(Observation of the two sessions) "Ten metaphors" of Li Keqiang's tenth premier's press conference
China News Agency, Beijing, March 11th: "Ten metaphors" for Li Keqiang's tenth premier's press conference
China News Agency reporter Xia Bin
The fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress concluded in Beijing on the morning of the 11th.
After the meeting, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attended a press conference at the Great Hall of the People.
"Because of the epidemic, we will continue to hold the press conference by video connection." After the opening remarks, Premier Li Keqiang spent more than two hours answering 13 questions in a row at his tenth year's press conference. Ten metaphors explain the policies and development of China's economy and people's livelihood.
On March 11, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council attended a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng
——Looking at the GDP increment is like climbing a mountain
China will achieve a GDP growth target of around 5.5% this year, which is equivalent to the total economic output of a medium-sized country.
Li Keqiang pointed out that ten years ago, China's total economic output was still more than 50 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below), an increase of 10%, and an increment of 6 to 7 trillion yuan is sufficient. This year, it must have 9 trillion yuan of nominal GDP. Increment.
"It's like mountain climbing. If you want to climb a 1,000-meter mountain and you want to climb 10%, then 100 meters is fine. If you want to climb a 3,000-meter mountain and you want to climb 5%, it's 150 meters. And the conditions have also changed. , the higher the air pressure, the less oxygen, the speed seems to slow down, but in fact the weight is heavier." Li Keqiang said.
——The reduction of taxes and fees is to fertilize the roots
When answering which measure would help enterprises the most, Li Keqiang said that from our practice over the past few years, the effect of tax reduction and fee reduction is the most direct.
He said that because tax cuts and fee reductions are the most direct, fair and efficient.
"Judging from the relevant reports I received this year, tax reduction and fee reduction are generally regarded as the first expectation for the government's macro policies. It seems that fertilization has to be applied to the roots, and only when the roots are strong can the branches flourish."
——Tax rebate is timely rain for enterprises
"When I participated in the discussion in the CPPCC, a member of the CPPCC was an entrepreneur, and he told me that compared with other measures such as tax cuts, fee reductions and investment, tax rebates came the fastest and best. Running a project may have many setbacks. , the tax rebate is equivalent to directly discovering the cash for the enterprise and increasing the cash flow, which is a timely rain." Li Keqiang said that it seems that it is better to do a real thing than to say a thousand words, and this key measure (tax rebate) must be put in place.
——More water and more fish are the source of tax conservation
Regarding the effect of tax reduction, Li Keqiang gave a set of data. Since China implemented the value-added tax reform in 2013, guided by tax reduction, a total of 8.7 trillion yuan has been reduced. At that time, the fiscal revenue was about 11 trillion yuan, and it exceeded 200,000 yuan last year. billion, nearly doubled.
In his view, tax rebates and fee reductions are subtractions, but in essence they are additions, because if you refund today, you will increase tomorrow, and if you reduce today, you may increase tomorrow.
Because the enterprise benefits in this process, the benefit is the increase of its benefit.
The so-called deep water fish return, more water and more fish, this is to conserve tax sources, cultivate and strengthen market players.
On March 11, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council attended a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yu
——Local governments should be "iron roosters"
When local fiscal revenue encounters new difficulties, the transfer payment from the central government to local governments will increase by 18% this year, with a total scale of 9.8 trillion yuan, a large scale not seen in many years.
Li Keqiang bluntly stated that the tax rebate is mainly paid for by the central government, and of course the local government has to "make up members".
The tax refund money goes directly to the enterprise. Considering the difficulties of the grassroots, our transfer payment subsidy funds for the grassroots go directly to the grassroots below the city and county level.
If the local government wants to be an "iron rooster", it should not spend a penny of the money it should not spend, and it should not give less money to the market players.
- Fasten "Seat Belts" for "Riders"
When talking about employment, Li Keqiang said: "I have to mention flexible employment, because there are more than 200 million people, and it has various forms and wide coverage."
He said that as a developing country, flexible employment forms will exist for a long time.
As a government, we must gradually improve policies for the labor rights, social security and other issues of flexible employment groups, that is to say, we must put "safety belts" on these "riders", so that new forms of employment such as flexible employment are not only urgent, but also Stimulate market vitality and social creativity.
——The reform of "delegating power, delegating power and serving" is to break the barriers of interests
Politics is precious.
Li Keqiang pointed out that in recent years, China has continued to promote market-oriented reforms and the reform of "delegating power, delegating power, regulating services", and more than 1,000 administrative licenses have been delegated or cancelled, and non-administrative licenses have withdrawn from the stage of history.
In the past, it took dozens of days to set up a business and obtain a license, and it took hundreds of days for a long time.
It now averages 4 days nationwide, with a minimum of 1 day.
At present, about 90% of government services are done online, in the palm of your hand, in different places, or in person.
"Actually, this is breaking down the barriers of interests, so that benefiting enterprises and the people breaks through the traditional thinking. We will continue to push forward the measures to benefit enterprises and the people," Li Keqiang said.
——Although the weight is small and weighs thousands of pounds, support should be timely
After the outbreak of the epidemic, the service industry, especially the contact-type service industry, has been hit the hardest. Among them, small, medium and micro enterprises are large and wide-ranging.
Li Keqiang said that helping them is actually supporting employment, because only 100 million individual industrial and commercial households have created employment for nearly 300 million people.
"So we must see that 'the weight is small and weighs a thousand pounds', and we must give them timely support."
——Open like the Yangtze River and the Yellow River will not flow backwards
"I tell you clearly that no matter how the international situation changes, China will unswervingly expand its opening up. The Yangtze River and the Yellow River will not flow backwards. China has always been advancing through reform and developing through opening up for more than 40 years." Li Keqiang said, As long as it is conducive to the expansion of high-level opening up, we are willing to do it actively, and we must firmly maintain the multilateral trading system, which is also the need for our own development.
He emphasized that China has opened up to the outside world for more than 40 years and has developed itself, benefiting the people and the world.
This is a door of opportunity that we must not and must not close.
——China's economy will be able to climb over the hurdle
Li Keqiang mentioned that this year is the last year of the current government and the last year of his term as prime minister.
The situation China faces is still complex and severe, with many difficulties and challenges.
"I believe that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and with the strong support of all sectors of society, especially the common struggle of the people, China's economy will be able to climb over the hurdles and achieve the main goal of economic and social development this year. goals and tasks, and lay a solid foundation for future development." Li Keqiang said.
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