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2009/11/13

“The major challenge concerning China’s economic transformation is how to allocate income.”

汤敏:中国经济转型的首要问题是解决收入分配

Tang Min, deputy secretary-general of the China Development Research Foundation, in an interview by People’s Daily on January 4, 2010, said it is important to allocate incomes via the market mechanism. He suggested that the systems with regard to taxation, income, the lowest living standard security and social welfare should be improved.

2010年初,中国发展研究基金会副秘书长汤敏在接受媒体采访时表示,2010年中国的外部经济环境肯定会好于2009年。从经济增长速度来说,上半年的增长率可能会略高一些,要抓住时机推进经济的转型。

汤敏认为,尽管刺激经济政策对经济增长有很大促进作用,但在转型过程中依然存在问题。首先是收入分配。随着中国经济的快速发展,人民生活水平不断提高,收入差距问题日益凸显。其次是社会福利。当务之急是把农民工、农民、城市非正式就业人群的养老保险、医疗保险建立起来。第三是防止盲目追求增长速度的现象再度出现。应该对GDP(国内生产总值)增速过快的省市给予如提高节能减排指标、减少财政转移支付等一定的约束,促使其改变增长模式。

 

“China’s economic growth rate should be about 9 percent in 2010.”

魏杰:预计2010年中国经济将增长9%

Wei Jie, director of the National Center for Economic Research at Tsinghua University, speaking at the New Year Forum held by the centre on December 30, 2009, said China’s economic growth rate will be about 9 percent in 2010. He suggested consumption should be stimulated by increasing residents’ incomes and social security standards to achieve this goal.

2009年12月30日,清华大学中国经济研究中心主任魏杰在中心举行的“新年论坛”上表示,2010年中国经济将增长9%左右。为了更好的提高居民收入以促进消费,他同时建议上调个税起征点至3000元。

魏杰认为,2010年中国经济增长的关键在于启动消费,而消费启动的重点是提高居民收入和社会保障水平。2009年投资的贡献比较大,但消费没有达到预期效果,主要是国民收入的改革和社会保障制度的建立完善没有达到效果。为此,他提出2010年应退税、减税、提高个税起征点“三管齐下”,全面提高居民收入。其中,退税额应由2009年的300—500亿元提高至2000亿元,减税额应由2200亿元提高至6000亿元,个税起征点应由2000元提高至3000元。



 
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