(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Xiangyang, Hubei takes multiple measures to speed up the restoration of normal economic life order
China News Service, Wuhan, June 10 (Reporter Ma Furong) As a deputy central city in Hubei Province, how does Xiangyang fight the war to defend people's livelihood and economic development after the epidemic? Hubei Province New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters held a press conference on the 10th to introduce the relevant situation of Xiangyang to speed up the restoration of normal economic and social life order.
Wang Zhongyun, member of the Standing Committee of the Xiangyang Municipal Party Committee and executive deputy mayor of the municipal government, revealed that the city puts the protection and improvement of people's livelihood in a prominent position, making every effort to stabilize employment, ensure supply and stabilize prices, protect the lives of difficult groups, and promote poverty alleviation. It has allocated 363 million yuan (RMB, the same below) for relief funds, benefiting 135,000 people in difficulty; providing 102,700 job opportunities for migrant workers returning to their hometowns; and absorbing 3407 people from the rural poor.
Focusing on projects and expanding investment is the key to revive after the epidemic. As of the end of May, the city had planned 2,845 projects with more than 100 million yuan. During the epidemic situation, we organized 25 contracts of "not meeting"; since the resumption of production and resumption of production, we have carried out investment matching projects in Shaoguan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Changzhou and other places.
Faced with the impact of the epidemic on enterprises, the city implemented policies such as fiscal and tax support, financing credit, and stabilization of corporate aid positions to optimize the business environment and help enterprises get out of the predicament.
According to Duan Xizhu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of Xiangyang Economic and Information Technology Bureau, up to now, among the industrial enterprises above the designated size in the city, there are 1578 with a capacity recovery rate of more than 80%, accounting for 96.99%. In April of this year, the growth rate of industrial added value and total industrial output value of the city above the designated size changed from negative to positive. Among the 38 major industrial sectors in the city, 22 industries have achieved positive growth in monthly output value. The situation improved further in May.
As the largest grain market in Hubei and an important national commodity grain production base, Xiangyang ensured food security through measures such as stabilizing the basic production plate and strengthening grain production services. As of June 5, the city's total summer grain output was 2.0294 million tons, an increase of 128,400 tons year-on-year.
The city has also explored and promoted the “government + e-commerce platform + enterprise + internet celebrity” live broadcast delivery model, through the “Mayor takes you to see Xiangyang” public welfare live broadcast, county (city, district) and major platforms to carry out live broadcast delivery, Guide local enterprises to independently develop the normalized live broadcast economy and other measures to help products go up, activate the consumer market, and promote stable employment. (Finish)