Lately，Infrastructure investment has attracted much attention.。The executive meeting of the State Council held in September 7th pointed out.，Infrastructure is related to development and people's livelihood，The investment space is large，We should continue to make good use of special debt to make up for shortcomings.。The Ministry of Water Resources said in September 13th.，It will accelerate the construction of large-scale water supply projects.，Promote the construction of water source regulation and storage projects；Proposed by the National Development and Reform Commission on September 5，It will actively attract social capital to participate in major projects.，Promoting steady growth of investment。Experts said，Since this year，All regions and departments are moderately ahead of schedule in infrastructure investment.，New progress has been made in the construction of major projects，Steady investment、Steady growth has played an important role.。
Infrastructure investment growth continues to accelerate
Water conservancy project is the key area of infrastructure construction.。September 13，Zhang Xiangwei, director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Water Resources, said.，Since this year，Ministry of Water Resources Speeds up the Construction of Water Conservancy Projects，In the newly started project、Complete the investment、Employment and other aspects have achieved remarkable results.。
The largest number of projects started in the same period in history。Since this year，National Water Conservancy Projects Newly Started 1.90,000，Set a record。Especially the second phase of the Huaihe River waterway into the sea、The Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Diverts Water from the Yangtze River、A number of major projects of strategic significance, such as the allocation of water resources in Guangdong around the Beibu Gulf, have been successfully started.，These have been argued for a long time.、Major water infrastructure that has not been done for many years。
The scale of investment has reached a record high.。While increasing government investment，Local government special debt、Financial support、Multi-directional development of social capital，Raise funds for water conservancy construction through various channels。1—August，A total of 977.6 billion yuan has been invested in water conservancy construction nationwide.，Year-on-year growth of 50.9%。
Provide a large number of jobs。Give full play to the wide range of construction sites of water conservancy projects、The industrial chain is long、Advantages of absorbing more employment，Actively create jobs，In particular, we should absorb as much rural labor force as possible.。1—August，The construction of water conservancy projects has absorbed a total of 1.91 million workers.，Among them, the rural labor force is 1.53 million。
Zhang Liqun, a researcher at the Macroeconomic Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council, told reporters.，Take infrastructure construction as the starting point，Give full play to the role of major projects and government investment.，Is to mobilize the enthusiasm of private investment、An important measure to expand domestic demand。“Recently，Including water conservancy，The overall performance of infrastructure investment is better.。1—July，Infrastructure investment increased by 7% year-on-year.4%，Growth rate compared with the first half of the year、1—May and 1—April accelerated by 0..3、0.7 and 0.9 percentage points，Growth accelerated for 3 consecutive months，Showing a strong rebound trend。”Zhang Liqun said。
Make good use of the balance limit of local special debt
Focus on infrastructure investment，Since this year, various departments in various regions have accelerated the issuance and use of local government special bonds.。According to the Ministry of Finance，By the end of August，Special bonds issued accumulatively 3.52 trillion yuan，The quota for project construction has been basically issued.，Much earlier than in previous years。
Coming up，How to further make good use of special debt？The executive meeting of the State Council held in September 7th decided.，Activate the local special debt limit of more than 500 billion yuan since 2019 according to law，70%Retained everywhere，30%The central finance is allocated as a whole and inclined to areas with many mature projects.。
According to introduction，Balance limit of special debt，It is the part of the special debt balance that is less than the limit.，Mainly in order to control the level of debt risk.，By strengthening the management of fiscal revenue and expenditure，Arrange financial funds to repay special bonds due，Reduce the balance of special debts，Quota space formed accordingly。
“The Ministry of Finance intends to guide local governments to make good use of the special debt balance limit of more than 500 billion yuan according to law.，Issuing new special bonds to support major projects。”Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Owen Han said.，Look at it in detail，Focus on supporting transport infrastructure、Energy、Agriculture, forestry and water conservancy、Ecological environmental protection、Social undertakings、Logistics infrastructure such as urban and rural cold chain、Municipal and Industrial Park Infrastructure、Major national strategic projects、Construction of affordable housing projects, new energy projects and new infrastructure projects。
Zhang Liqun thinks，Relevant support measures have been released to comprehensively strengthen infrastructure construction.、Focus on the positive signal of expanding domestic demand，With the accelerated landing of relevant measures，There is still much potential for infrastructure investment.，Next, the growth rate is expected to further increase.。
Promote the implementation of the project as soon as possible
Key areas of infrastructure construction，Policy-oriented development financial instruments continue to develop。According to the People's Bank of China，July，The central bank supports relevant institutions to set up and operate financial instruments totaling 300 billion yuan.，To supplement the capital of major projects.。As of August 26，300 billion yuan has been put into operation.，Support more than 900 major projects。
The executive meeting of the State Council held on August 24 put forward，On the basis of the project, 300 billion yuan of policy-oriented development financial instruments have been implemented.，Increase the quota by more than 300 billion yuan。
“More than 300 billion yuan will be added to supplement the project capital.，Contribute to better play an effective investment‘Make up for shortcomings、Adjust the structure、Stable employment、With consumption’The combined effect of，Support economic recovery and development。”Liu Guoqiang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said，It will urge projects that have been supported by financial instruments to speed up start-up preparations and factor guarantees.，According to the construction schedule，Orderly payment and use of funds，Ensure that construction starts as soon as possible，Do it before the end of the third quarter.，Generate more physical workload and effective investment。At the same time，Guiding policy-oriented development banks to make good use of new credit lines，Timely implementation of supporting loans for projects in which financial instruments have been put into operation；We will guide commercial banks to follow up with social capital such as credit funds to provide financing.，Work together to give full play to the role of financial support。
Luo Guosan, director of the fixed assets investment department of the national development and Reform Commission, said.，The National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant parties to make full use of policy-oriented development financial instruments.，Give full play to the role of coordination mechanism in promoting effective investment in important projects，Effectively, orderly and effectively promote the implementation of the project as soon as possible，Better play the key role of investment，Help consolidate the positive trend of economic recovery，Promote stable, healthy and sustainable economic and social development。
