Interview with provincial ministers: priority protection and improvement of people's livelihood in public finance

Public finance, priority protection and improvement of people's livelihood (interview with provincial ministers)--Xuren, Minister of Finance, recalled the "Eleven-Five" Outlook "Twelve-Five" reporter Li Lihui "Eleven-Five" period: Central finance for "three rural" expenditure reached 2.9624 trillion yuan, an annual increase of 23.6%　　In all rural compulsory education stage, about 130 million primary and secondary school students realize free education for 5 consecutive years to raise the basic pension standards for enterprise retirees and increase the standard of urban and rural subsistence allowances. Reporter: In the past 5 years, in order to protect and improve people's livelihood, the public finance in which focus areas increased investment?　　Xuren: Over the past 5 years, the financial sector has focused on the "three rural", education, health care, social security and employment, protection of housing and other areas of livelihood investment. In the "Three agriculture" aspect, the state has completely abolished the agricultural tax, reduces the peasant burden to 125 billion yuan each year. At the same time, all levels of finance continue to increase "three rural" input.　　From 2006 to 2010, the central government expenditure on "three agriculture" reached 2.9624 trillion yuan, an annual growth of 23.6%. In education, we strongly support the priority development of education and fully implement the compulsory and urban free education. From 2006 onwards, the rural compulsory Education Fund has been gradually integrated into the scope of public financial protection, and at present, all the rural compulsory education in the whole country has been realized by 130 million primary and secondary students. From 2008 onwards, exempted from the urban compulsory education stage students tuition and fees, there are more than 29 million students nationwide benefit.　　At the same time, the average high school students with financial difficulties into the state-funded policy system, the university's national financial Aid standard from 2000 yuan per year increased to 3000 yuan. In the medical and health aspect, it supports the establishment of the basic medical security system covering urban and rural residents, and on the basis of perfecting the basic medical insurance system of urban employees, establishing and perfecting the new rural cooperative Medical Service and the basic medical insurance system of urban residents. 2010, the National basic drug system covers more than 60% of the government to run primary health care institutions.　　The annual per capita financial subsidy standard for the new rural cooperative medical system and urban residents ' basic medical insurance was increased from 2006 to 120 Yuan in 2010. In terms of social security and employment, we should improve the minimum living security system for urban and rural residents and launch a new rural endowment insurance trial. For 5 consecutive years, the basic pension standard of enterprise retirees and the standard of urban and rural subsistence allowance are raised, the coverage of social security system is enlarged, and the pilot range of new rural social endowment insurance is enlarged to about 23% counties.　　Support the implementation of a positive employment policy, urban new employment stability in the rise. In the protection of housing construction, increase financial input, improve tax policy, support low-rent housing, slum upgrading, reconstruction of rural buildings, ethnic minority Nomads settlement project construction, to effectively solve the urban and rural low-income families of the shelter difficulties.　　"Eleven-Five" period, through the construction of affordable housing projects, the settlement of 15 million urban low-income families housing difficulties. Revenue growth and economic development in generalAdapt to reporters: to protect and improve people's livelihood without real gold and silver investment. In recent years, financial revenue has been on a new level, the 2010 national revenue over 8 trillion yuan.　　For the rapid growth of fiscal revenue, the community has different views, how do you think of this problem?　　Xuren: Economic development is the basis of revenue growth, revenue growth and economic development in general should be compatible, but the increase in revenue and GDP growth in the number is not one by one corresponding relationship, the two are not fully synchronized is normal. From 2006 to 2010, China's stable and relatively rapid economic development, the annual GDP growth of 11.2%, if at current prices, the average annual growth of 16.6%. During the same period, the national revenue increased by 21.3% annually, which is higher than GDP growth, but the increase of industrial value with strong tax correlation, fixed assets investment, social commodity retail sales, import and export trade and other economic indicators is basically suitable. The rapid growth of fiscal revenue also indicates that the quality and efficiency of China's economic growth are further improved. On the basis of economic growth, the level of tax collection and management is continuously improved, and the extra-budgetary funds are gradually included in the budget, which is also an important factor for the steady growth of revenue.　　The steady growth of fiscal revenue provides a solid financial guarantee for further safeguarding and improving people's livelihood. Although in recent years our country revenue growth is faster, 2010 national revenue exceeded 8 trillion yuan, reached 8.308 trillion yuan.　　But we should also be soberly aware that China's fiscal revenue as a proportion of GDP and per capita financial level in the international still low level. At the same time, we must also see that China is a large developing country with 1.3 billion people, and the development of regional and urban and rural areas is unbalanced, and there are still many weak links in the economic and social development, and the contradictions of financial revenue and expenditure tension in the coming period are still more prominent.　　Therefore, on the basis of economic development, we should continue to maintain the steady growth of fiscal revenue, further improve the financial improvement of people's livelihood, enhance the security capacity of public services, and promote comprehensive and coordinated economic and social development. To ease the contradiction of fiscal revenue and expenditure, we should expenditure. On the one hand, to support the tax and customs departments to strengthen tax collection and management, and strive to achieve legal management, should be collected and collected.　　On the other hand, a firm compression of general expenditure, efforts to reduce administrative costs.　　To strengthen the basic work of financial management and grass-roots construction as the focus, and co-ordinate to accelerate the financial legal system, improve the government budget system, strengthen the budget preparation and implementation of management, and promote budget disclosure and other financial management, and further improve the level of financial management and the use of fiscal funds. Continue to implement active financial policy Reporter: This year is "Twelve-Five" the beginning of the year, continue to implement positive fiscal policy focus on what are the main points?　　How to better protect and improve people's livelihood? Xuren: This year, the continued implementation of a positive fiscal policy, the central government in a comprehensive analysis of the changes in the domestic and foreign economic environment on the basis of the major decisions made. The implementation of this policy, we must focus on the following five aspects: improve urban and rural residents ' income, expand consumer demand. Reasonably grasping the fiscal deficit and public investment of governmentScale and focus on optimizing investment structure. Adjust and perfect the tax policy, promote the structure adjustment and guide the inhabitant consumption. Further optimize the structure of fiscal expenditure, safeguard and improve people's livelihood.　　We strongly support economic restructuring and regional coordinated development, and promote the transformation of economic development mode. Safeguarding and improving people's livelihood is the most important of the financial work at present and in the coming period. The Ministry of finance at all levels will give full play to the financial funds and policy model guidance role, focus on financial resources to support the "three rural", education, health care, social security and employment, protection of housing, to protect the basic livelihood of difficult people and other important events, practical, and strive to improve the quality of basic Let the masses get more visible, touch the benefits.