On the morning of the 5th, the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress opened in the Great Hall of the People, and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China made a government work report to the conference.
Review of major achievements in the past year
2022 is an extremely important year in the history of the party and the country, and China’s development has made extremely hard-won new achievements.
■ The annual GDP increased by 3%.
■ 12.06 million new jobs were created in cities and towns.
■ Consumer prices rose by 2%.
■ The grain output was 1.37 trillion Jin, an increase of 7.4 billion Jin.
■ The new tax reduction and fee reduction exceeded 1 trillion yuan, and the tax deferred fee was more than 750 billion yuan.
■ Exempt the national student loan interest of college graduates with financial difficulties in 2022 and allow the repayment of principal to be postponed.
■ The overall employment situation remains stable and economic growth is stabilizing.
Review of major achievements in the past five years
■ GDP has increased to 121 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 5.2% in five years.
■ More than 12.7 million new jobs are created in cities and towns annually.
■ The investment intensity of R&D funds in the whole society has increased from 2.1% to more than 2.5%.
■ The operating mileage of high-speed railway has increased from 25,000 kilometers to 42,000 kilometers, and 1.25 million kilometers of rural roads have been newly built and rebuilt.
■ The total import and export volume of goods increased by 8.6% annually, exceeding 40 trillion yuan, ranking first in the world for many years.
■ The number of participants in basic old-age insurance increased by 140 million, covering 1.05 billion people.
■ Successfully held a simple, safe and wonderful Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games.
■ A major decisive victory was achieved in the prevention and control of epidemic situation in COVID-19.
■ The per capita financial subsidy standard for medical insurance for urban and rural residents has been raised from 450 yuan to 610 yuan.
■ Pursue centralized procurement of drugs and medical consumables, and reduce the cost burden by more than 400 billion yuan.
■ Implement the three-child birth policy and supporting measures.
Main expected development goals and key work suggestions in 2023
■ GDP growth of about 5%.
■ There are about 12 million new jobs in cities and towns, and the urban survey unemployment rate is about 5.5%.
■ Consumer prices rose by about 3%.
■ Residents’ income growth is basically synchronized with economic growth.
■ Import and export promote stability and quality improvement, and the balance of payments is basically balanced.
■ Grain output has remained above 1.3 trillion Jin.
■ Energy consumption per unit of GDP and emissions of major pollutants continue to decline.
■ Give priority to restoring and expanding consumption.
■ Increase the income of urban and rural residents through multiple channels.
■ Promote the construction of foreign-funded landmark projects.
■ Effectively prevent and resolve the risks of high-quality head housing enterprises, improve the balance sheet, prevent disorderly expansion, and promote the steady development of the real estate industry.
■ Support the demand for rigid and improved housing and solve the housing problems of new citizens and young people.
■ Vigorously develop vocational education and promote innovation in higher education.
■ Promote the expansion and sinking of high-quality medical resources and the balanced regional layout.