Miao Wei, deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at a three-member general meeting of the China Machinery Industry Federation held on May 20 that we must not only see the favorable conditions and positive factors for development, but also firmly respond to the confidence of the international financial crisis. It is also necessary to fully estimate the complexity and seriousness of the situation facing the situation, and must not be taken lightly.
Miao Wei said that as the competent department of the equipment manufacturing industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has adjusted and revitalized the equipment manufacturing industry as an important aspect of implementing a series of policy measures such as the Party Central Committee and the State Council to maintain growth, expand domestic demand, and adjust the structure, and effectively organize the organization of revitalization planning. And implementation work.
In response to the implementation of the equipment manufacturing industry adjustment and revitalization plan, Miao Wei emphasized the five key points of work: actively implement various policies and measures for revitalization planning, vigorously support enterprises in the equipment manufacturing industry to implement technological transformation, accelerate the implementation of major science and technology projects, and improve The basic equipment supporting capacity will actively promote mergers and acquisitions of enterprises and give full play to the important role of industry associations.
The Equipment Manufacturing Development Fund will introduce various policies and measures to actively implement the revitalization plan. According to the requirements of the revitalization plan, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is cooperating with relevant departments of the State Council to study and formulate implementation plans for various policy measures. At present, it has introduced subsidies for the transformation of value-added tax, implementation of special technical transformation, subsidies for the purchase of agricultural machinery, reduction of vehicle purchase tax, automobile and motorcycle going to the countryside, demonstration of new energy vehicles, promotion of retirement of old vehicles, and other measures. The implementation of the work has been fully launched and is being pushed forward.
It is particularly worth mentioning that the implementation rules for encouraging the use of the first (set) domestic equipment policy jointly developed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission have formed a draft, including the identification of the first (set) equipment, and the declaration and confirmation of the pilot demonstration projects. The procedures for user risk subsidies and the channels for implementing subsidy funds have basically reached a consensus.
Miao Wei said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance and other relevant departments are working hard to study and formulate policies for importing key parts and components of major technical equipment, exempting tariffs on imported materials and import value-added tax (previous preferential direction is to levy and return), and documents have been formed. It is intended to be submitted to the State Council for approval.
Technological transformation drives 200 billion yuan of equipment demand. We strongly support enterprises in the equipment manufacturing industry to implement technological transformation. Strengthening technological transformation is an important part of the package plan proposed by the Party Central Committee and the State Council to cope with the financial crisis and ensure a stable and rapid economic growth. It is a major measure to implement key industry adjustment and revitalization plans and promote industrial restructuring and upgrading. The State Council has decided that In the new central government investment, for 20 consecutive years, the annual arrangement of 20 billion yuan, mainly to support the technological transformation of enterprises in a discounted manner.
According to preliminary estimates, after the implementation of the project, the whole society can drive an investment of 460 billion yuan. Among them, the investment in purchasing equipment is about 200 billion yuan. The 200 billion yuan equipment procurement demand will provide a huge market for domestic equipment.
In order to use 20 billion yuan of technological transformation funds, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission have jointly formulated and issued special investment management measures for key industry revitalization and technological transformation, as well as catalogues of industrial technology advancement and enterprise technological transformation, and technical transformation projects in line with the catalogue. Give loan discount interest support.
According to the management method, the review of the first batch of local reporting projects has been completed. The two ministries have jointly issued project plans, including a total of 783 projects in the industrial sector with a total investment of 217.4 billion yuan. Among them, 243 equipment manufacturing industry, with a total investment of 57.5 billion yuan; 45 vehicles with a total investment of 26.6 billion yuan; 12 ships with a total investment of 6.2 billion yuan. At present, the second batch of local projects have been declared.
At the same time, the technical transformation project of the central enterprise is in the process of collection, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will carry out the project review as soon as possible, and strive to complete the review and release in the near future. Miao Wei said that with the full implementation of these technological transformation projects, the new central government investment will reach a certain level, which will play a positive role in boosting market and business confidence, expanding domestic demand and promoting industrial upgrading.
The special project for the large-scale casting and forging autonomy has been steadily advanced. Accelerate the implementation of major science and technology projects and improve the ability of supporting basic equipment. In order to cope with the international financial crisis, play the supporting role of science and technology, and promote the steady and rapid development of the equipment manufacturing industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has accelerated the implementation progress of major high-tech CNC machine tools and basic manufacturing equipment technology. By the end of March this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had issued a notification guide for priority launch and the first two batches of publicly released topics.
At present, the project of 194 projects has been reviewed and approved by the special task force. The project involves 318 units in 27 provinces and municipalities, with a total funding of about 7.5 billion yuan this year.
The position of basic equipment in the equipment industry is very important. In recent years, due to strategic considerations, foreign suppliers have imposed restrictions on the import of key components of key equipment in China. Therefore, the revitalization plan clearly stated that it will upgrade the manufacturing level of the four major supporting products and consolidate the industrial development foundation as one of the main tasks for the revitalization of the equipment manufacturing industry.
At present, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is organizing the preliminary demonstration work of large castings and forgings and basic components. The large-scale casting and forging autonomy coordination promotion group led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is working with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science and Technology and other relevant departments to study and implement funding channels to jointly promote the special project for large-scale casting and forging autonomy.
Advancing the implementation plan for mergers and acquisitions in the automobile and equipment industry is brewing and actively promoting mergers and acquisitions. Promoting mergers and acquisitions of enterprises is an important measure to adjust and optimize the industrial structure and improve the international competitiveness of the industry. The revitalization plan will promote industrial restructuring as an important part of adjustment and revitalization, and clarify a series of policy measures to support restructuring, involving taxation, product development, project management and other aspects.
At present, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is making efforts to formulate guiding opinions for promoting mergers and acquisitions of enterprises, and formulating and issuing a series of measures to encourage mergers and acquisitions. For domestic enterprises to acquire overseas manufacturing enterprises and R&D institutions, loans and interest subsidies for related projects will be given. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is studying the implementation plan for the merger and reorganization of enterprises in the automobile and equipment manufacturing industries.
Miao Wei: Do a good job in the implementation of the equipment manufacturing revitalization plan
Since the beginning of this year, with the gradual implementation of various national policies and measures for macro-control, there have been some positive changes in the economic operation of China's equipment manufacturing industry. In the first quarter, the added value of the equipment industry increased by 6.5% year-on-year. However, the impact of the international financial crisis is still deepening, and the internal and external environment is still very serious. The foundation for the recovery of China's equipment manufacturing industry is still not stable.