China News Service, January 24 (Reporter Chen Jing) The Fifth Session of the Fifteenth Shanghai Municipal People's Congress opened on the 24th.
In his government work report, Mayor Gong Zheng of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government pointed out that in 2020, Shanghai's core urban functions will achieve new improvements, and the total financial market transactions will reach 2274.8 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below), an increase of 17.6%.
Shanghai has newly added 51 regional headquarters of multinational companies, 20 foreign R&D centers, and a number of high-level scientific research institutions such as national laboratories.
It is reported that Shanghai's business environment will be more optimized in 2020, the business environment reform measures originally scheduled to be completed in three years will basically be implemented in one year, and the major project approval system reform will be implemented.
In 2020, the total import and export volume of foreign trade will reach 3.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.3%, and the actual use of foreign capital will reach US$20.23 billion, an increase of 6.2%.
Gong Zheng said that in 2020 Shanghai will continue to deepen the innovation of urban fine management and social governance, and the public space of the 42-kilometer shoreline in the central urban area of Suzhou Creek will be basically opened.
Gong Zheng pointed out that in 2020, Shanghai will formulate and implement an action plan for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, and the Yangtze River Delta Eco-Green Integrated Development Demonstration Zone will take the lead in forming 32 institutional innovations in terms of planning and management.
According to the government work report, in 2020, Shanghai Port will have 47,000 inbound flights and 1.9 million inbound passengers, accounting for 33.6% and 27.9% of the national air ports and ports respectively.
Gong Zheng said that in the past year, Shanghai has made solid progress in stabilizing enterprises and ensuring employment. It did not miss the opportunity to promote enterprises to resume work and production and reach production. A series of policies and measures such as fighting the epidemic and benefiting enterprises, stabilizing employment and promoting development have been introduced, and tax cuts and fees have been added. Over 230 billion yuan and 570,000 new jobs were created.
Shanghai has made solid progress in expanding domestic demand and stabilizing foreign demand. Major projects have completed investment of 170.8 billion yuan, an increase of 16.8%, completed 67 kilometers of rail transit lines, and held major consumption promotion activities such as the "Five-five Shopping Festival".
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