Highlights of Government Work Report

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China Daily
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Chen Zhuo
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2021-03-05 16:43:28
The fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 5, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Government Work Report at the opening of this year's session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing on Friday. Here are some highlights.

Main targets for 2021

- China sets its GDP growth target for 2021 at above 6 percent

- China plans to create more than 11 million new jobs in 2021

- China to maintain its CPI at around 3 percent in 2021

- China plans to cut the ratio of its deficit to GDP to around 3.2 percent for the year of 2021

- China to cut energy consumption per unit of GDP by around 3 percent in 2021

- China to expand effective investment this year, with a central investment budget of 610 billion yuan (about $94 billion)

- China to hold key exhibitions including the China International Import Expo, the China Import and Export Fair, and the China International Fair for Trade in Services

- China to make meticulous preparations for Beijing Winter Olympics

Policies for 2021

- China to enhance job-priority policies in 2021

- China to accelerate trade of energy-consumption, carbon-emission rights

- China to promote COVID-19 vaccine development, free inoculation

- China to prevent mass return to poverty and fully implement rural vitalization strategy

- China to further transform govt functions in 2021

- China to step up pollution control

- China to actively promote the development of nuclear power on the premise of safety (Read more)

- China to advance building of healthcare system

- China to revitalize, develop traditional medicine

- China to boost smart services for elderly

- China to do more to ensure education fairness

- China to improve regional economic structures

- China not to make sharp changes to its macro-policies in 2021

- China to adopt a prudent monetary policy that is flexible, precise, appropriate and moderate in 2021

- China to improve, implement tax-cut policies in 2021

- China to keep renminbi basically stable at reasonable, balanced level in 2021

- China to create world-class business environment

- China to further shorten negative list for foreign investment

- China vows to protect legitimate rights of foreign companies

- China to strengthen anti-monopoly efforts and contain disorderly expansion of capital, and ensure fair market competition

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