The State Council Information Office held a briefing. Huang Shouhong, head of the "Government Work Report" drafting team and director of the State Council Research Office, answered reporters' questions.
There are conditions and supports to achieve a growth rate of 5% this year, he said. The goal of socialist modernization must be basically achieved from now to 2035, and the economic growth rate must be maintained at around 5%. This year, the central government must maintain the necessary intensity in transfer payments to local governments, with a budget of over 10 trillion yuan.