Govt to hasten pace of business tax relief

State Council helps small enterprises, tells agencies 'keep big picture in mind'

The government will cut business taxes and administrative fees at a faster pace to ease the burden on the nation's enterprises, according to a State Council executive meeting presided by Premier Li Keqiang on Friday.

The meeting, the State Council's first since the annual gatherings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also assigned tasks noted in the Government Work Report, which was approved by lawmakers at the NPC on Wednesday, to the relevant departments.