy?

The impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic on the global economy is enormous, and the impact of the epidemic on China's catering, tourism and other industries is also enormous. Many individuals operate by renting shops, so what is the rent reduction policy of the epidemic? The following is my answer to readers. I hope the following knowledge will help readers.

First, what is the epidemic rent reduction policy?

Affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, many small and medium-sized enterprises and self-employed people have serious business difficulties. In order to reduce the pressure on operators, the state encourages lessors to reduce or exempt rents and gives preferential fiscal and taxation policies.

II. Relevant laws and regulations

Guiding opinions on responding to the COVID-19 epidemic and further helping small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry to alleviate the pressure of housing rent.

People's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

Small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry play an important role in prospering the market, promoting employment and maintaining stability. In order to implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, promote the epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development in COVID-19 as a whole, and further help small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry to alleviate the pressure of housing rent, with the consent of the State Council, we hereby put forward the following opinions:

I. General requirements

Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry are under great pressure on housing rental costs. Relevant subjects of state-owned housing leasing should take the lead in fulfilling their social responsibilities, actively help small and micro enterprises, and encourage relevant subjects of non-state-owned housing leasing to reasonably share the losses caused by the epidemic on the basis of equal consultation. Governments at all levels should increase policy support, and financial institutions should give appropriate support as needed. The housing rent reduction and deferred payment policy mainly supports small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry with operational difficulties, giving priority to catering, accommodation, tourism, education and training, housekeeping, theaters, beauty salons and other industries that are seriously affected by the epidemic and have operational difficulties.

Second, the implementation of housing rent relief.

(a) to promote the lease of state-owned housing (including state-owned enterprises and government departments, universities, research institutes and other administrative institutions, the same below) for small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the business and service industries, exempt from paying the housing rent for three months in the first half of the year. Sublet and sublet state-owned housing to ensure that the rent-free benefits eventually fall on the lessee.

(two) the lease of state-owned houses owned by the central government (including state-owned houses owned by relevant departments, central enterprises, central universities and research institutes), the implementation of housing rent support policies for small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry. If the rent reduction affects the performance of state-owned enterprises and institutions, it shall be determined according to the actual situation in the assessment.

(3) For small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households that have difficulties in leasing non-state-owned houses, lessors are encouraged to reduce or postpone the rental of houses on the basis of equal consultation between the two parties, taking into account the actual difficulties of the lessee.

Third, improve the fiscal and taxation preferential policies.

(4) Local governments should co-ordinate all kinds of financial funds (including central transfer payments and local financial resources), and give appropriate help to small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry who rent non-state-owned houses according to local actual conditions.

(five) for small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry, the lessor may reduce or exempt the current property tax and urban land use tax according to the existing regulations. Implement preferential tax policies for small-scale taxpayers of value-added tax.

Fourth, increase financial support.

(six) to guide the state-owned banking financial institutions to small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry, and to increase the amount of small loans at preferential interest rates during the year, which is specially used to pay housing rent. Banking financial institutions should increase credit supply to small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry, make good use of policies such as inclusive finance targeted cuts to required reserve ratios and refinancing, and provide financial support at preferential interest rates.

(seven) for the lessor who actually reduces the housing rent of small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry, guide the state-owned banking financial institutions to give preferential interest rate pledge loan support based on housing rental income during the year as needed. Encourage banking financial institutions to develop and promote mortgage loan products based on housing rental income.

(8) If the loans for production and operation of small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry and lessors who actually reduced or exempted the house rent are seriously affected by the epidemic and it is difficult to repay the loans due during the year, banking financial institutions will negotiate with customers and give temporary arrangements for repaying the principal and interest through extension or renewal of loans as needed.

V stabilizing the housing rental market

(nine) to encourage the direct lease of state-owned houses to small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry. If it is really necessary to sublet or sublet, it shall not drive up the rent in subletting or subletting.

(10) If it is really difficult to pay the rent due to the outbreak of the epidemic, the lessee and the lessor shall stabilize the lease relationship on the principle of equal consultation on the premise of abiding by the contract, and the lessor may appropriately reduce or postpone the rent.

(eleven) the local government and relevant departments to establish and improve the mediation mechanism of housing lease disputes, and guide the leasing parties to resolve the lease disputes caused by the epidemic through consultation. Help small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry tide over the difficulties, resume production and operation as soon as possible, and promote the normal production order of small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry.

(twelve) the relevant departments in accordance with the division of responsibilities, do a good job in the implementation of relevant policies and measures, and strengthen supervision and guidance. All regions should further refine and improve the implementation plan, pay close attention to the implementation of relevant policies and measures, further increase support according to the actual situation, and help small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry to ease the pressure on housing rent.

All regions and relevant departments should fully understand the significance of coping with the COVID-19 epidemic and further helping small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households in the service industry to alleviate the pressure of housing rent, further unify their ideological and cognitive actions with the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, clarify the division of responsibilities, improve the working mechanism, implement their work responsibilities, and increase their efforts to ensure that all requirements are implemented as soon as possible.

The above knowledge is my answer to relevant legal questions. Affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, many small and medium-sized enterprises and self-employed people have serious business difficulties. In order to reduce the pressure on operators, the state encourages lessors to reduce or exempt rents and gives preferential fiscal and taxation policies.