Zhongxin Finance, April 19. On the 19th, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference for April.

Meng Wei, deputy director of the Political Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission and spokesman for the National Development and Reform Commission, said that since March, due to the frequent occurrence of domestic epidemics, especially some unexpected factors that exceeded expectations, it has brought greater uncertainty and challenges to the smooth operation of the economy. But at the same time, it should be noted that the impact of the epidemic on domestic demand is phased.

With the effective control of the epidemic and the gradual emergence of policy effects, the normal economic order will be quickly restored, and economic operations will return to the normal track.

　　Meng Wei said that since the beginning of this year, in the face of a more complex and severe development environment at home and abroad, in the face of increasing downward pressure on the economy and the emergence of some unexpected factors, the GDP in the first quarter increased by 4.8% year-on-year, and the economic operation has remained generally stable and the quality of development. It is not easy to improve the efficiency.

　　Regarding consumption and investment, the total retail sales of consumer goods in the first quarter increased by 3.3% year-on-year, and fixed asset investment increased by 9.3% year-on-year. From the data point of view, the growth rates of consumption and investment in the first two months have accelerated, but since March, the Due to the frequent occurrence of domestic epidemics, especially some unexpected factors exceeding expectations, it has brought greater uncertainty and challenges to the smooth operation of the economy. Consumption, especially contact consumption and some investment projects have been greatly affected. The total retail sales of social consumer goods has changed from growth to decline year-on-year, the growth rate of fixed asset investment has dropped significantly compared with the previous two months, and consumption and investment have fluctuated greatly.

　　But at the same time, it should be noted that the impact of the epidemic on domestic demand is phased.

Meng Wei said that with the effective control of the epidemic and the gradual emergence of policy effects, the normal economic order will be restored quickly, and the economic operation will return to the normal track.

It can be seen that Shenzhen and other places that were greatly affected by the epidemic in the early stage have gradually resumed normal production and life order, and consumption and investment demand are gradually picking up. Strong, long-term positive fundamentals have not changed.

　　According to reports, in the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and work with relevant parties to increase the implementation of macro policies. , and actively plan more vigorous policy measures, strengthen policy coordination and linkage, and focus on stabilizing the macroeconomic market. The specific measures are as follows.

　　One is to focus on expanding consumption and promoting investment.

In terms of consumption, the focus is to promote the issuance of policy documents to further release consumption potential and promote the sustained recovery of consumption, strive to stabilize current consumption, and comprehensively implement policies to release consumption potential.

Implement the rescue and support measures for particularly difficult industries such as catering, retail, tourism, civil aviation, road, water, and railway transportation, encourage local governments to increase assistance, and stabilize more consumer service market players.

It is necessary to expand consumption in key areas, continue to support the consumption of new energy vehicles, and encourage local governments to carry out green and smart home appliances to the countryside and trade in old ones for new ones.

It is necessary to promote new types of consumption, promote the deep integration of online and offline consumption, and cultivate and expand new forms of consumption.

It is necessary to tap the consumption potential of counties and townships, and guide commercial and trade circulation enterprises and e-commerce platforms to extend to rural areas.

Guide financial institutions to enrich bulk consumer financial products.

In terms of investment, our committee held a special press conference last Friday. The next step will be to actively promote effective investment and strive to create more physical workload in the first half of the year.

　　The second is to intensify efforts to assist enterprises in bailouts.

The key is to speed up the implementation of the 18 policies to promote the steady growth of the industrial economy and the 43 policies to promote the recovery and development of difficult industries in the service sector, increase support for the real economy and small, medium and micro enterprises in a targeted manner, and strengthen the burden reduction and relief of small and medium-sized enterprises. We conducted supervision on the implementation of poverty-stricken policies, and continued to carry out special actions to prevent and resolve arrears of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Conscientiously implement the spirit of the national teleconference on ensuring the smooth flow of logistics and promoting the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain on April 18, and on the basis of the precise implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures, make every effort to ensure the smooth flow of logistics.

　　The third is to firmly uphold the bottom line of people's livelihood.

The key is to implement the policy of prioritizing employment, support college graduates to find employment and start businesses, promote migrant workers to go out to work and find employment nearby, encourage returning home to start businesses and drive employment, continue to carry out large-scale vocational skills training, and continue to improve the quality of employment services.

Effectively strengthen the supply and price of important commodities for people's livelihood, and ensure the basic livelihood of the people in need.

In the follow-up, we will closely follow and judge the development and changes of domestic and foreign situations, formulate and improve various response plans, strengthen policy reserves, and timely introduce effective measures to ensure that the economy operates within a reasonable range in response to various uncertainties that may be encountered.

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