Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, April 26 (Reporter Liu Yuanyuan) "Combined with the situation and needs of epidemic prevention and control, support major and medium-sized cities in the scientific planning and construction of a number of suburban warehouses that integrate functions such as warehousing, sorting, processing, and packaging. Ensure that living materials are dispatched in a timely manner in emergency situations, and effectively ensure the continuous and undisturbed circulation of consumer goods." The responsible comrade of the National Development and Reform Commission issued the latest "Opinions on Further Unleashing Consumption Potential and Promoting Consumption Recovery" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions") issued by the General Office of the State Council. ”) said in response to reporters’ questions.
"Recently, domestic epidemics have occurred frequently, especially some unexpected factors have exceeded expectations, which has brought greater uncertainty and challenges to the smooth operation of the economy. Consumption, especially contact consumption, has been greatly affected. The retail sales of social consumer goods in March The total amount has changed from growth to decline year-on-year, and the recovery of consumption is further under pressure." said the responsible comrade of the National Development and Reform Commission.
Talking about the background and considerations of the "Opinions", the responsible comrades of the National Development and Reform Commission revealed that the "Opinions" were formulated and promulgated, on the one hand, with a long-term perspective, focusing on smoothing the national economic cycle, and further consolidating the fundamental role of consumption in economic development; On the one hand, it is to focus on the current situation, coordinate the epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, actively respond to the impact of the epidemic on consumption, effectively guarantee the consumption supply, and promote the continuous recovery of consumption.
According to reports, the "Opinions" put forward 20 key measures in five areas from the perspective of systematically promoting consumption in accordance with the requirements of the combination of goal orientation and problem orientation, short-term support and medium and long-term promotion.
In order to effectively implement the "Opinions", the responsible comrade of the National Development and Reform Commission mentioned that the next step will be to stabilize the basic consumption base, implement the bailout and support measures for the extremely difficult industries, and encourage large-scale consumption such as automobiles and home appliances. In terms of consumption supply, on the basis of the precise implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures, we will make every effort to ensure the smooth flow of logistics; implement measures to ensure supply and price stability of grains, oils, meat, eggs, milk, fruits, vegetables, and bulk commodities.
In addition, it will meet the needs of normalized epidemic prevention and control, promote new consumption, and scientifically promote contactless transaction services.