中央经济工作会议点评：债务周期“出清阶段”，政策组合延续

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The debt cycle in 2026 will still be in the clearing stage, with the combination of fiscal and monetary double - easing policies continuing. The policy emphasizes "improving quality and efficiency", and the direction of risk resolution in key areas is clearer. The policy aims to maintain a reasonable economic growth rate and improve the quality of economic development, promoting the economy to move forward steadily on the high - quality development track [28]. 3. Summaries According to Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Situation and Tasks: Pressure Eases Marginally, and the Overall Plan Balances Domestic and International Aspects - The Central Economic Work Conference held on December 10 - 11, 2025, set the tone of "seeking progress while maintaining stability and improving quality and efficiency". The meeting's view on the current economic situation has improved marginally, and it is expected that the GDP growth rate in 2026 will be around 5%. The policy may focus more on quality and efficiency, and the necessity of front - loaded policy implementation may decrease [3][12][13]. - The policy goals emphasize achieving greater breakthroughs in the "effective improvement of quality", with strengthening the domestic large - scale cycle as the top priority. The meeting also shows more attention to expanding domestic demand and is more cautious about external risks [19]. 3.2 Macroeconomic Regulation: Policies Improve Quality and Efficiency, and Flexible Interest Rate Cuts are Expected - The policy tone is newly established as "seeking progress while maintaining stability and improving quality and efficiency". It emphasizes the coordinated efforts of stock and incremental policies and better control of the rhythm of counter - cyclical and cross - cyclical adjustments. A new mechanism for managing expectations is proposed [21]. - Fiscal policy remains more proactive. The deficit rate in 2026 is expected to be about 4%, and the general deficit rate is about 9.8%, with a net debt - raising financing scale of 14.42 trillion yuan. Tax incentives and fiscal subsidies will be more strictly regulated [21]. - Monetary policy continues to be moderately loose. It is proposed to use tools such as reserve requirement ratio cuts and interest rate cuts "flexibly and efficiently", and "reasonable price recovery" is included in the policy tone. Monetary policy will continue to provide targeted support to key areas [21]. 3.3 Development Plan: Emphasize Domestic Demand - Led Growth and Rectify Involutionary Competition - In terms of domestic demand, a "rural and urban residents' income increase plan" is proposed for the first time, and unreasonable restrictions in the consumption field will be cleared. On the investment side, the focus shifts to the central government, with an increase in central budgetary investment to stop the decline [23]. - Industrial policies focus on scientific and technological innovation, with strengthened institutional supply and improved innovation chains. "Innovative science and technology financial services" are proposed for the first time [23]. - In terms of reform, rectifying "involutionary competition" is included in the reform tasks. The direction of fiscal and tax system reform is clearer, and the "reduction in quantity and improvement in quality" of small and medium - sized financial institutions is required [23]. 3.4 Risk Prevention: Real Estate Inventory Reduction and Orderly Debt Resolution - In 2026, risk prevention focuses on real estate and local government debts. The real estate policy will continue to emphasize "inventory reduction" with the principle of "implementing policies according to cities", and the acquisition of existing commercial housing for affordable housing is encouraged again [27]. - Regarding local debts, it is emphasized that no new implicit debts should be added illegally. The central government publicly names the operational debt risks of local financing platforms for the first time, and debt risks will be resolved in an orderly manner through market - based means [27].