各省、自治区、直辖市、计划单列市财政厅（局）、国家税务局、地方税务局：为扶持农村信用社的发展，经国务院批准，决定继续给予农村信用社减免税照顾。现将有关问题通知如下：一、对农村信用社自1998年1月1日起至12月31日止，减按6％的税率征收营业税；1999年1月1日起到12月 The departments of finance (bureaus), the state tax bureaus and the local tax bureaus of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and cities specifically designated in the state plan: In order to support the development of rural credit cooperatives, with the approval of the State Council, the Central Government decided to continue to give the rural credit cooperatives relief from tax breaks. The relevant issues are hereby notified as follows: 1. Business tax will be levied on rural credit cooperatives at a rate of 6% from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998; from January 1, 1999 to December