Play a "combination punch" to ensure a smooth and stable chain of relief (authoritative interview)
In the first quarter of this year, my country's industrial economy generally maintained the momentum of continued recovery.
At present, the complexity, severity and uncertainty of my country's economic development environment are on the rise, and the industrial economy is facing new downward pressure.
The meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held on April 29 called for "effectively coordinating epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development", "solidly stabilize the economy, strive to achieve the expected goals of economic and social development throughout the year, and keep the economy operating within a reasonable range."
In the next step, what measures will the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology take to promote the steady growth of the industrial economy?
The reporter interviewed Xin Guobin, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology.
Simultaneous implementation of multiple strategies to smooth the industrial chain and supply chain, and accelerate the pace of resumption of work and production in key industries in key regions
Reporter: What new challenges are facing the current industrial economy?
What has the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology done to ensure the smooth and stable supply chain of the industry chain, and what is the current progress?
Xin Guobin: In the first quarter, the added value of industries above designated size increased by 6.5% year-on-year, 2.6 percentage points faster than the fourth quarter of 2021, maintaining the momentum of continued recovery.
However, since mid-to-late March, the industrial economy has seen some new situations and problems, and faced new downward pressure.
From the analysis of the situation reflected in various places, the most prominent difficulty at present is that the external environment is severe and complex, the instability and uncertainty have increased, and the superimposed epidemic situation has spread in many places, resulting in more shutdowns of enterprises and poor logistics and transportation.
In addition, the prices of bulk raw materials continued to fluctuate at a high level, which increased the cost of mid- and downstream enterprises, and increased pressure on capital turnover of small, medium and micro enterprises, affecting the stable operation of the industrial chain and supply chain.
In the face of these difficulties, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology takes the smooth supply chain of the industrial chain as the primary task of its current work, immediately establishes a "whitelist" system for key industrial chain supply chain enterprises, and quickly takes a series of measures in conjunction with relevant departments to ensure smooth and stable production. Chain rescue "combination punches".
Strengthen multi-party collaboration.
The work plan was issued, and front-end working groups were dispatched to key areas to ensure the guarantee of medical supplies and the promotion of the resumption of work and production of enterprises.
Determine the focus of protection.
Focusing on four areas: medical supplies for epidemic prevention, living necessities for residents, important materials for agricultural production, and key materials for strategic emerging industries, a "white list" system for key enterprises has been established, 1,624 key enterprises have been identified in four batches, and 17 provinces have been guided A "white list" of key enterprises at the local level has been established to coordinate and resolve specific difficulties and problems reported by key enterprises in a timely manner, and to ensure element services.
Grasp key industrial chains to ensure smooth flow.
A supply chain coordination platform for key industrial chains such as automobiles, integrated circuits, and medical supplies has been established, focusing on key regions such as the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, and one by one to solve the problems of employee return to work, logistics and transportation reported by industrial chain enterprises, and strive to protect upstream and downstream enterprises. Collaborative production, with the point leading the chain and the chain leading the surface, ensures the smooth operation of key industrial chains.
Through the joint efforts of various regions and departments, the work of ensuring the smooth flow of industrial and supply chains has achieved initial results, and the pace of resumption of work and production in key regions and industries has accelerated.
As of April 28, among the first batch of 666 "white list" enterprises in Shanghai, the resumption rate reached 86.8%, of which the resumption rate of vehicle and parts supporting enterprises in the automobile manufacturing industry reached 77%. The resumption rate of related enterprises reached 91%.
The 50 key enterprises monitored by Jilin Province have a resumption rate of 98%.
In the next step, we will make efforts from three aspects: First, to ensure stable production of key enterprises.
Promote the regional mutual recognition of the "whitelist" of key enterprises that ensure smooth access and smoothness in various regions, and coordinate and refine the implementation of service guarantee work.
The second is to ensure the stable operation of key industries.
Give play to the role of the coordination platform of the industrial chain and supply chain, break through the blocking points, and concentrate resources to give priority to ensuring the resumption of work and production in key industries such as integrated circuits, automobiles, equipment manufacturing, and biomedicine.
The third is to ensure the smooth circulation of industries in key regions.
Focus on key industrial clusters such as the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, strengthen cross-regional and cross-provincial coordination, and adopt a point-to-point, one-on-one, short-term, fast-track approach to practically solve practical problems and promote regional coordinated resumption of work and production.
The industrial economy shows signs of stabilization and improvement, and the fundamentals of long-term improvement will not change
Reporter: How do you view the new situation and new problems in the current industrial economy, and what measures will be taken next to promote the steady growth of the industrial economy?
Xin Guobin: The epidemic must be prevented, the economy must be stabilized, and development must be safe.
With the joint efforts of all parties, since mid-April, the industrial economy has gradually shown signs of stabilization and improvement.
Since the second week of April, the decline of industrial electricity consumption has narrowed for two consecutive weeks; the employment index of industrial clusters monitored by mobile phone signaling has also stabilized and rebounded.
In general, the difficulties encountered by the current industrial economy are short-term and temporary.
We have a complete range of industries, a complete supporting system, a broad market space, and the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee. The fundamentals of my country's long-term industrial economy will not change.
In the next step, we will conscientiously implement the spirit of the Politburo meeting, efficiently coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, strengthen confidence, overcome difficulties, and focus on four aspects:
The first is to go all out to ensure smooth circulation and stabilize the industrial chain cycle.
Implement the "whitelist" system for detailing key industrial chain supply chain enterprises, and on the basis of doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control, ensure the stable production of key enterprises, strengthen cross-regional coordination, and focus on opening up industrial chain supply chain blocking points that still exist in some places Stuck at the point, and accelerate the resumption of work and production of enterprises.
The second is to go all out to bail out enterprises and help them tide over difficulties.
Promote the implementation of the policy of helping and benefiting enterprises, provide precise services, and carry out special rectification of "three chaos" problems involving enterprises.
The third is to go all out to expand domestic demand and deeply stimulate growth potential.
Adhere to the two ends, and the other to expand investment.
Accelerate the implementation of major projects and projects in the 14th Five-Year Plan for the manufacturing industry, support the implementation of major technological transformations for energy conservation and carbon reduction in key areas, and guide basic telecommunications companies to appropriately advance the deployment of 5G base station construction.
Focus on expanding consumption.
Fully tap the potential of automobile consumption, information consumption, and green consumption, organize a new round of new energy vehicles to go to the countryside, launch pilot cities for full electrification of vehicles in the public sector, cultivate information consumption demonstration cities and demonstration projects, and accelerate 5G technology and energy, education, etc. Vertical industry integration applications.
Fourth, go all out to stabilize expectations and boost the confidence of market players.
On the one hand, strengthen overall planning and coordination, and promote the better implementation of policies that have been introduced, so that the majority of enterprises have a sense of gain.
On the other hand, make good policy reserves, formulate and improve response plans in response to possible new situations and new challenges, and introduce effective measures in a timely manner.
Adhere to both policies and services, and further help small and medium-sized enterprises to relieve difficulties
Reporter: What work has the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology done in terms of benefiting enterprises, and how will it continue to help small and medium-sized enterprises in the next step?
Xin Guobin: We insist on policies to benefit enterprises, services to help enterprises, and environmental protection of enterprises, and implement a package of measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises.
One is to grasp the policy supply.
Since the beginning of this year, various policies to support SMEs have been introduced at the national level, including tax reduction and fee reduction, job stabilization and job expansion, financing promotion, and smooth logistics.
The second is to provide services to help enterprises.
Improve the service system for small and medium-sized enterprises, gather and drive various high-quality resources to serve small and medium-sized enterprises, and guide financial institutions to increase support for small and medium-sized enterprises.
The third is to grasp the business environment.
Organize the special rectification of the "three chaos" problems involving enterprises, carry out in-depth work to prevent and resolve the arrears of small and medium-sized enterprises, and strive to reduce the burden of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Various localities have also taken effective measures in light of their own realities.
For example, in terms of unimpeded logistics, it has guided the industrial park to set up material transportation connection areas, and established a "white list" system for truck drivers; in terms of supporting enterprises to resume work and production, set up a special class to solve the problem of guaranteeing production factors of enterprises and carry out "big visits". Go deep into the front line to help enterprises to solve difficulties, etc. In terms of reducing the operating costs of enterprises, employees of relevant enterprises will be included in the free nucleic acid testing group, and the cost of water, electricity, and gas for enterprises will be reduced.
A series of innovative measures will effectively alleviate the impact of the epidemic on SMEs.
In the next step, we will actively work with various regions and relevant departments to continue to adhere to both policies and services, and further help small and medium-sized enterprises solve their difficulties.
On the one hand, ensure that the policies that have been introduced are put in place.
Improve the digital platform for policy services, organize public service platforms for small and medium-sized enterprises at all levels to enter enterprises, parks, and clusters, and carry out policy interpretation and publicity work.
Organize and carry out special inspections to reduce the burden on enterprises and promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, solve the problems of blocking points and difficulties, and ensure that the various "reduction, exemption, and delay" policies that have been introduced to help enterprises and benefit enterprises are implemented.
On the other hand, focus on providing accurate services.
Organize and carry out SME service month activities, focusing on the shortcomings and weaknesses of SMEs in entrepreneurship and innovation, digital transformation, management improvement, market development, etc., to help SMEs effectively solve specific difficulties and problems encountered in production, operation and development, and continuously improve services Quality, and strive to provide small and medium-sized enterprises with accessible, affordable and guaranteed services to further enhance the sense of achievement of enterprises.
Our reporter Wang Zheng