Major tasks for 2019: Government Work Report

Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report at the second session of the 13th National People's Congress that opened in Beijing on Tuesday.

Here are the major 2019 tasks from the report.

1. Continue to develop new and improved approaches to macro regulation and keep the main economic indicators within an appropriate range.

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Key points:

-- Reduce the current rate of 16 percent in manufacturing and other industries to 13 percent, and lower the rate in the transportation, construction, and other industries from 10 to 9 percent.

-- Reduce the tax burdens on and social insurance contributions of enterprises by nearly 2 trillion yuan.

-- 2.15 trillion yuan of special local government bonds will be issued, an 800 billion yuan increase on last year.

-- Use multiple channels to achieve stable and expanding employment.