China News Service, December 16th (Ge Cheng, Shao Wanyun) On the 16th, the spokesperson of the National Development and Reform Commission answered reporters' questions about the current economic and social development. And how to expand effective investment, promote residents' income and other hot spots to respond.

What impact will the adjustment and optimization of epidemic prevention policies have on economic trends?

　　With the continuous implementation of optimized measures for epidemic prevention and control and the gradual release of the effects of various policies to stabilize the economy, my country's economic growth is expected to continue to pick up.

The next step will be to strengthen the coordination and cooperation of various policies, form a joint policy force to promote high-quality development, promote the overall improvement of economic operation, and achieve effective improvement in quality and reasonable growth in quantity.

On December 8, at Beijing West Railway Station, passengers did not need to show nucleic acid certificates and health codes, and directly entered the station to board the train.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yi Haifei

Can the masses be effectively guaranteed to survive the winter warmly?

　　The National Development and Reform Commission and all relevant parties conscientiously implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, give full play to the role of the inter-ministerial coordination mechanism for the guarantee of coal, electricity, oil and gas transportation, make every effort to strengthen overall coordination, do a good job in all tasks in advance, and promote energy supply and price stability The work has achieved obvious results.

　　In general, through the joint efforts of all parties, the national energy supply and demand are generally stable and orderly, and the people's warm winter can be effectively guaranteed.

At present, there are more than 176 million tons of coal stored in power plants nationwide, a significant increase year-on-year, and the supply of electricity and natural gas is relatively sufficient.

On November 13, the staff of Majiapu Heating Service Center of Fengtai Branch of Beijing Thermal Power Group inspected the boiler room.

Photo by Xu Jing

How to keep the prices of consumer goods stable on New Year's Day and Spring Festival?

　　In order to ensure that the quantity and price of important people's livelihood commodities are sufficient and stable during the "two festivals", the National Development and Reform Commission has made a series of arrangements in advance.

Judging from the current scheduling of work in various places, major and medium-sized cities have generally formulated contingency plans for ensuring supply and stabilizing prices. The reserves of finished grain, oil, pork, and northern winter and spring vegetables are relatively sufficient, and the work of ensuring supply and stabilizing prices is solid.

Recently, the supply of important livelihood commodities is abundant, the price of small-package grain and oil continues to remain basically stable, and the prices of vegetables, pork, and eggs have fallen to varying degrees.

What policy measures are in place to increase residents' income?

　　Since the beginning of this year, the income of urban and rural residents in my country has achieved steady growth, and the growth rate of residents' income in the first three quarters has basically kept pace with the economic growth rate.

In the next step, in order to implement the deployment of the "Implementation Plan for the 14th Five-Year Plan" Strategy to Expand Domestic Demand, and better stabilize and promote residents' income increase, we will work with relevant units to focus on three aspects of work: first, solidly promote the top-level design of common prosperity; second, expand The size of the middle-income group; the third is to strengthen policy coordination in the field of income distribution.

How to continue to promote new momentum to accelerate growth?

　　In 2023, we will work with relevant parties to accelerate the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, work hard on "tackling difficulties, stabilizing growth, promoting transformation, and strengthening the foundation", and further play the important role of high-tech industries in leading and supporting high-quality economic development.

　　In terms of stabilizing growth, vigorously cultivate and develop new technologies, new formats, new models, and new industries, promote the development of integrated clusters of strategic emerging industries, and focus on cultivating and expanding a number of new economic growth points.

Adhere to the construction of new infrastructure as an important direction of expanding effective investment, comprehensively use the investment in the central budget, local government special bonds, policy development financial instruments and other supporting means to guide social capital to invest in the construction of new infrastructure.

Data map: Workers are assembling cars.

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What are the specific deployments for expanding effective investment?

　　The National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant parties to focus on key areas and major national strategies, strengthen project reserves and preliminary work, and accelerate the construction of major projects.

Further mobilize the enthusiasm of private investment and enhance the endogenous driving force of investment growth.

Improve the financing mechanism for investment projects, and strengthen the guarantee of funds for major projects in accordance with laws and regulations.

Through these aspects of work, we will continue to optimize the investment structure, maintain a reasonable growth in investment, and give full play to the important role of investment in expanding domestic demand and optimizing supply.

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