1. 鑒于當前經濟增長勢頭較好，社會投資活躍，今年要繼續適當減少財政赤字和長期建設國債發行規模。

Given the encouraging economic growth and active non-state investment, this year we will again appropriately reduce the deficit and the issuance of long-term treasury bonds for development.

2. 中國將鼓勵企業“走出去”，努力把西部大開發、振興東北老工業基地等發展戰略同加強國際經濟合作結合起來。

China will encourage its enterprises to ‘go global’, and will make more efforts to combine its strategic policies such as Western Development Drive and Rejuvenation of Old Industrial Base in Northeastern China with strengthening global economic cooperation.

3. 我國農業綜合生產能力加強、糧食穩定增產及農民持續增收為經濟平穩較快發展和社會穩定奠定了基礎。

The improvement in China’s overall agricultural productivity, the stable increase in grain yield and the steady rise in rural incomes have laid a foundation for the fast yet steady economic development and social stability.

4. 我國已進入必須更多地依靠科技進步和創新推動經濟社會發展的歷史階段，因此我們要把加快科技發展放在更加突出的戰略地位。

China has entered a historical stage where it must increase its reliance on scientific and technological advances and innovation to drive social and economic development. Therefore, we must attach more strategic significance to accelerating scientific and technological development.

5. 我們要繼續解決部分城市房地產投資規模過大和房價上漲過快的問題。我們要著力調整住房供應結構，嚴格控制高檔房地產開發，重點發展普通商品房和經濟適用房。

We will continue our efforts to restrict excessive real estate investment and to lower overheated housing prices in some cities. We need to direct our efforts to adjust the housing structure on the market by strictly controlling new high-end projects and concentrating on building medium-priced commercial housing and affordable housing.

6. 建設社會主義新農村，首先要發展現代農業，促進糧食生產穩定發展和農民持續增收，穩定、完善和強化對農業的扶持政策。

The first priority in developing a new socialist countryside is to develop modern agriculture and promote the steady growth of grain production and the sustained increase in farmers’ incomes. We will maintain, improve and strengthen policies supporting agriculture.

7. 今年全國將徹底取消農業稅這個在中國實行了長達2600年的古老稅種，這是具有劃時代意義的重大變革。

This year, we will completely rescind the agricultural tax throughout the country, a tax that has been collected for 2,600 years in China. This is a change of epoch-making significance.

8. 中國改革開放以來，國民經濟年均增長速度達到9.7%。中國已經發展成為一個全球極富吸引力的大市場。

China has attained an average annual growth rate of 9.7% for its national economy since the introduction of the reform and opening-up policy. China has evolved into an enormous market with global attraction.

9. 在社會主義市場經濟中，公有制經濟和非公有制經濟，國有經濟和非國有經濟，都有自己的用武之地，可以大顯身手。

In the socialist market economy, the advantages of public and non-public sectors, state-owned and non-state-owned sectors will all be given full play.

10. 西部大開發一定能成為溝通世界各國和地區的企業家與中國市場的一座橋梁，促進中國和世界經濟共同發展、共同繁榮。

The development of the western regions will surely serve as a bridge connecting businesspeople all over the world to the Chinese market. It will also promote the common economic development and prosperity of China and the world at large.

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