Sowing the seeds of hope and portraying a promising future-looking at the six new trends of China's development in 2021 from the National Two Sessions
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 6 -
Title: sow seeds of hope depicted can be expected in the future - from two of the country to see the 2021 China Development Six new trend
Xinhua News Agency reporter
2021 is the first year of the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the start of a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.
The opening is related to the overall situation, and the starting point determines the future momentum.
At the National Two Sessions, a series of new goals and new measures in the government work report outlined new trends in economic and social development.
Trend 1: Don’t make a sharp turn in the macro policy, and keep the economy running within a reasonable range
"After a year has passed, China once again set economic growth targets", the government work report has attracted widespread attention from foreign media.
“From last year’s lack of specific targets to more than 6% this year, it is a signal that China’s economy is gradually returning to normal. The setting of indicators and future targets are smoothly linked, which is crucial to stabilizing expectations.” Jin Jin, deputy director of the Department of Economics and Management, Peking University Member Li said.
According to the analysis of the plan report submitted to the conference for review, setting the economic growth rate to above 6% will help guide all parties to focus on promoting reform and innovation and promoting high-quality development.
In the first quarter of last year, China's economy fell year-on-year. Since then, it has steadily recovered and improved quarter by quarter, with annual GDP growth of 2.3%.
It is worth noting that, affected by last year's low base, the economic growth rate will be relatively high this year, especially in the first quarter.
"A sharp rebound in growth does not mean that the economy has improved significantly. Micro-mainframes may still be difficult, creating a contrast between the macro and the micro." Wang Yiming, vice chairman of the China International Economic Exchange Center, said that this requires the maintenance of macro policy continuity and stability. , Sustainability.
No sharp turn-the government work report clarifies the macro policy orientation. A proactive fiscal policy must improve quality and efficiency and be more sustainable. A sound monetary policy must be flexible, precise, reasonable and appropriate. It emphasizes maintaining the necessary support to further consolidate the economic fundamentals.
The urban surveyed unemployment rate is about 5.5%, consumer prices have risen by about 3%, and the international balance of payments is basically balanced. The macro-control objectives are clear, and efforts are made to keep the economy operating within a reasonable range.
In the face of uncertainty, greater efforts are required to achieve development goals.
In the first "Ministerial Channel", He Lifeng, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that the tertiary industry is currently facing many problems, small and medium-sized enterprises are facing difficulties, and all parties are working together to solve the problems.
To achieve this year's goals and tasks "have confidence, determination, strength, and confidence."
Trend 2: Let the market players recover their vitality and enhance their vitality
"Green hills are always there and full of vitality." The eight words in the report as a metaphor for the main body of the market aroused strong resonance among the delegates and committee members.
"From last year's "Retain the green hills to win the future" to the "Green hills" reappeared in this year's report, it highlights the country's expectations and care for more than 100 million market entities." said Yuan Zhimin, chairman of Kingfa Technology.
In the government work report, one after another "addition and subtraction" released warmth:
Reduction-continue to implement the institutional tax reduction policy, implement new structural tax reduction measures, continue to promote the reduction of general industrial and commercial electricity prices, and reduce the average broadband and dedicated line tariffs for small and medium-sized enterprises by another 10%...
Plus-2.8 trillion yuan of central fiscal funds will be included in the direct mechanism, the scale is significantly larger than last year, the VAT threshold for small-scale taxpayers will be increased from 100,000 yuan to 150,000 yuan per month, and large commercial banks will benefit small and micro businesses Corporate loans increased by more than 30%...
Between addition and subtraction, show determination.
"Faced with the impact of the epidemic last year, a series of tax and fee reduction policies helped companies save more than 100 million yuan." Representative Hong Jie, chairman of Sankeshu Paint Co., Ltd., said that the report emphasized the need to "help more" to market players. Take reassurance pills.
To consolidate the momentum of the economy, it is necessary to restore vitality and vitality to market players.
Minister of Finance Liu Kun said that financial departments at all levels will overcome the immediate pressure of revenue and expenditure, and resolutely reduce the tax cuts and the fee cuts to the point, so that enterprises have more sense of gain.
Trend 3: Strengthen the employment priority policy to respond to new concerns about people’s livelihood
Employment is the biggest livelihood of the people.
The target for new jobs in cities and towns this year is set at more than 11 million people, 2 million more than last year.
Small and medium-sized enterprises have not yet fully recovered; 9.09 million college graduates have reached a record high... Commissioner Mo Rong, deputy dean of the Chinese Academy of Labor and Social Security Sciences, analyzed that it is necessary to stabilize the basic employment market by ensuring the main body of the market and do a good job in universities Employment of key groups such as graduates and migrant workers.
During the epidemic, Yangzhou University won praise from graduates with a series of "cloud employment" measures.
Representative Jiao Xin'an, the principal, said that the report clarified a series of policies for stabilizing jobs and helping enterprises, and proposed to broaden market-oriented employment channels, etc., to vividly interpret “employment priority”.
The hope of the people and the direction of politics.
The per capita financial subsidy standard for resident medical insurance will be increased by another 30 yuan to solve the prominent housing problems in big cities and strengthen the coordinated control of fine particulate matter and ozone... The report lists a "livelihood checklist" to respond to new concerns about people's livelihood, and focus on alleviating people's worries and alleviating people's hardship.
The content of the report "promoting the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education and the integration of urban and rural areas" impressed representative Kong Qingju, an educator in Menyuan County, Qinghai Province.
She said that it is necessary to run an education that satisfies the people, so that every child has a chance to shine in life.
Trend 4: Promote the deep integration of technological innovation and the real economy
From advancing the construction of national laboratories to implementing key core technology research projects, to in-depth planning and advancing the "Science and Technology Innovation 2030-Major Projects", a series of new deployments have helped to achieve the "acceleration" of innovation.
Emphasizing that basic research is a bright spot-basic research expenditures at the central level increased by 10.6%, effectively reducing the unreasonable burden on scientific researchers...
"Basic research is a slow variable. We must have the spirit of'a sword for ten years', and we must create conditions for scientists to sit on a cold bench and warm up." said Guo Wei, deputy director of the State Council Research Office who participated in the drafting of the report.
Only by promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and the real economy can the source of power be released.
Faced with the challenge of the epidemic, panel manufacturer TCL Huaxing's net profit last year increased by more than 140% year-on-year.
In the opinion of Li Dongsheng, chairman of TCL, the key to the "counterattack" lies in a stable industrial chain and continuous innovation.
Li Dongsheng was excited by new measures such as increasing the percentage of deductions for manufacturing enterprises’ R&D expenses to 100%.
He said: "Using tax incentives to encourage enterprises to increase investment in research and development will promote enterprises to lead high-quality development with innovation and seize the initiative in the future."
Trend Five: Let residents be able to consume and willing to consume, and government investment will be tilted towards people’s livelihood projects
Expanding domestic demand and giving play to the fundamental role of consumption is particularly critical.
Last year, in the "troika", consumption recovered relatively slowly, which was a negative stimulus to economic growth.
Increase residents' income through multiple channels, steadily increase bulk consumption such as automobiles and home appliances, and develop consumption of services such as health, culture, tourism, and sports... The report shows practical measures to expand consumption.
"Traditional scenic spots''asset-heavy' business was hindered, and we deployed creative cultural tourism'light assets', and project revenue increased nearly two times year-on-year." Representative Wu Guoping, chairman of Wuxi Lingshan Cultural Tourism Group, said, aiming at new consumption and new business formats, innovative and high-quality The future of services and products is vast.
"Purse up, consumption can run." In the opinion of Commissioner Zhao Ji, director of the Northeast China Revitalization Research Institute, it is necessary to continuously increase consumption capacity and improve the consumption environment so that residents can consume and willingly consume.
How to play the key role of effective investment?
In addition to the "two new and one heavy" construction, the report emphasizes that government investment is more inclined to projects that benefit a wide range of people's livelihoods.
The Nanjing Yeshan Daoyuan Community, built in 1995, was included in the local 108 old community reconstruction plan this year, and the community residents’ WeChat group discussed enthusiastically.
Member Zhou Lan, director of the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Jiangsu Province, said that the report proposes that 53,000 old communities will be renovated in cities and towns nationwide this year, and Jiangsu will complete 1,130. Effective investment must focus on making up for shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses.
Trend 6: Encourage hundreds of millions of farmers to increase their incomes and make progress
If the nation is to rejuvenate, the village must be rejuvenated.
"From the establishment of a five-year transition period for poverty alleviation counties from the date of poverty alleviation to a complete dynamic monitoring and assistance mechanism for preventing return to poverty, the reporting measures are pragmatic and accurate." Representative Zhao Wanping, vice president of the Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that rural revitalization cannot be " Greed big and fast", we must base ourselves on consolidating the results of poverty alleviation, and implement policies in different levels.
In early spring in March, green wheat seedlings are full of vitality on the Huanghuaihai Plain.
"The report listed'maintaining grain output above 1.3 trillion catties' as the development target. It also emphasized seeds and arable land, which captured the key to ensuring food security." Wheat breeding expert Ma Chuanxi said that seeds are the "chips of agriculture". "It is necessary to strengthen the protection and utilization of germplasm resources and the selection and promotion of high-quality varieties, carry out key core technology research, and guard the "core" of agriculture.
Maintain a stable and long-lasting land contracting relationship, strengthen rural basic public services and public infrastructure construction, and accelerate the development of rural industries... Do everything possible to increase the income of hundreds of millions of farmers and make progress. The report measures are pragmatic and practical.
(Reporters Chen Weiwei, Chen Gang, Yang Yuhua, Wu Yu, Zhang Xinxin, He Zongyu)