Li Qiang presided over the executive meeting of the State Council

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 23: Premier Li Qiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council on October 23 to study and coordinate work related to population and economic and social development, and to hear a report on the implementation of the deployment of the National Service Industry Conference.

The meeting pointed out that population is the basic condition for economic and social development. It is necessary to better coordinate the relationship between population, economy, society, resources and the environment, further improve relevant policies, continue to accumulate and release comprehensive demographic dividends, and better support high-quality economic and social development with high-quality population development. It is necessary to put more emphasis on the all-round development of people, improve the level of science and culture, vocational skills, and physical and mental health of the population, accelerate the improvement of the lifelong learning mechanism for all people, carry out extensive skills training, strengthen the coordinated linkage between education, training and industrial development, and promote high-quality and full employment. It is necessary to strengthen classified guidance on regional population development, guide the orderly flow of urban and rural populations, steadily promote the equalization of basic public services, optimize the layout of infrastructure according to population distribution, and promote the dynamic adaptation of public service resources to changes in the permanent population. It is necessary to speed up the construction of a fertility-friendly society, continue to improve marriage, childbirth, parenting, education and other policies, optimize fiscal and taxation, social security, housing and other support measures for families, and strive to stabilize the size of the new-born population.

The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to further leverage the supporting role of the service industry in economic development, intensify efforts to expand the capacity and improve the quality of the service industry, and transform the potential space of the service industry into development momentum. It is necessary to speed up the resolution of difficulties and blockages in the development of the service industry, focus on industry-specific policies in key areas of production and life, strengthen support in financing, land, talent, data, etc., steadily promote price reform in the public sector, and intensify efforts to make good use of idle resources. In accordance with the requirements of building a unified national market, we must continue to remove barriers to market access, clear hidden barriers to private investment, and accelerate the construction of regulatory methods that are compatible with the development of new business formats. It is necessary to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of all parties to develop the service industry, strengthen classified guidance and supervision and coordination, enhance the effectiveness of policy targeting, support qualified localities to pilot trials, and explore innovative development paths for the service industry according to local conditions. It is necessary to encourage the expansion of investment in the service industry, release the potential of service consumption, and cultivate leading enterprises and distinctive brands. It is necessary to further improve the statistical monitoring system that adapts to the development of the service industry, and strengthen the work pattern of top-down linkage and joint management.

Other matters were also considered at the meeting.