(Two Sessions Express) Li Keqiang: China's GDP is expected to grow by more than 6% this year
China News Service, Beijing, March 5. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered a government work report to the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress on the 5th, saying that China's GDP is expected to grow by more than 6% this year.
Li Keqiang said that the main expected goals for this year’s development are: GDP growth of more than 6%; more than 11 million new jobs in urban areas, urban surveyed unemployment rate of about 5.5%, consumer price growth of about 3%, and steady and qualitative increase in import and export volume. , The balance of payments is basically balanced; the income of residents has increased steadily; the quality of the ecological environment has been further improved, the energy consumption per unit of GDP has been reduced by about 3%, and the discharge of major pollutants has continued to decline; the output of grain has remained above 1.3 trillion catties.
Li Keqiang said that the economic growth rate is a comprehensive indicator, and the expected target for this year is set at more than 6%. Taking into account the recovery of economic operations, it will help guide all parties to focus on promoting reform and innovation and promoting high-quality development.
The expected goals of economic growth, employment, and prices reflect the requirements for maintaining economic operations within a reasonable range, and steadily connect with future goals, which are conducive to the realization of sustainable and healthy development.
Regarding fiscal policy, Li Keqiang pointed out that taking into account the effective control of the epidemic and the gradual recovery of the economy, this year's deficit rate is planned to be around 3.2%, which is lower than last year, and no special anti-epidemic treasury bonds will be issued.
Regarding monetary policy, Li Keqiang said that a prudent monetary policy should be flexible, precise, reasonable and appropriate.
Put the service of the real economy in a more prominent position, and handle the relationship between economic recovery and risk prevention.
He said that to do a good job this year, we must better coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development.
Adhere to the organic combination of normalized prevention and control and local emergency response, continue to do a good job of external defense input and internal defense rebound without any relaxation, pay attention to the prevention and control of key areas and key links, fill up short loopholes, and strictly prevent clustered epidemics and spread The spread of cases, the orderly advancement of vaccine development and free vaccination, and the improvement of scientific and precise prevention and control capabilities and levels.
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