刘俏：提振消费的政策应将“投资于人”与“投资于物”紧密结合

Core Insights - The forum focused on the theme "Domestic Demand as the Main Driver, Strengthening Growth: Starting a New Journey in the 14th Five-Year Plan" [1] - Liu Qiao analyzed the "mystery of China's consumption rate," highlighting that the GDP share of household consumption is only about 40%, significantly lower than the average of developed countries, despite per capita physical consumption being much higher than the global average [3][5] Group 1 - The contradiction in China's consumption is attributed to low prices and an imbalanced consumption structure, where intense competition from strong production capacity leads to low prices and profits, thereby limiting income growth and creating a vicious cycle [3][5] - Policies to boost consumption should effectively target residents' endogenous consumption decisions, integrating "investment in people" with "investment in goods" [3][5] Group 2 - Recommendations include optimizing GDP accounting to increase indicators for household income and consumption rates, implementing reforms in the distribution system, enhancing property income, and promoting new urbanization to raise disposable income [3][5] - A more proactive fiscal policy is suggested to enhance support for consumption, alongside encouraging enterprises to shift from "scale expansion" to "innovation-driven" strategies, improving profitability and distribution through overseas expansion [3][5] - Liu Qiao emphasized the need for innovative practices in the consumption sector, using electronic consumption vouchers as an example, to activate residents' endogenous consumption power and inject sustainable momentum into economic growth [3][5]