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Guiyang pitches in to help companies resume work, production

chinadaily.com.cn |Updated: 2020-02-27 17:55:31

Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Feb 16 issued a series of policies designed to ensure the restoration of work and production by companies in the city, according to local officials.

Guiyang drafted a set of 22 measures to help enterprises, especially small and medium sized companies, to reduce the impact of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak. The measures will provide support in finance, taxes, logistics, work resumption, operational costs, legal aid and credit to promote the development of the businesses. 

By Feb 15, some 328 industrial enterprises above a designated size -- the statistical term for industrial companies with annual revenue of 20 million yuan ($2.84 million) or more -- had resumed production, a recovery rate of 45.6 percent of output. Of that, 102 municipal State-owned enterprises resumed production, with a recovery rate of 76.69 percent of their output. 

Officials said a total of 232 large and medium-sized general supermarkets and fresh produce supermarkets, 873 of the 1,151 brand chain convenience stores and 78 of 132 farmer's markets have restarted operations. 

All gas stations have resumed business and 109 of the total 259 retail enterprises above a designated size, as well as 94 of the total 295 wholesale enterprises above designated size, have returned to production. 

Meanwhile, a total of 29 bus and passenger transportation companies are operational and 57 of the city's 67 taxi companies have their fleets on the roads. A total of 61 logistics enterprises above the designated size have reopened, with a resumption rate of 57.55 percent. Officials said that in addition, 156 postal express delivery enterprises have resumed work, with a resumption rate of 64 percent.

Additionally, eight pig abattoirs, 23 feed production enterprises, 50 winter vegetable production companies and 66 agribusinesses have resumed production.


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