“How to mitigate the impact of rising commodity prices?” “How to ensure energy supply?” “What are the priorities in optimizing the business environment this year?” On the morning of March 7, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on “upholding stability, seeking progress while maintaining stability, and promoting new progress in high-quality development”. Lian Weiliang, Lin nianxiu and Hu Zucai, deputy directors of the national development and Reform Commission, attended and answered the hot issues concerned by Chinese and foreign journalists.
“Since last year, all regions and departments have coordinated epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, innovated and improved macro-control, achieved an optimal combination of high growth and low inflation, achieved the main objectives and tasks of the whole year, and made a good start to the 14th five year plan.” Lian Weiliang said that this year’s government work report defined the objectives and tasks of economic and social development throughout the year. “The national development and Reform Commission will adhere to the principle of stability and seek progress while maintaining stability, strive to stabilize the macro-economic market, keep the economic operation within a reasonable range and maintain the overall social stability.”
“five continuations” to solidly promote the work of ensuring and stabilizing the chain
“At present, the internal and external environment of economic operation is still complex and changeable, and there are still many difficulties and challenges to maintain the safety and stability of the industrial chain and supply chain.” Lin nianxiu said that in the next step, the national development and Reform Commission will work with relevant departments to solidly promote the work of ensuring and stabilizing the chain, focusing on five aspects.
Continue to make up for weaknesses. According to the “barrel” theory, the short board determines the capacity. The weakness of major industries is often the bottleneck of healthy economic development. We will focus on key areas such as the national economy and the people’s livelihood and strategic security, pay close attention to the “neck” weak links, promote short board research, iterative application and ecological cultivation, and fight for key core technologies. We will launch a number of industrial infrastructure reconstruction projects to break through the weaknesses in the basic field and consolidate the foundation of the industrial chain and supply chain.
Continuous forging of long sectors. The long board is where the competitiveness lies and the “killer mace” of industrial competition. We should strive to make the long board longer. On the one hand, in the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, we will accelerate the implementation of the five-year action plan to enhance the core competitiveness of the manufacturing industry and create a competitive advantage of the whole industrial chain in key areas. On the other hand, in cultivating the emerging industry chain, we should cultivate the long board, grasp the development opportunities in frontier fields, deeply implement the national strategic emerging industry cluster development project, and accelerate the development of Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co.Ltd(300832) new business forms and new models.
Continue to break the bottleneck constraints. The key is to maintain the stability of industrial chain and supply chain and smooth economic cycle. At present, efforts should be made to solve the problem of chip shortage in automobile and other manufacturing fields. Last year, due to the influence of many factors, there was a global supply shortage of chips. This problem will be solved this year. We will continue to ensure the supply and price of bulk commodities and raw materials, strengthen the construction of the “production, supply, storage and marketing” system, and strengthen the effective supervision of the futures and spot markets. Implement the industrial chain and supply chain connection project in key areas, establish ecological consortia such as collaborative R & D, product development and experimental verification, and rely on leading enterprises to maintain and stabilize the chain.
We will continue to deepen opening-up and cooperation. Support the development of cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses, and promote the efficient operation of foreign trade industry chain and supply chain. Improve the quality of foreign capital utilization, encourage foreign-funded enterprises to increase investment in high-end manufacturing and high-tech fields, and support the innovative development of Foreign-Funded R & D centers. Implement regional trade agreements such as RCEP with high quality, make good use of various multilateral mechanisms, and build a mutually beneficial and win-win industrial chain supply chain cooperation system.
Continue to strengthen risk prevention. Establish an industrial chain supply chain risk monitoring system, improve the risk research and judgment and early warning disposal mechanism, improve the ability of risk identification and accurate disposal, press and compact the responsibilities of all parties, strive to achieve early risk detection, early report, early research and judgment and early disposal, and effectively ensure the safe and stable operation of the industrial chain supply chain.
make every effort to ensure the supply and price stability of bulk commodities
Changes in the prices of grain, energy, mineral products and other bulk commodities are related to the well-being of people’s livelihood, industrial and agricultural production and the overall macroeconomic market. Stable prices mean stable popular support, orderly markets and stable economy.
Hu Zucai pointed out that the responsibility for ensuring the supply and price stability of bulk commodities is heavier than Mount Tai. In the face of this year’s complex and severe situation, the development and Reform Commission has adhered to the bottom line thinking, implemented comprehensive policies and precise regulation, and made every effort to ensure the supply and price stability of bulk commodities.
We will ensure the supply and price of grain and ensure food security. Grain prices are the basis of 100 prices. If grain prices are stable, there will be a solid “ballast” for stabilizing prices. China has sufficient stocks and supplies of rice, wheat and other rations, and is completely self-sufficient. This year, we will stabilize the sowing area and output, do a good job in ensuring the supply and price of chemical fertilizer, maintain the sufficient quantity and price of grain, and ensure that the Chinese people’s rice bowl is firmly in their own hands. At the same time, we will strengthen efforts to ensure supply and price stability of corn and soybeans, tap China’s potential, vigorously implement the project to improve the production capacity of soybeans and oil plants, make rational use of international resources, strengthen reserve regulation and maintain a balance between supply and demand.
We will ensure the supply and price of energy and ensure energy security. The focus is to ensure the supply and price of coal. China’s coal accounts for 56% of the total energy consumption, and coal-fired power generation accounts for about 60%. If the coal price is stable, the electricity price is stable, and the “basic price” of energy price is stable. Recently, the national development and Reform Commission issued a notice to further improve the coal market price formation mechanism, improve the regulation of coal price range, and achieve a better combination of effective market and promising government. Next, we will fully implement this major reform to ensure that the reform measures are implemented and effective. Improve the coal production, supply, storage and marketing system, improve the regulation capacity of supply and demand, ensure reasonable and sufficient production capacity, strengthen market expectation management, guide coal prices to operate within a reasonable range, improve the price transmission mechanism of coal and electricity, and ensure safe and stable supply.
Ensure the supply and price of important mineral products and ensure the safety of the industrial chain and supply chain. China will intensify exploration and development of iron ore and other minerals, speed up the construction of mineral product bases, expand the recycling of scrap and other renewable resources, enhance China’s resource guarantee capacity, strengthen import and export regulation, resolutely curb the blind development of high energy consumption, high emission and low-level projects, and promote the safe supply and basic stability of prices of important mineral products.
Keep a close eye on market trends and strengthen market supervision according to law. Pay close attention to the supply and demand and price trend of key commodity markets, and strengthen monitoring, analysis, research and judgment. We will maintain the high-pressure situation of market supervision, strengthen the linkage supervision of the futures and spot markets, and severely crack down on the fabrication and dissemination of price increase information, hoarding, bid up prices and other illegal acts, especially the malicious speculation of capital.
We will do a good job in ensuring the basic livelihood of people in need and firmly grasp the bottom line of people’s livelihood. Guide all localities to earnestly implement the linkage mechanism of price subsidies, timely start and issue temporary price subsidies in full, and effectively ensure the basic livelihood of people in difficulty.
“three efforts and one good guard” to ensure the safe and reliable supply of energy in China
“Despite the increasingly severe challenges we face, China has the conditions, ability, confidence and ways to ensure safe and reliable energy supply.” Lian Weiliang said that the focus is to ensure energy security and supply from four aspects. He summarized it as “three efforts and one good guard”.
Focus on increasing production capacity. Vigorously promote the construction of large-scale wind power photovoltaic bases focusing on deserts, Gobi and desert areas, greatly increase peak shaving power sources such as pumped storage, and comprehensively increase the effective output of various power generation; Substantially increase investment in oil and gas exploration and development and promote the increase of oil and gas reserves and production; Orderly release the advanced coal production capacity and maintain the coal output at a reasonable level.
Focus on strengthening reserves. We will accelerate the construction of government allocable coal reserve capacity of more than 200 million tons, add more than 5 billion cubic meters of gas storage facilities, promote the national emergency standby and peak shaving power supply to more than 300 million kilowatts, and guide key energy production enterprises and large energy users to strengthen social responsibility reserves.
Strive to ensure supply and price stability. Give full play to the role of medium and long-term energy contracts, and achieve full coverage of medium and long-term contracts for coal, electricity and gas in key areas related to people’s livelihood and economic development. We will guide coal prices to remain within a reasonable range and improve the transmission mechanism of coal and electricity prices.
A good guard is to firmly guard the bottom line of people’s livelihood and energy consumption. “We will ensure the safe supply of energy in all situations through a more margin, safer and more reliable supply guarantee plan, and resolutely ensure that there is no power and gas restriction in non extreme cases, and there is no switch on and valve off in extreme cases.” Lian Weiliang stressed.
focus on five “Keywords” to optimize the business environment
“The business environment is the soil for the survival and development of enterprises, and the quality of the soil quality is directly related to the vitality of market players and the driving force of economic development. The national development and Reform Commission will earnestly implement the deployment requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, focus on key points and make continuous efforts, strive to create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, legal, international and convenient, and better cultivate and stimulate the vitality of market players.” Lin nianxiu said that the key measures to optimize the business environment in the next step can be summarized in five words:
One is fairness, that is, continue to relax market access and allow enterprises to enter on an equal footing and compete fairly. We will focus on the implementation of inventory management, accelerate the removal of hidden market barriers, and clean up and abolish regulations and practices that hinder the unified market and fair competition.
The second is fairness, that is, to implement scientific and effective supervision, enhance enterprise investment confidence and stabilize market expectations. We will focus on promoting the “three implementation details”, that is, the implementation of the regulations on optimizing the business environment; Implement the detailed supervision system and rules, and strictly standardize administrative law enforcement; Implement the regulations and procedures for formulating enterprise related policies.
Third, opening up is to insist on treating domestic and foreign-funded enterprises equally and promote the stable development of foreign trade. Highlight the implementation of the foreign investment law and supporting regulations, and promote the implementation of major foreign-funded projects; We will strengthen service guarantee for foreign-funded enterprises and make China a strong and attractive investment destination for a long time.
The fourth is convenience, which is to improve the quality and efficiency of government services and make business people more convenient and efficient. Improve the quality and efficiency of window services and improve the “one-stop” service function of the government hall; Promote Wuxi Online Offline Communication Information Technology Co.Ltd(300959) deep integration, and strengthen the coordination and linkage of entity government hall and online government platform; We will promote the optimization of technology empowerment process and realize “one network and one provincial office” on a larger scale.
Fifth, satisfaction is to give play to the role of evaluation, guidance and supervision, and promote all localities to launch more hard and practical moves recognized by market subjects. Lin nianxiu revealed that the national development and Reform Commission is ready to launch a new measure, that is, to establish a “collection and notification system for cases damaging the business environment”, collect the problems damaging the business environment everywhere, and take the collected problems and rectification as the important content of China’s business environment assessment, so as to promote the solution one by one.
take multiple measures to promote the continuous recovery of consumption
“Consumption is the ultimate demand and the lasting driving force of economic growth.” Hu Zucai said that the national development and Reform Commission will firmly implement the strategy of expanding domestic demand, further release the consumption potential and take multiple measures to promote the sustainable recovery of consumption on the basis of accurate and effective prevention and control of the epidemic. The key work includes the following aspects:
First, improve consumption capacity. Comprehensively strengthen the employment priority policy to promote the increase of workers’ income with more full and high-quality employment; We will further improve social security, optimize the income distribution structure, and consolidate the foundation for expanding consumption.
Second, cultivate new consumption growth points. Better meet the needs of normalized epidemic prevention and control, actively develop online consumption, promote the deep integration of Wuxi Online Offline Communication Information Technology Co.Ltd(300959) consumption, and cultivate new consumption formats and new models such as Shanghai Dzh Limited(601519) retail, smart tourism, digital culture and intelligent sports. We will improve the quality and capacity of domestic services. At the same time, we should implement measures to support the relief of difficult industries, promote the recovery of consumption of living services, and steadily increase bulk consumption.
Third, vigorously develop green consumption. Implement the implementation plan for promoting green consumption recently issued by the national development and Reform Commission. On the one hand, we should promote the expansion of the supply and consumption of green and low-carbon products; On the other hand, we should advocate a simple and moderate, green, low-carbon, civilized and healthy lifestyle and consumption mode.
Fourth, create a safe and secure consumption environment. Optimize the urban consumption network under the framework of China’s great cycle, and promote the cultivation and construction of international consumption center cities; We will strengthen the construction of consumer credit system and quality standard system, and strive to improve people’s consumption experience and willingness.
Focus on two major events to promote high-quality development of the real economy
After years of development, China’s real economy has made great achievements in both total volume, scale and structural quality, creating a world miracle. However, compared with the world’s industrial powers and the requirements of high-quality development, China’s real economic development still has some shortcomings and weaknesses, which must be supplemented with redoubled efforts. Lin nianxiu said, “to this end, we will adhere to overall planning and comprehensive implementation of policies, focus on two major events, and promote the high-quality development of the real economy.”
First, we should continue to invigorate the industrial economy and promote the growth of the real economy. On the one hand, relief and burden reduction have enabled enterprises to survive, and the more they live, the better. We will effectively reduce the tax burden on enterprises, increase financial and credit support, make every effort to ensure the supply and price of important raw materials and primary products, stabilize the production and operation of large enterprises, reduce the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises, enhance the development vitality of high-tech enterprises, mobilize the enthusiasm of various market subjects, enhance market confidence and boost development expectations. On the other hand, pay close attention to investment to cheer up enterprises and continuously enhance the momentum of development. Manufacturing investment not only plays an important role in the current steady growth, but also affects the future industrial structure and development potential. We should firmly grasp the “bull nose” of manufacturing investment, focus on the empowerment and transformation of traditional industries and the cultivation and development of new driving forces. Adhere to the principle of “projects follow the plan and elements follow the project”, speed up the preliminary work of major projects and major projects determined in the outline of the 14th five year plan and other major strategic plans, and strive to start construction as soon as possible.
