National Development and Reform Commission: Accelerate the construction of new infrastructure such as 5G and support the construction of affordable rental housing

Yuan Da, director of the Political Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, pointed out on the 19th that in the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan", we will focus on "two new and one important" and weak areas to expand effective investment. In terms of new infrastructure, we will accelerate the construction of 5G, industrial Internet, big data centers, etc. In terms of new urbanization construction, we will promote the renovation of old urban communities, support the construction of affordable rental housing, and strengthen the construction of urban flood control and drainage facilities.

The National Development and Reform Commission held a January press conference on the 19th. At the press conference, a reporter asked: The construction of major engineering projects has an obvious effect on stabilizing investment throughout the year. In the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan", in what areas will the construction of major projects be promoted? What work arrangements are there to prepare for the project?

In this regard, Yuan Da said that the first is to highlight key areas. Focus on "two new and one important" and weak areas to expand effective investment. In terms of new infrastructure construction, we will strengthen systematic layout and accelerate the construction of 5G, industrial Internet, big data centers, etc. In terms of new urbanization construction, we will implement urban renewal actions, promote the renovation of old urban communities, support the construction of affordable rental housing, and strengthen the construction of urban flood control and drainage facilities. In terms of major project construction, we will implement major projects such as the Sichuan-Tibet Railway and the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, actively promote the construction of key urban agglomerations, inter-urban railways, suburban railways and high-grade highways, and strengthen the construction of hub airports and central and western branch airports; implement national We will accelerate the construction of 150 major water conservancy projects as key water network projects. In terms of making up for shortcomings, speed up the filling of shortcomings in the fields of municipal engineering, agriculture and rural areas, public safety, scientific research facilities, ecological environmental protection, public health, material reserves, disaster prevention and reduction, and people's livelihood security.

The second is to strengthen project reserves. We will rely on the national major construction project database to make good project reserves, accelerate the planning and reserve of a number of major projects that strengthen the foundation, increase functions, and benefit in the long term, and improve project maturity and reserve quality. Further deepen the preliminary work such as project feasibility studies, speed up the progress of preliminary work, promote the early start of project construction, and form a virtuous cycle of reserving a batch, starting a batch, constructing a batch, and completing a batch.

The third is to strengthen factor protection. Continue to adhere to the principle of funds and elements following projects, further optimize and adjust the investment structure within the central budget, focus more on concentrating efforts on big, difficult, and urgent tasks, and give full play to the guidance and leverage of central budget investment in areas with strong spillovers and high social benefits. action. Actively do a good job in the work related to special bond projects, urge local governments to speed up the construction and use of funds for special bond projects, and strive to create more physical workload.

The fourth is to stimulate private investment. Consolidate and deepen the results of the "Special Action to Ease and Control Investment Blockages", and continue to promote "one list" of investment approval rights and responsibilities, "one-stop sharing" of approval data, and "one-stop processing" of approval matters. Optimize the development environment for private enterprises and further remove institutional obstacles that restrict the development of private enterprises. Improve the long-term mechanism for promoting projects to private capital and support private investment in participating in shortcomings and new infrastructure construction. Standardize and promote the government and social capital cooperation (PPP) model to attract private capital participation. Guide banks to actively increase the scale and proportion of credit loans and medium- and long-term loans to private enterprises and reduce the burden on private investment. We will steadily carry out pilot projects for real estate investment trust funds (REITs) in the infrastructure sector, effectively revitalize existing assets, and expand private investment channels.