Positive progress has been made in the renewal of equipment in key areas

　Since the implementation of the "two new" policies, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant departments in various regions, has made full use of various support policies to promote large-scale equipment renewal and continue to achieve new progress and new results. On September 24, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation.

　　The renewal of equipment in the industrial field has been steadily promoted, and the pace of technological transformation of enterprises has accelerated

　　Machinery and equipment are an important part of productivity and the "skeleton" of the modern industrial system. "With the continuous and in-depth promotion of new industrialization and urbanization, the demand for all kinds of equipment renewal is increasing. It is of great significance to accelerate the implementation of equipment renewal actions to promote industrial upgrading and develop new quality productivity by improving technology, energy consumption, emission and other standards. Liu Dechun, director of the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission, said.

　　Industry is the R&D and production department of various types of equipment, and it is also the main use department of a large number of advanced equipment. At the meeting, Zhang Jianhua, deputy director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, told reporters that in order to promote large-scale equipment renewal in the industrial field, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and relevant departments have formulated various support policies.

　　In terms of financial support. Establish a national library of equipment renewal and technological transformation projects in the industrial field, cooperate with the National Development and Reform Commission to support large-scale equipment renewal in the industrial field through ultra-long-term special treasury bonds, and increase the tilt towards small and medium-sized enterprises and private enterprises. Jointly with the Ministry of Finance to carry out the pilot city of new technological transformation of the manufacturing industry and the pilot city of digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, set up special guidance funds, focus on supporting the digital transformation of key enterprises, industrial chains, and science and technology industrial parks, and build a number of demonstration projects.

　　In terms of financial support. In cooperation with the People's Bank of China's implementation of scientific and technological innovation and technological transformation reloans, the first batch of recommended projects in the industrial field has been pushed to 21 financial institutions through the national industry and finance cooperation platform, and some enterprises have completed docking with financial institutions, with an agreed loan of about 150 billion yuan, and the central government will also discount the interest rate by 1.5 percentage points for special refinancing projects. At present, the relevant departments are organizing the second batch of project recommendations in the industrial field.

　　In terms of tax support. The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued relevant documents to credit 10% of the tax payable by enterprises for the investment in digital and intelligent transformation of relevant equipment from 2024 to 2027.

　　In terms of standard guidance, 71 national standards have been sorted out into the formulation and revision plan, and a catalog has been issued and formulated to provide reference for enterprise equipment purchase.

　　In addition, according to local conditions, all localities have adopted investment subsidies, loan discounts, equity investment, financial leasing and guarantee subsidies to support the renewal of equipment in the industrial field. On the whole, the renewal of equipment in the industrial field has been steadily promoted, and the pace of technological transformation of enterprises has accelerated. Zhang Jianhua told reporters a set of data: from January to August this year, the national investment in industrial equipment increased by 11.1%, and the investment in technological transformation increased by 10.6%, which was 2.4 and 5.9 percentage points higher than that in 2023 respectively; In the second quarter, the penetration rate of digital R&D and design tools in industrial enterprises above designated size reached 83.1%, and the numerical control rate of key processes reached 64.9%, an increase of 1.1 and 1.9 percentage points respectively from the end of 2023.

　　Projects such as the renewal of old residential elevators and the renewal of sanitation facilities and equipment have been steadily implemented

　　Construction and municipal infrastructure is one of the important areas of the "two new" work. Xing Haifeng, a first-level inspector of the Urban Construction Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, introduced the relevant progress: up to now, key tasks such as the renewal of old residential elevators, sewage treatment, sanitation facilities and equipment and the renewal of supporting equipment for lifeline projects have been supported by ultra-long-term treasury bond funds. In addition, more than 40 billion yuan of self-raised funds have been invested in the renewal of construction and municipal infrastructure equipment. More than 6,400 water supply plants, sewage treatment plants, heat exchange stations, liquefied gas filling stations, garbage treatment stations and other facilities and related equipment have been updated across the country. Completed the renewal of 21 million sets/pieces of equipment in residential old elevators, water supply and drainage equipment, sanitation equipment, construction equipment, lifeline projects, etc.; Completed 22 million square meters of energy-saving renovation of buildings.

　　Most of the key tasks of building and municipal infrastructure equipment renewal are closely related to people's livelihood and safety guarantees, especially the renewal of old residential elevators, with strong public will and high social concern.

　　"According to the "Several Measures on Supporting Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Consumer Goods Trade-in" (hereinafter referred to as "Several Measures"), we will include the renovation of old residential elevators into the scope of ultra-long-term special treasury bond financial support, and update and transform residential elevators that have been put into use for a long time, low configuration level, high operation failure rate and outstanding safety hazards, combined with hidden danger investigation or safety risk assessment. Xing Haifeng told reporters that in 2024, it is planned to support the implementation of more than 40,000 old residential elevators that have been used for more than 15 years through ultra-long-term special treasury bond funds, "We will work with relevant departments to organize and implement the project, and strive to eliminate the hidden dangers of elevator safety failures, so that the people can take the elevator safely and rest assured." ”

　　Solid progress has been made in the renewal of equipment in the fields of transportation, agriculture, education, culture and tourism, and health

　　In addition to industry, construction and municipal administration, transportation, agriculture, education, cultural tourism, health and other areas are also key areas of equipment renewal. At the meeting, Liu Dechun introduced the relevant progress.

　　Transportation, agriculture. From January to August this year, the number of electrified replacement of city buses, the renewal of old operating trucks, and the renewal of old operating ships increased significantly; The number of scrapped vehicles recycled nationwide was 4.21 million, a year-on-year increase of 42.4%, and it has reached more than 90% of the annual scrapped volume last year. The scrapping and renewal of old agricultural machinery was further promoted, driving the investment in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery from January to August to increase by 5.2% year-on-year.

　　In the fields of education, cultural tourism, and health, equipment renewal. We will continue to promote the renewal of teaching and scientific research equipment, training and teaching equipment, tourist transportation equipment, sightseeing equipment and amusement facilities in colleges and vocational colleges, and comprehensively promote the transformation and upgrading of smart cultural tourism, driving the investment in education and culture, sports and entertainment to increase by 3.0% and 2.2% respectively from January to August. Public hospitals in many places continue to release medical equipment procurement lists, and update and upgrade a number of color ultrasound machines, CT machines and other equipment.

　　A number of measures are proposed to expand the scope of equipment renewal support to energy-saving and carbon-reduction transformation in key industries. "Its main purpose is to accelerate the promotion of advanced technologies for energy conservation and carbon reduction, and improve the ability to save energy and reduce carbon emissions." Liu Dechun told reporters that since the end of July, the National Development and Reform Commission has organized local and relevant central enterprises to actively apply for energy-using equipment renewal projects. After strict screening and checking, more than 500 energy-using equipment renewal projects supported by ultra-long-term special treasury bond funds this year have exceeded 50 billion yuan. According to preliminary estimates, after the implementation of relevant projects, it is expected to save about 3 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 8 million tons per year, which will form a strong support for the implementation of energy conservation and carbon reduction actions.

　　"With the joint efforts of all parties, positive progress has been made in the renewal of equipment in key areas, and the role of stabilizing growth and promoting transformation has been revealed." Liu Dechun said that the National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant parties to make full use of the "two new" and other policies and ultra-long-term special treasury bonds and other funds, so that the policy dividends can benefit more business entities as soon as possible, and promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of the industry. (Liu Zhiqiang)

Article source: People's Daily