BEIJING: Premier Li Keqiang called for concrete efforts to ensure the country’s economic growth remains within a reasonable range this year in order to make a good start in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25). Li made the remark while presiding over a State Council meeting, in which participants discussed the draft Government Work Report, which will be submitted to the annual session of the 13th National People’s Congress in March for deliberation and approval, and a guideline for the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. It was decided at the meeting that the two documents will be delivered to the provincial, municipal and autonomous region governments as well as relevant departments under the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council to solicit their opinions and suggestions for further revisions.
It is the State Council’s responsibility to report its work to the NPC in line with the Constitution, and that is critically important for the government to improve its efficiency, Li said, adding that public opinions should be extensively sought in the drafting of the Government Work Report and the guideline in order to build up strong consensus and confidence in the country’s development.
– The Daily Mail-China Daily News exchange item
