In order to cope with the impact of the international financial crisis, accelerate the development of new industries and seize the commanding height of economic competition in the future, the NDRC is pressing ahead with the formulation of the "Development Plan for Energy-saving and Environmental Protection Industries" and the "Opinions on the Development of Semiconductor Lighting Energy-saving Industries".

Energy saving and environmental protection industries include energy conservation, resource recycling and environmental protection, involving energy saving technologies and equipment, products and services. At present, the NDRC began soliciting opinions from relevant departments on the above plans. Xie Zhenhua, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission recently said that in the next five years, China's environmental protection industry needs up to 450 billion yuan of investment, energy-saving environmental protection and other new industries are facing unprecedented opportunities for development.

Data show that in 2008 the national energy saving and environmental protection industry output reached 1.41 trillion yuan, accounting for 4.7% of GDP. Xie Zhenhua said that China is implementing the 4 trillion yuan economic stimulus plan has 210 billion yuan for energy saving and emission reduction, the development of recycling economy and ecological environment, a series of industrial restructuring and rejuvenation program will also develop a recycling economy as an industrial upgrading and structural adjustment One of the important measures. (Electrical information)

State Council: We will steadily push forward the reform of oil prices and electricity prices

The Tenth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th NPC Standing Committee held the 2nd plenary meeting on the afternoon of August 25, 2009 and listened to the report of the State Council on the implementation of the plan for national economic and social development since the beginning of this year.

Zhang Ping, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said in the report that the reform in key areas and key links should be deepened in the second half of the year. Seize the current favorable opportunity of stabilizing the economy in our country and speed up the implementation of the State Council's plans for deepening the reform this year. Pay close attention to studying and adjusting the distribution pattern of the national income and improve the policy measures for the proportion of the income of the residents in the national income. Actively reform the pricing mechanism of resource products. Conscientiously implement the medical and health system reform recently focused on the implementation plan. Continue to deepen the reform of monopolistic industries such as municipal utilities. Improve the financial transfer payment system, pay close attention to the implementation of the provincial finance system, the reform of the county's various measures. Sound financial regulatory coordination mechanism and systematic financial risk assessment system, improve the internal control mechanism of commercial banks and performance appraisal mechanism. (Electrical information)