A batch of new regulations were formally implemented in January involving areas such as increased income, consumer medical care, etc.
Favorable to focus on the implementation of the people’s livelihood dividends in 2022 can be expected
Import and export tariff adjustments for some commodities; lowering the threshold for returning and replacing cars and expanding the scope of three guarantees for automobiles; the new version of the national medical insurance drug catalog is officially launched nationwide; migrant workers are in arrears in wages or joint punishment for dishonesty… From January 2022, there will be a batch of new The formal implementation of the regulations involves many livelihood areas such as income increase, consumption, and medical treatment.
“Economic Information Daily” reporter noted that recently, when relevant ministries and localities are deploying economic work in 2022, continuous improvement of people’s livelihood is one of the important points of force, and more people’s livelihood dividends can be expected.
Consumers will get more benefits and convenience
In the new year, consumers will get more benefits and convenience.
China’s imports of coconut juice, pineapple products, and paper products from ASEAN, induction cookers, electric ovens, and most mechanical equipment, instruments, and auto parts imported from Japan will be gradually exempted from tariffs… The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce will be exempted from tariffs at 12 In response to a question from a reporter from the Economic Information Daily at the press conference on June 30, it was stated that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) will come into effect on January 1, 2022. By then, it will bring tangible benefits to enterprises and consumers in the region, including China, and will effectively enhance the sense of gain and happiness of consumers in the region.
Gao Feng said that after the agreement takes effect, more than 90% of the goods trade in the region will gradually achieve zero tariffs. Through the RCEP tariff preferential arrangement, enterprises in the region can significantly reduce production costs, and consumers can enjoy more high-quality products at low prices.
In addition, starting from January 1, 2022, my country will impose temporary import tariff rates on 954 items that are lower than the most-favoured-nation tariff rate. Among them, some medical products such as the new anti-cancer drug radium chloride injection, intracranial embolization stents, etc., will also reduce high-quality aquatic products such as salmon, baby clothing, dishwashers, ski supplies and other consumer products.
Xu Guangjian, a professor at the School of Public Administration of Renmin University of China and a member of the Expert Advisory Committee of the State Council’s Tariff and Tariff Commission, said that the reduction in tariffs on 954 imported goods is conducive to the use of tariffs in regulating the macro economy, expanding domestic demand and protecting people’s livelihood. “Reducing tariffs on some medical products is conducive to reducing the burden on patients; lowering the tariff rates of imported consumer goods such as high-quality aquatic products, baby clothing, dishwashers, etc. is an accurate response to people’s livelihood needs, and is conducive to improving people’s quality of life and enriching my country’s consumption. market.”
The domestic consumer market is also being further improved. The new version of the “Regulations on Responsibility for Repair, Replacement and Return of Household Auto Products” (hereinafter referred to as the “New Three Guarantees”) will be implemented on January 1, 2022. Based on the “Regulations on Responsibility for Repair, Replacement and Return of Household Car Products” implemented in 2013, the New Three Guarantees imposes stricter liability requirements on operators, expands the scope of three guarantees for family cars, and lowers the “threshold for return and replacement” conditions. “, the relevant regulations on the pre-sales and after-sales, use, and return of vehicles are also more detailed.
A new wave of bonuses for key groups to be released
In addition to the benefits of consumers, there are also many benefits for key groups in the new year.
It is cheaper to see a doctor and buy medicines-starting from January 1, 2022, the new version of the National Medical Insurance Drug List will be officially launched nationwide. After this adjustment, a total of 74 new drugs have entered the catalog, including 67 exclusive drugs transferred through negotiations and 7 non-exclusive drugs transferred directly. Among them, the price of exclusive drugs successfully negotiated is reduced by an average of 61.71%. Compared with the original market price, through negotiation of price reduction and medical insurance reimbursement, this negotiation is expected to reduce the burden of patients by more than 30 billion yuan in 2022.
Migrant workers’ wages are more secure. Starting from January 1, 2022, the “Interim Measures for the Administration of the List of Targets for Joint Punishment of Untrustworthy Migrant Workers with Wages in arrears” will be implemented. List”.
The majority of working-class members also ushered in tax cuts. The executive meeting of the State Council held a few days ago decided to continue the implementation of some preferential personal income tax policies-the annual one-off bonus will not be incorporated into the salary income of the current month, and the implementation of the monthly taxation policy will be extended to the end of 2023; the annual income will not exceed 120,000 yuan In addition, the tax exemption policy that requires tax supplement or the annual tax supplement does not exceed 400 yuan will be extended to the end of 2023; the separate taxation policy for listed company equity incentives will be extended to the end of 2022. The above policies can reduce taxes by 110 billion yuan a year.
In terms of insurance, the “Measures for the Supervision of Accidental Injury Insurance Business” will also be implemented on January 1, 2022. It will establish a retrospective and rate adjustment mechanism for accident insurance products, link product rates to indicators such as compensation rates, and phase out compensation rates. Products that are too low and clearly priced unreasonably.
All parties continue to work hard for more people’s livelihood dividends throughout the year
In the recent period, relevant ministries and commissions and local governments have made continuous improvement of people’s livelihood one of the important points of force when deploying economic work in 2022, and more people’s livelihood dividends throughout the year can be expected.
The National Business Work Video and Telephone Conference emphasized that more attention should be paid to business for the people, the role of commercial work in safeguarding the people’s livelihood should be put into full play, and more measures to benefit the people have been introduced. The National Development and Reform Conference emphasized that we must adhere to the people-centered development philosophy, continue to improve people’s lives during development, and steadily promote common prosperity.
Ning Jizhe, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said recently that it will strengthen top-level design, study and formulate an action plan for promoting common prosperity, and focus on employment growth, public services, and local demonstrations. Promote stable business and increase income, and base income growth on more adequate and higher-quality employment; improve public services and continue to promote the standardization and equalization of basic public services; accelerate the implementation of policies and measures to support Zhejiang’s high-quality development and construction of a common prosperity demonstration zone Landing.
Localities are also stepping up deployment. The reporter noted that the economic work councils of many provincial committees emphasized that in 2022, a people’s livelihood security system will be built and people’s livelihood will continue to be improved.
Among them, Sichuan Province emphasized that in areas where the people are most concerned about, such as education, medical care, housing, and social security, it accurately provides basic public services and resolutely maintains the bottom line of basic people’s livelihood. Give priority to employment, broaden employment channels, and improve the quality of employment. Carry out special actions for inclusive old-age care and universal childcare, improve supporting measures for the “three-child” birth policy, and promote the transformation of public infrastructure to adapt to the ageing and small size.
Shanxi Province emphasizes that, in insisting on doing our best and acting within our power, we must not only focus on “financial resources”, and further tilt the newly-increased part of finance to the people’s livelihood and social undertakings, but also focus on “spiritual efforts” and use emotions to help the people in their safety and safety, and solve the problems of the masses. Anxious and sorrowful. It is necessary to coordinate and do a good job in guaranteeing and improving people’s livelihood, the employment priority policy must be improved in quality, multiple measures must be taken to promote the increase of residents’ income, and basic public services must be accurately traced.
Shandong Province proposed to implement traditional consumption upgrade actions and emerging consumption expansion actions to continuously meet the people’s needs for a better life. It will also speed up the construction of a rural commercial system, support leading commerce and trade enterprises to sink into the rural market, and continue to improve the county and village three-level logistics system. (Reporter Ban Juanjuan and Wang Wenbo)
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