Core Viewpoint - The Sichuan Provincial People's Congress approved the 2024 provincial budget settlement, highlighting a stable financial performance despite complex economic conditions, with a focus on economic recovery and development strategies [2][4][25]. Financial Performance Summary - The total local general public budget revenue for 2024 was 563.6 billion yuan, achieving 97.5% of the budget, with a growth of 1.9% [4]. - Total expenditure reached 1,344.7 billion yuan, completing 90.6% of the budget, with a growth of 5.6% [4]. - Government fund budget revenue was 376.1 billion yuan, achieving 96.2% of the budget, while expenditure was 602.6 billion yuan, completing 88.2% of the budget [4]. - The state-owned capital operation budget revenue was 20.2 billion yuan, exceeding the budget by 42%, with expenditure of 9.1 billion yuan, completing 80.5% of the budget [4]. - Social insurance fund budget revenue was 682.7 billion yuan, achieving 101.5% of the budget, with expenditure of 596.5 billion yuan, completing 99.3% of the budget [4]. Budget Allocation and Expenditure - The provincial general public budget revenue was 97.6 billion yuan, achieving 96.3% of the budget, with a decrease of 1.8% [5]. - Tax revenue was 84.5 billion yuan, achieving 94.4% of the budget, with value-added tax at 43.5 billion yuan, corporate income tax at 20.7 billion yuan, and personal income tax at 6.3 billion yuan [6]. - Social security and employment expenditure was 126.0 billion yuan, completing 99.4% of the budget, while education expenditure was 23.6 billion yuan, completing 90.7% of the budget [6]. Debt Management - The total issuance of local government bonds in 2024 was 507.9 billion yuan, including 253.1 billion yuan of new bonds and 254.8 billion yuan of refinancing bonds [11]. - The provincial debt balance at the end of 2024 was 2,402.9 billion yuan, with general debt at 807.4 billion yuan and special debt at 1,595.5 billion yuan [12]. Economic Development Support - The provincial government allocated 20 billion yuan to support technological breakthroughs and major projects in various industries [14]. - A total of 35.7 billion yuan was allocated to support urbanization and improve living conditions [15]. - Infrastructure projects received 1,542 billion yuan in special bonds to support over 1,800 projects [16]. - 8,839.3 billion yuan was allocated to improve living standards and social welfare [18]. Fiscal Management Reforms - The provincial government implemented measures to enhance fiscal quality, including 33 policy measures to strengthen revenue sources and improve expenditure management [20]. - Budget management reforms were initiated to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of budget preparation and execution [21]. - A focus on performance management was established to ensure funds are allocated to high-efficiency areas [22].

Group 1 - In the first half of the year, China's GDP reached 66,053.6 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 5.3%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared to the same period last year and the entire year [3] - The total import and export of goods in the first half of the year grew by 2.9% year-on-year, reaching 21.79 trillion yuan, with positive growth in imports and exports in June [5] - The contribution rate of final consumption expenditure to GDP growth was 52%, with over 66 million consumers purchasing more than 109 million units of 12 categories of home appliances through the old-for-new program [7] Group 2 - The postal industry in China completed a cumulative delivery volume of 104.51 billion items in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 16.9%, with the express delivery sector reaching 95.64 billion items, up by 19.3% [9] - The inter-regional flow of people exceeded 3.37 billion person-times, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%, with 13.64 million foreign visitors entering without a visa, up by 53.9% [12] - The tax refund sales for outbound tourists increased by 94.6% year-on-year [12]

4月29日，南方财经全媒体记者从佛山市禅城区经济和科技促进局获悉，"好物好省好玩 禅城'超抵'狂欢 周"活动将于4月30日正式启动。活动整合政府、平台、商圈、金融及文旅资源，预计各方投入资源合计 超3000万元，其中政府投入的消费券优惠补贴力度最高达30%，预计带动全区消费超10亿元，为市民及 游客带来一场贯穿"五一"假期的消费盛宴。 "五一"期间，禅城将通过抖音平台多批次发放由政府投入补贴的消费券，涵盖餐饮（满300-90元、满 200-60元、满100-30元）、零售百货（满1000-200元、满500-100元、满300-50元）场景，可在禅城内参 与活动的商家使用。市民可在抖音APP搜索"禅城消费券"在线领券，并查看可用商家，第一批消费券将 于4月30日上午10点开抢，后续消费券将以每周为一轮发放。 以旧换新政策不断加码升级，在国补基础上，禅城将再发放200万元政府购车补贴。比如"五一"小长假 期间南庄将举办汽车生态博览会，消费者在参展的南庄镇汽车零售经销商企业购车（以发布名单为 准），将可以享受购车补贴，并可与国家汽车报废更新或置换更新政策叠加享受，实现"商家优惠+南 庄专项购车补贴+省补"多重叠加 ...