(Express delivery of the two sessions) China has not set a specific target for economic growth this year
China News Agency, Beijing, May 22-Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said in Beijing on the 22nd that he did not put forward specific targets for economic growth this year.
On the same day, Li Keqiang made the above remarks when he made a government work report to the Third Session of the 13th National People's Congress.
On May 22, the third session of the 13th National People's Congress opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng photo
Regarding the expected targets for development this year, Li Keqiang said that in light of the situation, we made appropriate adjustments to the expected targets considered before the epidemic. This year, we must give priority to stabilizing employment and protecting people's livelihood, resolutely win the battle against poverty, and strive to achieve the goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way; there are more than 9 million new jobs in urban areas, the urban survey unemployment rate is about 6%, and the urban registered unemployment rate is about 5.5%; The price has increased by about 3.5%; imports and exports have promoted stability and improved quality, and the balance of international payments has been basically balanced; residents ’income growth has been basically synchronized with economic growth; under the current standards, all rural poor people have been lifted out of poverty, and all poverty-stricken counties have taken off their hats; effective prevention and control of major financial risks; The energy consumption per unit of GDP and the discharge of major pollutants continued to decline, and efforts were made to complete the objectives and tasks of the 13th Five-Year Plan.
He said that we did not put forward specific targets for the annual economic growth rate, mainly because the global epidemic situation and the economic and trade situation are highly uncertain, and China's development faces some unpredictable factors. Doing so is conducive to guiding all parties to concentrate on "six stability" and "six guarantees".
Regarding fiscal policy, Li Keqiang said that this year's deficit rate is planned to be set at more than 3.6%. The fiscal deficit scale will increase by 1 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below), and 1 trillion yuan of special anti-epidemic bonds will be issued at the same time. The central government's expenditure arrangements at this level have negative growth, of which non-urgent and non-rigid expenditures have been reduced by more than 50%.
Regarding monetary policy, Li Keqiang said that a stable monetary policy should be more flexible and appropriate. The comprehensive use of means such as quasi-rate reduction, interest rate reduction and refinancing will guide the broad money supply and the scale of social financing to grow significantly higher than last year. (Finish)