Li Keqiang presided over the executive meeting of the State Council
Deploy the work of autumn harvest and autumn and winter planting to provide strong support to ensure food security and stable prices
Listen to the report on the supply of energy for the people’s livelihood and ensure the people’s safety and warmth through the winter
Request to further increase policy support for the relief of small, medium and micro enterprises
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 20. Premier Li Keqiang presided over an executive meeting of the State Council on October 20 to make arrangements for autumn harvest and autumn and winter planting to provide strong support for ensuring food security and price stability; listening to reports on the energy supply for the people’s livelihood, It is required to ensure that the people live through the winter safely and warmly; it is required to further increase policy support for the relief of small, medium and micro enterprises.
The meeting pointed out that this year's autumn grain harvest is a foregone conclusion.
Food prices are the basis of one hundred prices. Food prices account for a high proportion of China's consumer price index. A bumper harvest of food can lay a solid foundation for stabilizing prices and preventing inflation.
In accordance with the deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, we must actively respond to challenges such as the adverse effects of the recent continuous rain in the north on the autumn harvest and planting and the high prices of agricultural materials.
First, the main producing areas should promptly organize the harvesting of autumn grains, and do a good job in drying and storing grain.
The second is to do a good job in autumn and winter planting.
Speed up the drainage of stagnant farmland.
For plots with delayed planting due to disasters, the impact of late planting should be minimized by selecting early-maturing varieties, appropriately increasing the sowing amount, and scientifically increasing the base fertilizer.
Implement field management and pest control measures before winter due to time, place and seedling.
The third is to ensure the supply of agricultural materials and stabilize the prices of agricultural materials.
Strengthen seed supply and quality supervision.
Ensuring raw materials and energy use, promoting agricultural enterprises to expand production, strengthening import and export control, and increasing the supply of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
The fourth is to increase policy support.
Ensure the supply of electricity and diesel for farmland drainage and grain drying.
The agricultural department should make overall plans and make good use of existing funds to support local autumn harvests and autumn and winter planting.
The central government of the disaster-stricken areas will then arrange appropriate funds for agricultural production and disaster relief.
The financial department has issued relevant transfer payment funds and agricultural machinery purchase subsidies for next year in advance to support the local development of evening broadcast and purchase of dryers, etc., and provide appropriate subsidies for drying operations.
The meeting pointed out that it is a clear requirement of the Party Central Committee and the State Council to ensure that the people, especially the disaster-stricken people, survive the winter safely and warmly.
It is predicted that the temperature in the north and other areas this winter will be lower than normal, and extreme weather may even occur.
The meeting decided to make overall plans to stabilize growth, adjust the structure, and protect people's livelihood, and focus on solving prominent problems that the masses and market players have strongly reflected.
First, we must ensure heating in the northern region in winter, especially the northeast.
Make every effort to ensure the production and transportation of coal for heating.
Crack down on coal market speculation in accordance with the law.
Second, we must ensure the use of gas for heating in key northern areas.
Organize gas supply companies to increase the supply of resources as much as possible, coordinate the use of gas resources, organize "south-to-north" in a timely manner, make good use of the formed gas reserves, and do a good job in peak shaving to ensure supply.
Adhere to the principle that coal is suitable for coal, and electricity is suitable for electricity, seeking truth from facts and adapting measures to local conditions to ensure the people's warmth.
Third, we must give full play to the role of coal, electricity, oil and gas transportation guarantee mechanism, and do a good job in daily dispatch and weekly balance.
Consolidate local responsibilities, encourage local governments to give reasonable support to gas and heating companies, and ensure that residential gas and heating prices are basically stable.
Scientifically implement the orderly use of electricity, do a good job of "suppressing non-compliance and protecting the people" plan, and reasonably control the lighting of the city's night scene.
Promote the whole society to strengthen the conservation of electricity and energy.
The meeting pointed out that protecting market entities such as small, medium and micro enterprises is ensuring employment, which is also conducive to increasing supply and stabilizing prices.
It is necessary to adopt multiple strategies and increase targeted efforts to help companies relieve their difficulties.
To prevent the transmission of bulk commodity prices to downstream industries, which puts small, medium and micro enterprises under cost pressure, step up research on inclusive policies including phased tax and fee reductions, and encourage local governments to reduce or exempt small, medium and micro enterprises in housing rents, water and electricity bills, etc. Support, reduce the burden on enterprises, and help overcome difficulties.
Promote the development of small, medium and micro enterprises in the direction of "specialization, specialization and innovation" to enhance market competitiveness.
The meeting also studied other matters.