What’s the big news on January 1, 2023?

Big news events on January 1, 2023:

1. On January 1, 2023, France, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Nine countries including Lithuania, the Netherlands and Poland set new records for the warmest weather in January. From December 31, 2022 to January 2, 2023, the record of nearly 950 measuring stations across Europe was broken.

2. Starting from January 1, 2023, my country will implement a tentative import tax rate lower than the most-favored nation tax rate for 1,020 products such as coffee machines. Starting from July 1, 2023, the eighth step of tax reduction will be implemented on the most-favored nation tax rate of 62 information technology products.

3. Starting from January 1, 2023, 10 provinces including Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Fujian Province, Shandong Province, Henan Province, Guangdong Province, Sichuan Province, and Shaanxi Province (City) will launch a pilot program for the commercial pension business of pension insurance companies, with the pilot period tentatively scheduled for one year.

4. my country's newly revised "Railway Passenger Transport Regulations" will come into effect on January 1, 2023. It clearly stipulates that when the real-name ticket system is implemented, child passengers will be divided into preferential standards based on age. Children who are over 6 years old and under 14 years old should purchase children's discount tickets; children over 14 years old should purchase full-price tickets.