The Fourth Session of the 15th Guiyang Municipal People's Congress kicked off at Guiyang Convention Center on January 31, 2024. On behalf of the People's Government of Guiyang City, Mayor Ma Ningyu delivered a work report.
A Review of Work in 2023
The year 2023 was the first year for fully implementing the guiding principles set forth at the 20th CPC National Congress, and for stimulating economic recovery after three years of COVID-19 control. Guiyang City and Gui'an New Area unswervingly put into practice the four-sphere strategies1 under the four-front priorities2. Our efforts made in advancing reform, development and social stability have yielded positive outcomes. The quality and the output of economy have been effectively upgraded and appropriately expanded.
A higher level in terms of overall strengths
The city's GDP reached 515.475 billion yuan, up 6% year-on-year
The economy in general showed a good momentum of stable and sound growth
The permanent population exceeded 6.4 million
A new chapter in the development of Gui'an New Area
The GDP of the area directly administered by Gui'an New Area increased by 24.1% year-on-year
The highest growth rate among national new areas
Gui'an New Area saw high growth in a number of economic indicators
Made a good start for the three-year action plan
Became a new strong growth point in Guizhou
Breakthroughs made in the "Strengthening Provincial Capital" campaign
The combined GDP of Guiyang City and Gui'an New Area reached 527.804 billion yuan, up 6.2% year-on-year
The digital economy accounted for more than 50% of the total
The green economy accounted for 49%
The urban primacy rate further increased to 25.2%
The year 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and a momentous year for carrying forward the 14th Five-Year Plan, advancing the "Strengthening Provincial Capital" campaign, and achieving the three-year development goals of Gui'an New Area. We need to intensify our efforts to be the pacesetter in stepping up the high-quality development and modernization drive of the province.
Main Projected Targets for 2024
Achieve municipal GDP growth by about 5.5%
Increase the value added of agriculture, above-designated-scale industry and service sector by about 4%, 9% and 6%, respectively
Secure the gross output value growth of the construction industry by about 8%
Increase fixed asset investment by around 4.5%
Increase total retail sales of consumer goods by about 6.5%
Secure general public budget revenue growth by around 4%
Increase the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents by about 6% and 8%, respectively
Decrease the ratio of per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents to within 2.02
Create 150,000 urban jobs
Keep the consumer price index within national and provincial regulatory limits
Ten Priorities for 2024
Step up efforts to promote industrial development and adjust the structure, and drive the clustering development of key industries
Strive to develop industrial bases
Strive to develop industrial parks
Strive to develop producer services
Step up efforts to attract investment and advance project implementation, and spare no effort to expand effective investment
Enhance the quality of project planning
Enhance the quality of investment promotion
Enhance the quality of project development
Step up efforts to promote development and strengthen city functions, and promote high-quality new urbanization
Enhance the city's carrying capacity
Attract the inflow of people, including specialists and professionals
Enhance the quality of urban living environment
Enhance the urban governance capacity
Step up efforts to promote innovation and optimize the environment, and continue to build up the strength and quality of the digital economy
Achieve breakthroughs in computing power
Achieve breakthroughs in digital empowerment
Achieve breakthroughs in the development of related industries
Make the most of the leading role of technological innovation
Step up efforts to meet the market demands and diversify business forms, and improve the quality and efficiency of consumption
Strive to promote the integrated development and upgrade of culture, sports and tourism
Strive to upgrade the three factors of resources, source of tourists and services
Strive to upgrade consumption scenes
Step up efforts to promote opening up and advance reform, and continue to stimulate market vitality and momentum
Promote high-standard opening up
Further reforms in all respects
Promote the high-quality development of the private sector of the economy
Step up efforts to serve agriculture, rural areas and farmers, consolidate the foundation, and move faster to promote rural revitalization in all respects
Continue to consolidate and expand the results of poverty alleviation
Safeguard the red line of farmland which is essential to food security
Vigorously modernize agriculture
Excel in the campaign for beautiful and harmonious rural areas
Step up efforts to protect the eco-environment and give play to ecological advantages, and build a beautiful Guiyang City and Gui'an New Area in all respects
Continue to promote ecological conservation
Vigorously develop the ecological economy
Promote institutional innovation regarding ecological conservation
Step up efforts to enhance security and guard against risks, and resolutely maintain social harmony and stability
Go all out to ensure production safety
Go all out to ensure economic security
Go all out to ensure social stability
Step up efforts to improve public wellbeing, and continue to improve the quality of life
Continue to improve the 15-minute lifestyle service circle, parking spaces and farmers' markets, and to renovate shanty towns, old residential communities, backstreets and alleys
Continue to improve the rural environment in housing, water, waste, toilet facilities and social trends
Serve the people wholeheartedly
Notes：
[1] The "four-sphere strategies" refers to: focusing on high-quality development, making "Strengthening Provincial Capital" campaign our key task, pressing ahead with new industrialization, and directing our efforts towards the digital economy and green development.
[2] The "four-front priorities" refers to: developing the city in an ecological way, boosting the city with industries, invigorating the city through the digital economy, and prospering the city through talent recruitment.