Ministry of Science and Technology: Continuously improve the implementation mechanism of tax incentives for technological innovation and increase the proportion of deductible R&D expenses for enterprises.

Question: How to provide continuous and strong policy support to enhance the role of enterprises as the main body of innovation? Strengthening the position of enterprises as the main body of technological innovation is crucial to promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. The Ministry of Science and Technology, together with relevant departments, will implement the role of enterprises as the main body of technological innovation from a systemic perspective, cultivate and strengthen leading technology companies, fully leverage the roles of enterprises as "question setters," "answer providers," and "examiners," and establish a pathway from strong in technology to strong in enterprises, industries, and economy. - Strengthen the decision-making role of enterprises in technological innovation. Support state-owned enterprises and private enterprises to participate deeply in national technological innovation decision-making, and seek more input from enterprises in the formulation of major strategies, plans, and policies. - Strengthen the role of enterprises in research and development investment. Build a science and technology financial system that is compatible with technological innovation, strengthen financial support for technology-intensive small and medium-sized enterprises. Continuously improve the implementation mechanism of tax incentives for technological innovation, increase the proportion of deductible R&D expenses for enterprises, and guide enterprises to increase their investment in research and development. - Strengthen the role of enterprises in scientific research organizations. Support enterprises to undertake or participate more in major national scientific research tasks, establish a mechanism for enterprises to upgrade projects to national projects, support leading technology companies in leading joint innovation bodies with universities, research institutes, and small and medium-sized enterprises, establish technology innovation platform bases, and promote innovation in the integration of industrial chains. - Strengthen the role of enterprises in the transformation of research results. Enhance the ability of enterprises to absorb and transform technological achievements, accelerate the efficient application of major technological achievements, and promote the incubation and cultivation of technology-intensive small and medium-sized enterprises.