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China's new rule gives veteran founders tax breaks and financing from Aug 1, 2026

China's new rule gives veteran founders tax breaks and financing from Aug 1, 2026

On June 30, 2026, Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree issuing a regulation to promote employment and business start-ups among ex-service personnel, taking effect August 1, 2026. It specifies supportive policies for veterans starting businesses including tax incentives, financing and credit support, plus free vocational skills training, transition training and training subsidies. Local governments are directed to guide veterans with entrepreneurial aspirations into entrepreneurship training.

Why this matters for founders

A founder in China who is a military veteran should ask their local human-resources/social-security and tax bureaus which start-up tax incentives, subsidized loans and free entrepreneurship training now apply under the new regulation. It is a concrete, newly-effective channel of preferential support tied to veteran status.

Source: Xinhua

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