On February 22, Finance Minister Liu Kun pointed out at a press conference of the State Council Information Office that on the basis of last year’s 1.1 trillion yuan, a larger-scale tax reduction and fee reduction will be implemented this year, and market entities will have More sense of gain. Xu Hongcai, Vice Minister of Finance, said that some new policy measures should be launched as soon as possible.

Xu Hongcai introduced that throughout this year, the Ministry of Finance will, in accordance with the requirements of the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, guide and urge local governments to speed up the use of special bond funds, form a physical workload as soon as possible, and better exert its effectiveness on the economy. pull effect.

Implement the combined tax reduction and fee reduction

Xu Hongcai said that this year, the financial department will resolutely implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, conscientiously implement the combined tax reduction and fee reduction, and help the market The subject bursts out with greater development vitality.

First, it is more powerful. Continue to implement 11 preferential tax and fee policies involving technology, employment and entrepreneurship, medical care, education, etc., expand the preferential intensity of some existing policies, and launch some new policy measures as soon as possible. The second is to exert precise force. Focus on high-quality development of the manufacturing industry, relief for small, medium and micro enterprises, and technological innovation, and study and introduce targeted assistance measures. The third is coordinated policy implementation. Pay attention to the synergy between tax reduction and fee reduction policies and other active fiscal policies, monetary policies, industrial policies, etc., to form a synergy for relief and development.

Rationally arrange special bonds

Liu Kun said that local government special bonds will be reasonably arranged this year. At the end of last year, the Ministry of Finance issued a quota of 1.46 trillion yuan in local government special bonds in advance. In January this year, it completed the issuance of 484.4 billion yuan, accounting for one-third of the quota issued in advance, all of which were used in key areas such as transportation, municipal administration, and industrial park infrastructure. .

“In fact, some of the funds from special bonds at the end of last year were moved to this year. There are many new projects being started in various places, and quite a few projects have used local government special bond funds.” He said.

As for the reason why the special bond quota was issued in advance, Xu Hongcai explained that the rhythm of special bond issuance must be reasonably controlled based on the economic situation and the needs of macro-control. At present, my country's economy is facing new downward pressure, which requires fiscal policy to be appropriately advanced, allocate special bond quotas in advance, and speed up the issuance and use of special bonds, mainly to play a stimulating role in effective investment as soon as possible.

Looking at the investment direction of the issued bonds, Xu Hongcai introduced that about 30% of the special bonds issued in January were used for municipal and industrial park infrastructure construction, 20% were used for transportation infrastructure construction, and 20% were used for For the construction of social undertakings such as education, health, and elderly care, about 30% is used for other aspects.

“The early issuance of special bond quotas is a proactive measure to implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee. The progress in January was relatively good. In February and March, we will continue to urge local governments to Do a good job in this area," Xu Hongcai said.

Pension payments are guaranteed to be paid in full and on time

As for the pension situation, Liu Kun emphasized: "The pensions of retirees, no matter where they are, which province or city they are in, Counties can ensure timely and full payment, and all are guaranteed."

Vice Minister of Finance Yu Weiping said that according to preliminary statistics, the current rolling balance of the National Social Security Fund is 4.8 trillion yuan, and the number of payment months is 14. more than months. The fund's overall income exceeds its expenditure, and pensions are guaranteed to be paid out in full and on time.

Talking about the progress of national coordination of basic pension insurance for enterprise employees, Yu Weiping introduced that this work has been officially implemented on January 1. At present, we are working hard to study and formulate relevant supporting documents, calculate the scale of fund allocation, reasonably adjust the surplus and shortage of funds among regions, and strengthen the tracking and guidance of local implementation work.

In addition, in terms of direct fiscal funds, Xu Hongcai revealed that this year will further expand the scope of direct funds, improve the management system of direct funds, and strengthen fund supervision.