National Development and Reform Commission: Strengthening the price control of people's livelihood commodities

Original title: Promote energy price reforms such as electricity, oil and natural gas, and strengthen price regulation of people’s livelihood commodities

Original source: Economic Information Daily

The road map for my country's price mechanism reform in the next five years is officially released.

Industry insiders pointed out that, as one of the most important aspects of market system reform, the price reform serves the overall goal of comprehensively deepening the reform, focusing on medium and long-term goals such as "carbon peak, carbon neutrality", water resources protection, and neutral market competition.

"Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" price changes to welcome top-level design

The "Action Plan" clearly puts forward the overall goal of deepening the reform of the price mechanism during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period: by 2035, prices in competitive areas and links are mainly determined by the market, a scientific pricing mechanism for network-based natural monopoly links is fully established, and energy resource prices are formed.

At the same time, the "Action Plan" focuses on the outstanding contradictions and problems faced by the current price work, pinpoints to help achieve the goal of "carbon peak and carbon neutral", strengthen and improve price control, promote resource conservation and environmental protection, and improve the quality of public service supply.

Luo Zhiheng, deputy dean and chief macro researcher of Yuekai Securities Research Institute, told the reporter of "Economic Information Daily" that price is a signal of market allocation of resources.

Zhang Liqun, a researcher at the Macroeconomic Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council, told a reporter from the Economic Information Daily that the reform of the price mechanism is one of the most important aspects of the reform of the market system.

Zhang Liqun said that the "Action Plan" emphasizes the correct division of the scope of the government and the market, which is of great significance.

　　The reform of the price mechanism is an important part of my country's comprehensive deepening of reforms.

　　Energy price reform is further advanced

　　Since the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", my country has continued to deepen energy price reforms, price and cost supervision in areas such as power transmission and distribution, natural gas pipeline transportation has been continuously strengthened, and prices in competitive links have been gradually liberalized.

　　According to the "Action Plan", deepening energy price reform during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period will focus on the goal of "carbon peak and carbon neutrality", and give full play to the incentive and restrictive role of the price mechanism on the basis of full consideration of the affordability of related parties.

　　Specifically, the first is to promote the low-carbon transition of the energy supply structure.

　　Luo Zhiheng said that in order to achieve the goal of “carbon peak and carbon neutrality”, it is necessary to change the mode of economic growth, realize the low-carbon transformation of energy supply, optimize the energy consumption structure, and realize the supply and demand side by liberalizing market access and tiered pricing.

　　The "Action Plan" also puts forward the overall arrangements for the reform of water resources prices during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, to coordinate and promote the reform of water conservancy project water prices, agricultural water prices, urban water supply prices, and sewage treatment fees to help water resources protection, water pollution prevention and water ecology.

　　People's livelihood commodity price regulation will be strengthened

　　Ensuring the production, supply and price stability of important livelihood commodities such as grains, oils, meat, eggs, vegetables, etc.

　　In order to better guarantee the effective supply of important livelihood commodities and the overall stability of prices, the Action Plan proposes a series of key measures, including improving price monitoring, forecasting and early warning systems; strengthening the price control of important livelihood commodities, improving the emergency control mechanism, and improving the reserve Control and import and export adjustments as the main control means, enrich and optimize the policy toolbox; adhere to the policy framework of the lowest purchase price for rice and wheat, focus on enhancing policy flexibility and flexibility, rationally adjust the minimum purchase price level, and maintain the bottom line of food security.

　　"The maintenance of supply and price of important livelihood commodities is not only a livelihood issue, but also a food security and economic security issue.

　　In order to further enhance the people's sense of gain and happiness, the Action Plan also focuses on improving the quality and efficiency of public service supply, speeding up the reform of public service prices, proposing to improve the pre-school education fee policy, establish and improve the pricing mechanism for elderly services, and improve the pricing mechanism for scenic spots.
And a series of measures.

　　Looking forward to the next stage of reform, Zhang Liqun pointed out that the next step also involves the reform of the factor market, including the pricing mechanism of capital, labor, technology, and land.
These reforms will need to be explored at a deeper level in the future to promote a more complete overall pricing mechanism and promote China.
The characteristic socialist market economy system has further matured.