The two sessions are the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
The two meetings are held in March of each year, and most of their agendas take place at the same time, so they are called the "two sessions". The two sessions are called one session every five years, and each year's session is called the Xth session of the Xth meeting, and lasts for about 10-15 days.
Making and amending national laws, electing national leaders and other important national issues are all discussed at the sessions. The sessions cover a myriad of topics at all levels of social development and are a good opportunity for the general electorate to express their opinions and demands. Every year at the two sessions, the government reviews its work over the year and then reports on its key policies for the next year, which may have a major impact on the people and carry hundreds of millions of expectations.
The second session of the 13th National People's Congress and the second session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) open on March 5 and March 3, 2019, respectively, in Beijing.
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On March 5, 2019, the Second Session of the 13th National People's Congress opened in Beijing. Premier Li Keqiang, on behalf of the State Council, made a report on the work of the government to the second session of the 13th National People's Congress. The main points are as follows:
I. Achievements in 2018:
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.6%, totaling more than 90 trillion yuan. 13.61 million people were newly employed in cities and towns. The rural poor population was reduced by 13.86 million. Tax and fee reductions for enterprises and individuals amounted to about 1.3 trillion yuan. The total level of tariffs was reduced from 9.8% to 7.5%. 17 types of anti-cancer drugs had their prices significantly reduced and were included in the national health insurance catalog.
We also need to stay awake: external imported risks are on the rise. The downward pressure on the domestic economy has increased. The real economy has more difficulties. Financial and other areas of risk potential still quite a lot.
Second, the 2019 target:
GDP growth of 6-6.5%. More than 11 million people will be newly employed in cities and towns, the survey unemployment rate will be around 5.5 percent, and the registered unemployment rate will be within 4.5 percent. Consumer prices rose by about 3 percent. The number of poor people in rural areas will be reduced by more than 10 million. Energy consumption per unit of GDP will fall by about 3 percent.
Third, the key work in 2019:
1, tax cuts and fee reductions: reduce the current 16% value-added tax (VAT) rate for manufacturing and other industries to 13%. Reduce the burden of enterprise tax and social security contributions by nearly 2 trillion yuan for the whole year.
2. Employment: For the first time, the policy of prioritizing employment was placed at the macro policy level.
3. Consumption: Continuing to implement preferential policies for the purchase of new energy vehicles.
4, investment: completed railroad investment of 800 billion yuan, highway and water transportation investment of 1.8 trillion yuan.
5, finance: the establishment of science and innovation board and pilot registration system.
6. Promote the healthy and stable development of the multi-level capital market.
7. Precision poverty alleviation: increasing efforts to alleviate poverty in y impoverished areas such as the "three regions and three states".
8, pollution prevention and control: sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions fell by 3%, chemical oxygen demand and ammonia nitrogen emissions fell by 2%.
9, education: the central financial education spending arrangements more than 1 trillion yuan.
10, medical care: reduce and standardize the starting line for major disease insurance, and raise the reimbursement rate from 50% to 60%.
11, speed and fee reduction: the average mobile network traffic tariffs will be reduced by more than 20%, and the "number portability" will be implemented nationwide.
12, opening up: reduce the negative list of foreign investment access. Add a new section of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. Continuing to promote China-US economic and trade consultations.
13, coordinated development: the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region has been upgraded to a national strategy.
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