The State Council Information Office held a press conference on boosting consumption on the 17th. Li Chunlin, Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, answered questions at the meeting and stated that in response to prominent pain points such as the prevalence of overtime culture, the "Special Action Plan for Boosting Consumption" specifically proposes relevant measures to "protect the rights and interests of rest and vacation". By strengthening the supervision of implementation, the paid annual leave system will be implemented, and it will be clarified that illegal extension of workers' working hours is not allowed. At the same time, flexible staggered leave is encouraged, and places with conditions are encouraged to set up spring and autumn leave for primary and secondary schools. Li Chunlin introduced that during the drafting process of this document, we adhered to the combination of goal orientation and problem orientation, with the goal of promoting consumption expansion, quality improvement, and upgrading, and further resolving prominent contradictions that constrain consumption. Focusing on incremental policies that can enhance power, be implemented, and have a tangible impact on the public, we will comprehensively expand the consumption of goods and services, mainly reflected in three aspects: first, we will comprehensively exert efforts on both the supply and demand sides. Previously, most consumer policies focused on the supply side, emphasizing the creation of demand through supply leading. This time, the 'Plan' will increase policy efforts on the demand side, focusing on promoting residents' income increase and burden reduction. For example, proposing to promote reasonable growth of wage income, including continuing to implement the policy of stabilizing employment through unemployment insurance, supporting enterprises to stabilize employment positions, and supporting workers to improve their skill levels; Scientifically and reasonably raise the minimum wage standard, ensuring that it is adjusted on time and steadily. For example, the "Plan" emphasizes for the first time in the promotion of consumption document the stability of the stock market and the real estate market, and proposes corresponding measures to make the people's consumption confidence stronger, expectations more stable, and confidence stronger. The second is to coordinate the promotion of consumption and benefit people's livelihoods. Li Chunlin stated, 'During the drafting process of the' Plan ', we insisted on combining boosting consumption with benefiting people's livelihoods.' On the one hand, we focused on benefiting people's livelihoods and, together with relevant departments, proposed real monetary policy measures. For example, in 2025, 300 billion yuan of ultra long term special treasury bond funds will be allocated to support the expansion of consumer goods trade in, which will double the amount of last year. The first 81 billion yuan has been delivered to local governments in early January. With the efforts of all parties, in the first two months of this year, the retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China reached about 1.34 million units, and the sales of first level energy-efficient home appliances reached 24.1 billion yuan, an increase of 26% and 36% year-on-year, respectively; The sales volume of mobile phones under 6000 yuan in the market is about 33 million units, with a sales revenue of about 86 billion yuan. The weekly average sales volume and sales revenue have increased by 19% and 29% respectively compared to the week before the subsidy, indicating a good start to the trade in program. In the Consumer Power Guarantee Support Action, measures have been proposed to reduce the burden on families in various aspects such as childbirth, nurturing, education, healthcare, and elderly care. For example, the implementation of the Pediatric Service Year Action, strengthening support for care services for completely disabled elderly people, and increasing the subsidy standards for some students. On the other hand, in combination with the daily needs of the people, provide more diverse and inclusive consumer supply. For example, for the elderly, it is proposed to support local pilot projects to explore the installation of elevators in multi story buildings and the development of elderly meal assistance services, which will make everyone's travel and dining more convenient. For young friends, especially the "Z generation", it is proposed to support the expansion of service projects in tourist attractions and cultural institutions, reasonably extend operating hours, optimize the approval process for performances and events, promote the "one-time approval, national tour" of tour projects, and provide a better experience for everyone to watch performances, exhibitions, concerts, and travel. In addition, efforts will be made to accelerate the provision of community service outlets such as shopping, catering, housekeeping, and maintenance, allowing more residents to enjoy convenient services at their doorstep and underground. The third is to strengthen the coordination of consumption policies. Boosting consumption requires the coordinated efforts of various policies. As mentioned in the "Plan", various economic and social policies such as finance, taxation, industry, and investment should reflect the policy orientation of promoting consumption. Among them, there are tangible financial investments such as project investment, fiscal funds, union funds, and consumer assistance, as well as relevant policy support such as macro policy consistency evaluation, financial credit, statistical system reform, and protection of rest and vacation rights. For example, in response to the prominent pain points such as the prevalence of overtime culture, the "Plan" specifically proposes relevant measures to "protect the rights and interests of rest and vacation". The paid annual leave system is implemented by strengthening the supervision of implementation, clarifying that it is not allowed to illegally extend the working hours of workers. At the same time, flexible staggered leave is encouraged, and places with conditions are encouraged to set up spring and autumn leave for primary and secondary schools. Li Chunlin believes that with the implementation of the 'Plan', China's consumer market will have stronger growth momentum, higher quality consumption supply, and bring more improvement and convenience to everyone's lives. (New Society)