The State Council issued a number of important policies in March. Let’s take a look.
Release time：2024-08-15click：8
On March 15, the fourth plenary session of the State Council was held. The meeting emphasized that the tasks specified in the Central Economic Work Conference and the "Government Work Report" are the focus of the State Council's work this year. All departments must act quickly, take the initiative, take active actions, and work together to tackle difficulties to promote the comprehensive implementation of various tasks and measures.
In March, the State Council issued a number of important policies, let’s take a look at them together -
State Council Executive Meeting The "State Council's 2024 Key Work Division Plan" was discussed and adopted.
The "Government Work Report" reviewed and approved at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress clarified the goals for economic and social development throughout the year. Target tasks. All departments and units should enhance the sense of responsibility of "always worrying", effectively transform it into the action force of "knowing everything", fully mobilize the enthusiasm of all parties, further boost the entrepreneurial spirit of officers, and promote the implementation of various tasks . It is necessary to refine the implementation measures and assign the responsibilities of various key tasks and departments to specific implementation methods and policy measures. It is necessary to strengthen coordination and cooperation. The leading department must take the initiative to communicate and coordinate, and the participating departments must closely cooperate and support to ensure that efforts are made in the same direction and a synergy is formed. It is necessary to do a good job in supervision and inspection, strengthen daily scheduling, improve supervision methods, improve supervision efficiency, and promote the formation of a strong atmosphere of implementation at all levels.
Promote large-scale equipment updates and trade-in of consumer goods
The State Council convened to promote large-scale equipment updates and trade-in of consumer goods Work video conference
On March 28, the State Council held a video conference on promoting large-scale equipment updates and consumer goods trade-in. Large-scale equipment updates and the trade-in of consumer goods are related to all walks of life and thousands of households. We must adhere to market-oriented and government guidance, insist on encouraging the advanced and eliminating the backward, adhere to standard guidance and orderly improvement, and solidly promote equipment updates, consumer goods trade-in, and recycling Utilize and improve standards through four major actions to effectively accomplish good things. It is necessary to respect the wishes of enterprises and consumers, strengthen policy support and promotion, and strive to form endogenous driving forces and scale effects for upgrading. It is necessary to pay attention to classified promotion, grasp the priorities, give priority to supporting equipment updates in industries with good development prospects and high investment-driven ratios, accelerate the elimination of outdated and inefficient equipment that has expired, high energy consumption and high emission equipment, and equipment with safety hazards, and focus on supporting those with urgent needs and The trade-in of bulk durable consumer goods that have a strong pull effect but high acquisition costs can be used to replace old items with new ones. We must focus on improving the quality and level of economic circulation and doArticles on recycling should be published, the development of the "replacement + recycling" logistics system and new model should be accelerated, and the agglomeration and large-scale development of renewable resource processing and utilization enterprises should be promoted. It is necessary to take overall consideration of enterprise affordability and consumer acceptance, speed up the formulation and revision of a number of standards, and promote the normalization of upgrading through the gradual improvement of standards.
Promote industrial innovation with technological innovation
Accelerate the construction of modern infrastructure system
The State Council executive meeting studied accelerating the construction of a modern infrastructure system. The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to adapt to the needs of building a modern and powerful socialist country, strengthen overall planning, advance in a coordinated and orderly manner, focus on improving spatial layout, optimizing supply structure, improving comprehensive functions, promoting system integration, and accelerating the construction of advanced and applicable, complete systems, intensive and efficient, Safe and green modern infrastructure system.
Promoting high-quality economic development with standards upgrading
The State Council executive meeting discussed and passed the "Promoting high-quality economic development with standards upgrading" Development Work Plan. The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to accelerate the formulation and revision of standards, fully solicit opinions from enterprises, consumers and other relevant parties, adhere to urgent needs first, and introduce mature ones in a timely manner. It is necessary to strengthen supervision and inspection, improve supporting policies, and ensure the implementation of various standards.
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission identified the first batch of starting enterprises to accelerate the development of new productivity
In accordance with the "Four New" (new track, new technology, new platform, and new mechanism) standards, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission selected and determined the first batch of start-up enterprises to accelerate the layout and cultivation of new fields and new tracks. Develop new productive forces. Most of the first batch of start-up companies selected this time were established within three years, focusing on emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum information, and biomedicine. The average age of the core technology backbone of the company is about 35 years old.
Four departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Implementation Plan for the Innovative Application of General Aviation Equipment (2024-2030)", which proposes that by 2030, general aviation equipment will be fully integrated into all areas of people's production and life, become a powerful driving force for low-altitude economic growth, and form a trillion-level market scale. The "Implementation Plan" identifies 20 key tasks in five major areas, including enhancing industrial technological innovation capabilities and enhancing the competitiveness of industrial and supply chains.
Eighteen departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the " Implement the "National Standardization Development Outline" Action Plan (2024-2025)" and formulate it from eight aspects including strengthening the interaction between standardization and technological innovation, improving the standardization level of modern industries, and improving standardization guarantees for green development, many of which involve 6G, Artificial intelligence and other fields.
The "Green and Low-Carbon Transformation Industry Guidance Catalog (2024 Edition)" was released
The National Development and Reform Commission and other departments issued The "Guiding Catalog of Green and Low-Carbon Transformation Industries (2024 Edition)" clarifies the subdivisions and specific connotations of key green and low-carbon transformation industries such as energy-saving and carbon-reduction industries, environmental protection industries, and energy green and low-carbon transformation to prevent blind investment and low-carbon transformation. Level heavyReconstruction and promote higher-level and higher-quality development of relevant industries.
Accelerate the green development of manufacturing industry
Seven departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the
"Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Green Development of the Manufacturing Industry" proposes that by 2030, green The output value of factories accounts for more than 40% of the total output value of the manufacturing industry, and green development has become a solid foundation for promoting new industrialization. The "Opinions" propose measures such as accelerating the green and low-carbon transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and promoting the green, low-carbon and high-starting development of emerging industries.
Promote the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises through patentindustrialization
Five departments including the State Intellectual Property Office issued the "Implementation Plan for Patent Industrialization to Promote the Growth of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises", which targets the majority of scientific and technological innovative small and medium-sized enterprises and adopts a combination of "inclusive services + key cultivation" to focus on patent industrialization. The patent chain is integrated into the innovation chain, industry chain, talent chain, and service chain to promote the effective flow and efficient allocation of innovative resource elements and help enterprises accelerate their growth and expansion.
Promotenationalhigh-quality construction of new areas
The National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Action Plan to Promote the High-Quality Construction of National New Areas" to deploy the key tasks to be promoted in the next three years in 19 national-level new areas including Shanghai Pudong, Hebei Xiongan New Area, Tianjin Binhai, and Chongqing Liangjiang. A number of key tasks have been clarified from three aspects: enhancing the scientific and technological and industrial competitiveness of the new district, taking multiple measures to expand effective demand, and supporting the new district to deepen reforms in key areas.
Release of major tax and fee preferential policy guidelines to support technological innovation
Ministry of Finance in consultation with Ministry of Science and Technology, General Administration of Customs, Taxation The "Guidelines on China's Main Preferential Tax and Fee Policies to Support Scientific and Technological Innovation" jointly compiled by the General Administration of my country has compiled more than 50 major preferential tax and fee policies for scientific and technological innovation, more than 40 tax collection and administration regulations, and industry management methods.
The National Development and Reform Commission and other departments issued a notice to develop a list of integrated circuit companies or projects and software companies that will enjoy preferential tax policies in 2024.
Promote high-level opening up to the outside world
Make greater efforts to attract and utilize foreign investment
The General Office of the State Council issued the "Action Plan for Solidly Promoting High-level Opening to the Outside World and Making Greater Efforts to Attract and Utilize Foreign Investment", which will expand market access, smooth the flow of innovative factors, and align with international high-standard economic and trade rules. , make greater efforts to attract foreign investment. These include rationally reducing the negative list for foreign investment access, launching pilot projects to relax foreign investment access in the field of scientific and technological innovation, facilitating international business personnel exchanges, and optimizing the management of foreigners' work and residence permits in China.
Further optimize payment services to improve payment convenience
Issued by the General Office of the State Council
"Opinions on Further Optimizing Payment Services and Improving Payment Convenience" to provide better services for the elderly, foreigners coming to China and other groups High-quality, efficient and convenient payment services. It is mentioned that it can meet the bank card payment needs of the elderly, foreigners coming to China and other groups for "food, housing, transportation, travel, shopping, entertainment, medical care" and other scenarios; large business districts, tourist attractions, entertainment venues, hotels above designated size Key places such as accommodation must support diverse payment methods such as mobile payment, bank cards, and cash.
The Ministry of Commerce releases the national version and the free trade pilot zone version of the cross-border service trade negative list
The "Special Management Measures for Cross-border Trade in Services (Negative List)" (2024 Edition) has a total of 71 articles. For the first time, a negative list management system for cross-border trade in services has been established nationwide. "Special Management Measures for Cross-border Services Trade in Pilot Free Trade Zones (Negative List)" (22024 edition), with a total of 68 articles, making opening arrangements in the fields of natural persons’ professional qualifications, professional services, finance, culture, etc., and orderly promoting the expansion of cross-border service fields. All will come into effect on April 21, 2024.
Carry out special actions to promote cross-border trade facilitation
The General Administration of Customs, together with 14 departments including the National Development and Reform Commission , coordinate and deploy a five-month special action to promote cross-border trade facilitation in 2024 in 13 provinces. Relevant measures mainly include: shortening the quarantine approval time, improving the customs clearance efficiency of fresh agricultural and food products, and simplifying the import and export procedures of research and development equipment and samples.
Improving the foreign exchange management of bank card overseas transactions
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued the "Update of the General Affairs Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange" "Notice on Classification of Merchant Category Codes for Domestic Bank Cards Used Abroad" will be implemented from May 1, 2024. To adapt to the changes in the merchant category codes of various bank card clearing institutions at home and abroad in recent years, update the classification of merchant category codes for bank cards used overseas. Optimize the merchant category code classification update mechanism to achieve full dynamic coverage of newly added merchant category code classification management.
Promoting high-quality financial development
The China Securities Regulatory Commission issued 4 policy documents involving issuance and listing access etc.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission issued 4 policy documents including the "Opinions on Strictly Controlling Issuance and Listing Access to Improve the Quality of Listed Companies from the Source (Trial)", covering Promote the high-quality development of the capital market in terms of issuance and listing access, supervision of listed companies, institutional supervision, and the construction of the China Securities Regulatory Commission system itself.
Increase first-time loans and renewal loans for small and micro enterprises. Inclusive credit has these supports this year
National financial supervision The General Administration of China issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in Inclusive Credit in 2024" to enhance the legal person service capabilities for small and micro enterprises, increase the number of first loans and renewal loans, actively develop small credit loan products, and promote the cycle of borrowing and repaying at any time. loan model; highlight the support for technological innovation, specialization, specialization and green and low-carbon development of small and micro enterprises, and strengthen the credit supply guarantee for small and micro enterprises in the upstream and downstream of key industrial and supply chains, foreign trade, consumption and other fields.
State Financial Supervision and Administration BureauRevised and released "Management Measures for Consumer Finance Companies"
The new version of "Management Measures for Consumer Finance Companies" will come into effect on April 18. The main revisions include: improving the asset, operating income and other indicator standards of major investors, as well as the minimum shareholding ratio requirements; increasing the shareholding ratio of investors with experience in consumer finance business management and risk control, etc.
Strengthening the construction of high-quality education system
The Ministry of Education released the 2024 catalog of undergraduate majors in general colleges and universities, adding a total of 24 new undergraduate majors that are urgently needed for national strategies and regional development, including high-power semiconductor science and engineering, intelligent marine equipment, ecological restoration, etc., which will be 54 colleges and universities have been deployed, and college entrance examination enrollment will be available from 2024.
Protecting and improving people’s livelihood
Guide rural e-commerce to achieve digital transformation and upgrading
Nine departments including the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Rural E-commerce", proposing 14 specific policy measures such as cultivating rural e-commerce distinctive brands and cultivating rural digital consumption scenarios.
Protect and improve people’s livelihood
Promote the high-quality development of the catering industry
Nine departments including the Ministry of Commerce issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Catering Industry" to support the training of catering employees, innovate consumption scenarios such as night dining, casual dining, cultural and tourism-themed catering, and support the development of communities Catering, catering for the elderly, local specialty catering, and rural leisure catering, cultivate a number of well-known catering brands, gourmet gathering areas, snack industry clusters, and catering consumption promotion platforms, and accelerate the digital empowerment of catering.
Strengthen food safety supervision of prepared dishes
Ensure food security
Comprehensively implement a new round of action to increase grain production capacity by 100 billion kilograms
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The State Council executive meeting discussed and approved the "New Round Action Plan for Increasing 100 Billion Jin of Grain Production Capacity (2024-2030)". The meeting pointed out that ensuring food security is a top priority. In accordance with the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, we must comprehensively implement a new round of actions to increase the production capacity of 100 billion kilograms of grain, solidly promote the storage of grain in the land and the storage of grain in technology, implement the task of increasing production by variety and the layout of increasing production by region, plan and implement high-standard farmland construction, Support major projects such as the revitalization of the seed industry, and firmly grasp the initiative in food security.
The Ministry of Finance allocates 830 million yuan to support various localities in actively assisting spring plowing preparations
The Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, allocates 830 million yuan to the central finance Agricultural production disaster prevention and relief funds of 830 million yuan are provided to support 12 provinces (autonomous regions) including Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan in accelerating the replanting and replanting of crops, damage repair of agricultural, livestock and fishery facilities, and other related disaster prevention, reduction and relief work .
Several important administrative regulations were announced
Consumer Rights Protection Law Announcement of Implementing Regulations
The "Implementing Regulations of the Consumer Rights Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" will come into effect on July 1, 2024. The "Regulations" supplement the relevant obligations of operators regarding the protection of the rights and interests of consumers of the elderly and minors; stipulate that operators shall not use technical means to force or covertly force consumers to purchase goods or receive services; if they fail to provide goods or services as agreed , the agreement shall be fulfilled or the advance payment shall be refunded according to the requirements of the consumer.
"Water Conservation Regulations"announced < div> The "Water Conservation Regulations" will come into effect on May 1, 2024. It mainly stipulates strengthening water management, improving water-saving measures, strengthening supervision and strict legal liability, etc.
The Decision on Regulations will come into effect on May 1, 2024, and it was decided to modify some provisions of 8 administrative regulations and to abolish 13 administrative regulations.
