How to arrange the national debt project？ The reception desk interviewed the relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission exclusively.

　　In the fourth quarter of this year, the central government will issue another 1,000 billion yuan of national debt in 2023. In order to promote the accurate and effective use of funds, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance, together with relevant parties, are coordinating the implementation of national debt projects. In view of the problems of how to arrange the national debt projects that are most concerned by all sectors of society and how to bring benefits into play as soon as possible, CCTV reporters from the General Station conducted an exclusive interview with the relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission.

　　Additional issuance of national debt will enhance China’s disaster prevention, mitigation and relief capabilities.

　　The person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission said that in recent years, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Northeast China, Henan and other places have suffered from heavy rains and floods, and various extreme natural disasters have occurred frequently, exposing that there are still many shortcomings in the construction of infrastructure projects such as flood control and disaster relief, and it is urgent to increase investment.

　　Wang Xintong, Deputy Director of Regional Revitalization Department of National Development and Reform Commission:Focus on post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. Based on solving the people’s urgent difficulties and worries, we will promote the restoration and reconstruction of damaged houses, hospitals, schools and other public service facilities closely related to people’s livelihood as soon as possible, and simultaneously do a good job in the restoration and reconstruction of water-damaged infrastructure and industrial ecology, improve the production and living conditions in disaster areas, and effectively increase people’s happiness, sense of acquisition and sense of security. Effectively improve the ability of regional water security and the level of disaster prevention and mitigation.

　　According to reports, the proposed issuance of treasury bonds will further enhance China’s disaster prevention, mitigation and relief capabilities, enhance grassroots disaster prevention and avoidance capabilities, accelerate the improvement of flood control engineering systems in river basins, especially major river basins in northern China, and strengthen the planning and construction of urban flood control and drainage capabilities.

　　Qiu Tianchao, Deputy Director of the Rural Economic Department of the National Development and Reform Commission and First Class Inspector:Accelerate the construction of flood control projects such as reservoirs, dikes, flood storage and detention areas, build a modern rain monitoring network and an intelligent dispatching decision-making system, further improve the flood control engineering system of the river basin, especially the major rivers in the northern region, and improve the flood prevention capability of the river basin as a whole; On the other hand, while focusing on supporting North China, Northeast China and other places, all qualified damaged farmland will be restored and upgraded to high-standard farmland, and at the same time, the construction of high-standard farmland in the affected areas and other areas will be supported as a whole.

　　Treasury bond funds will be invested in projects with mature conditions and high quality.

　　What projects will the additional national debt be invested in? How to filter projects? The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission said that the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance will, together with relevant departments, pay close attention to the implementation of treasury bonds to projects that meet the investment requirements, are mature and have high quality, accelerate the construction and implementation of treasury bonds, and give full play to the efficiency in the use of treasury bonds.

　　The funds for this additional issuance of treasury bonds will all be managed according to the project. The National Development and Reform Commission will implement the principle of "funds and elements follow the project" and work with the Ministry of Finance in conjunction with relevant parties to promote all the work as a whole.

　　Luo Guosan, Director of the Fixed Assets Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission:Give priority to supporting the national "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" and the projects specified in the key plans of the State Council, relevant departments or localities. Through the project construction, the planning and implementation will be strongly supported, the intensity of post-disaster recovery and reconstruction will be intensified, and the ability of disaster prevention, mitigation and relief will be enhanced. On the other hand, for some areas that are mainly small-scale projects and have not yet made special plans, we should also work hard to formulate implementation plans and clarify the specific scope of support, construction tasks and support standards.

　　The person in charge said that the project needs to conform to the planning or implementation plan to avoid over-standard construction and redundant construction; It is necessary to meet the requirements of investment fields, accurately focus on post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, and improve disaster prevention, mitigation and relief capabilities. In addition, the project has to meet the requirements of mature preliminary work and matching the capital demand with the construction progress.

　　Luo Guosan, Director of the Fixed Assets Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission:In fact, we have arranged relevant work since September, and we have asked the local authorities to declare a number of projects. After screening, a number of projects basically meet the requirements. Now the local authorities are accelerating the preliminary work of the projects, and the construction can be started as soon as the funds arrive, so that the physical workload can be realized as soon as possible.

　　Establish a working mechanism for the implementation of additional national debt projects

　　At present, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance have established a working mechanism with relevant departments to implement additional treasury bonds projects, so as to ensure that newly started projects can start construction as soon as possible, and projects under construction can form a large physical workload this year and next.

　　Qiu Tianchao, Deputy Director of the Rural Economic Department of the National Development and Reform Commission and First Class Inspector:At present, in accordance with the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, our National Development and Reform Commission, together with the Ministry of Finance and relevant departments, has formed a working mechanism for the implementation of the project of issuing additional treasury bonds, and has reached an agreement, and will soon carry out joint work to strengthen the project audit.

　　The person in charge said that all localities will be organized quickly, and a number of projects that meet the investment field, mature preliminary work and good economic and social benefits will be sorted out and submitted based on the national library of major construction projects; Pay close attention to the organization to carry out project screening and audit, select projects as soon as possible, issue project lists and arrange the amount. In addition, it is necessary to speed up the implementation of the project, and guide the local authorities to increase the project promotion in conjunction with the competent departments of various industries.

　　Wang Xintong, Deputy Director of Regional Revitalization Department of National Development and Reform Commission:This part of the funds is full of expectations, and the other is also implemented as an important political task, and some urgently needed projects are built to the letter.

　　In view of this additional issuance of treasury bonds, we will also strengthen supervision and inspection of the construction of treasury bonds projects and the use of funds through online monitoring and on-site supervision, so as to promote the smooth construction and implementation of the projects. Problems such as misappropriation of funds for treasury bonds projects will be seriously pursued in accordance with relevant regulations.

　　(Headquarters CCTV reporter Yue Qun Wu Hao Zhang Yizhen Gao Wei)