Doing business requires a business license, otherwise it is unlicensed.

The catering industry needs to apply for catering business license, business license and tax registration certificate.

I don't know where you learned that "the state now allows unlicensed operation, free of management fees and taxes".

Anyway, the person who told you these things must have fooled you a lot.

The Measures for Investigating and Banning Unlicensed Operation stipulates that no unit or individual may engage in unlicensed operation in violation of laws and regulations.

No unit or individual may engage in unlicensed business in violation of the provisions of laws and regulations, except that it is clear by national laws and regulations that a license is not required (for example, farmers sell their own agricultural and sideline products in markets or areas designated by local people's governments).

According to the Measures for Investigating and Banning Unlicensed Business Operation, those who operate without a license shall have their illegal income confiscated.

If operating without a license violates the criminal law, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; If it is not serious enough for criminal punishment, a fine of not more than 500,000 yuan may be imposed.

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Supplementary question: Is the license plate an annual inspection? Is there a charge?

Answer: boring business license of individual industrial and commercial households or business license of companies,

Participate in annual inspection and photo inspection every year,

The difference is that individual industrial and commercial households do not need to pay for the annual inspection of business licenses, and the annual inspection fee for company business licenses is 50 yuan.