China News Service, Yangzhou, January 20 (Reporter Cui Jiaming) At the Fifth Session of the Eighth People’s Congress of Yangzhou, which opened on the 19th, Zhang Baojuan, the mayor of Yangzhou City, handed over the “Tenth In the "Three Five-Year" report card, Yangzhou's GDP has continuously reached 500 billion yuan and 600 billion yuan, and the per capita GDP has exceeded 130,000 yuan.
"In the past five years, Yangzhou's GDP has continuously reached two steps of 500 billion yuan and 600 billion yuan, and the per capita GDP exceeded 130,000 yuan; the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents reached 47,100 yuan and 24,700 yuan, an increase of 43.1 compared with 2015. %, 48.8%. All low-income rural households with registered cards have been lifted out of poverty, the average subsistence allowance standard has been increased by 31.5%, and the collective operating income of 65 municipal economically weak villages along the river and riverside areas has reached 450,000 yuan and 550,000 yuan. In the past five years, Yangzhou has closed 501 chemical companies withdrawn, the proportion of the Yangtze River’s ecological shoreline has increased to 56.9%, and the forest coverage rate and natural wetland protection rate have reached 24% and 60% respectively. The city’s PM2.5 concentration has dropped by 34.5% and the air is good. The rate increased by 12.2 percentage points..." Zhang Baojuan used figures in the government report to show Yangzhou's achievements in building "Strong, Rich, Beautiful and High" during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
"2020 is a very special and extraordinary year in the development of Yangzhou. Faced with the sudden impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the complex and severe external environment, Yangzhou insists on epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development. While building a solid line of defense to protect life and health, we are also focusing on strengthening the real economy and accelerating the improvement of urban quality. The regional GDP exceeded 600 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5%, the industrial added value increased by 6.3%, and the general public budget revenue increased by 2.6 %, the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents increased by 3.5% and 6% respectively, and the main economic indicators have basically turned positive and steadily improving." Zhang Baojuan said that the completion of the tasks in 2020 marks the successful conclusion of the "13th Five-Year Plan" and a high level The decisive achievements in building a well-off society in an all-round way have laid a solid foundation for starting a new journey of building socialist modernization in an all-round way.
This year is the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan". Yangzhou has put forward the expected indicators for this year's economic and social development. Among them, the regional GDP will increase by more than 6% and the general public budget revenue will increase by about 4.5%. Zhang Baojuan said, "With responsibility and hard work, we will hand over a new answer sheet for the construction and development of a'good place' to ensure a good start in the 14th Five-Year Plan period and a good start in the comprehensive construction of socialist modernization." (End)