(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The economic "recovery" situation has become Zhang Lianqi and other CPPCC members' suggestions "estimate the difficulties more fully"
China News Service, Beijing, April 20. Zhang Lianqi, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the China Taxation Society, said recently that from the point of view of the narrowing of the data decline in March, China's economy has been repaired quickly, and a continuous "recovery" trend has taken shape. However, it is necessary to estimate the difficulties more fully, formulate a more comprehensive economic recovery plan, and make dynamic adjustments in a timely manner.
The People's Political Consultative Conference newspaper published on the 20th issued Zhang Lianqi and other members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on the analysis and suggestions of the Chinese economy under the impact of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic.
Observing the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, Zhang Lianqi analyzed and pointed out that the growth rate of industrial added value in March was -1.1%, a decrease of 12.4 percentage points from the previous two months; the service industry production index fell by 9.1% year-on-year, and the decrease rate was In February, it narrowed by 3.9 percentage points. Internet-related services and software and information technology services rose by 10.1% and 0.7% against the trend; agriculture was hardly affected.
He believes that in the second half of the year, China's economy will have a certain degree of compensatory recovery. To deal with short-term shocks, we must focus on helping small and medium-sized enterprises, difficult groups, and the smooth economic cycle; in the medium term, we must implement a package of plans for economic recovery and revitalization after the epidemic, while giving full play to the power of social capital and enterprise innovation.
Zhang Lianqi said that the sustained “recovery” of the economy has taken shape. However, it is also necessary to estimate the difficulties of economic recovery more fully, formulate a more comprehensive economic recovery plan, make timely and dynamic adjustments, accurately recognize changes, scientifically respond, and take the initiative to seek change.
Wang Yiming, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, said that after the first wave of the domestic epidemic in the first quarter, China's economy is in the process of bottoming out. The impact strength may be no less than the first wave impact. He suggested that on the one hand, China's economy must actively expand domestic demand and hedge external demand, and on the other hand, it must turn crises into opportunities and actively promote industrial transformation and upgrading. At the same time, it must also protect enterprises, employment, and people's livelihood. In a priority position.
Yin Xingshan, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the Hangzhou branch of the People's Bank of China, said that from the perspective of Zhejiang Province, industrial production capacity has basically reached normal levels by the end of March, and the recovery rate of service industry production capacity is about 80%. According to the payment system data of the People's Bank of China, the average daily transaction amount and transaction amount of the province have recovered to 88% and 96% in 2019, respectively. He believes that although the impact of the epidemic has been unprecedented, the resilience of China's economy is also fully emerging.
Li Daokui, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chief economist of the New Development Bank, suggested that China's overall economic policy trends should be planned in the next 1 to 2 years, or even 2 to 3 years. There must be room for traditional policy tools, and short-term growth goals do not have to be high. At the same time, do a good job of ensuring safety, stabilizing people's livelihood and benefiting the long-term.
Li Daokui said, for example, to propose a plan for doubling the middle-income population, from 400 million to 800 million in the next 15 years. If the middle-income group can reach 800 million people, China's economic self-circulation ability is very strong. (Finish)