Tax refunds of 187.3.6 billion yuan; in 2025, Shanghai’s outbound tax-refund sales increased by 80.5% year-on-year.

On April 1st, the Shanghai tax authorities launched the 35th Tax Promotion Month activity. At the event, the Shanghai tax department released the “Report Card” on the 2025 tax business environment construction. Data shows that in 2025, Shanghai implemented major preferential policies supporting technological innovation and manufacturing development, resulting in tax cuts, fee reductions, and tax rebates totaling 187.36 billion yuan; through the “Bank-Tax Interaction,” honest taxpayers received loans worth 100.8 billion yuan; export tax refund sales increased by 80.5% year-on-year, and the scale of export tax refunds has maintained the top position nationwide for ten consecutive years. To further guide enterprises in strengthening their tax risk prevention lines and accurately and properly enjoy tax support policies, the Shanghai tax department also held a “Case Explanation” session on-site to interpret typical tax-related cases. The event also introduced the relevant details of Shanghai’s “Enjoy Consumption, Win Prizes with Invoices” campaign. It is reported that this year’s national Tax Promotion Month theme is “Tax · Rule of Law · Fairness,” and the Shanghai tax department will carry out a series of practical and efficient tax promotion activities to guide citizens and enterprises to establish correct tax-paying concepts and enhance awareness of tax law compliance. (CCTV News)