Wen Jiabao: implement various policies of strengthening farmers and benefiting rich farmers

Chinanews.com, January 31-according to the Chinese government website, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council presided over the sixth plenary meeting of the State Council on the morning of the 31st to discuss the report on the work of the Government (draft for soliciting opinions), which will be submitted to the Fifth session of the 11th National people's Congress for deliberation. The meeting decided to send this document to all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and relevant central departments and units for opinions.

Wen Jiabao made a speech at the meeting. He pointed out that it is an important statutory duty for the State Council to report its work to the National people's Congress and an important form for the government to accept the supervision of the people. We should frankly report our work to the deputies to the National people's Congress and the masses of the people, create conditions for the masses to criticize the government, fully listen to and absorb the opinions of the masses, and constantly improve the level of government work. It is necessary to deploy government work in accordance with the expectations and requirements of the masses, make decisions closer to the masses and reality, and make major events and practical events that have a bearing on the vital interests of the masses become the focus of government work.

Wen Jiabao pointed out: this year is an important connecting link between the preceding and the next during the 12th five-year Plan period, and it is also the last year of the current government's term of office, and the task of reform and development is arduous and arduous. We must never stop to promote the reform of the economic system, governance system, and other fields, strengthen top-level design, strive to make new breakthroughs in key areas and key links, and strive to solve some major economic and social problems. It is necessary to make the Government work report truly a policy program that promotes new progress in changing the mode of development, new breakthroughs in reform and opening up, and new achievements in improving people's livelihood.

Wen Jiabao stressed: over the past year, we have consolidated and expanded the achievements in dealing with the impact of the international financial crisis, and the national economy has continued to develop in the expected direction of macro-control, showing a good trend of rapid growth, stable prices, better efficiency, and improvement in people's livelihood. At present, China's development is still in an important period of strategic opportunity, and there are many favorable conditions for maintaining steady and rapid economic development for a long time. It is necessary to encourage and mobilize the people, enhance the confidence of the people of all ethnic groups in economic and social development, make use of various favorable conditions and positive factors, actively respond to challenges, strive to overcome difficulties, and promote steady and rapid economic development.

Wen Jiabao made arrangements for the current key work. First, continue to do a good job in macro-control. It is necessary to keenly observe and accurately judge the economic trend at home and abroad, attach great importance to the problems of emergence and tendency, grasp the strength, rhythm, and focus of macro-control, and make pre-adjustments and fine-tuning timely and appropriately, so as to improve the pertinence, flexibility, and foresight of the policy. To ensure the funding needs of national key projects under construction, pay close attention to the layout, promote new national key projects in an orderly manner, and maintain a steady growth of investment. We will continue to strengthen credit support to the real economy, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. Effectively relax market access, promote fair competition, and stimulate the vitality of the development of the private economy.

Second, do a good job of agricultural production. We will conscientiously implement the spirit of the Central Committee's No. 1 document and various policies to strengthen and benefit farmers and rich farmers, do a good job in spring ploughing and preparation, stabilize the sown area of grain, and expand the production of scarce and high-quality agricultural products. Strengthen the market supervision of agricultural means of production. We will do a good job in the prevention and control of major animal diseases, forest and grassland fire prevention, and various disaster prevention and mitigation work.

Third, consolidate the achievements of regulation and control of the real estate market. We will continue to strictly implement and gradually improve policies and measures to curb speculative investment demand, and promote the rational return of housing prices. Take effective measures to increase the supply of ordinary commercial housing. Do a good job in the construction and management of indemnificatory housing.

Fourth, promote the stable development of foreign trade. We will maintain a basically stable foreign trade policy, promote the upgrading of the export structure, and enhance the ability of sustainable development of foreign trade.

Fifth, we should earnestly do a good job in economic operation regulation and production safety. Focus on ensuring the transportation of coal, electricity, and oil and gas. We will implement measures for production safety and resolutely curb the occurrence of all kinds of major and serious accidents.

Sixth, we should earnestly solve outstanding livelihood problems. We will implement the linkage mechanism of minimum living security, unemployment insurance standards and price increases. We will strengthen supervision over the quality and safety of food and drugs. Strengthen the traffic safety of school buses.