A few days ago, the executive meeting of the State Council called for a good job in reducing social security premiums and decided to comprehensively push and transfer part of the state-owned capital to enrich the social security fund.

Lower social security ratesCan the social security system be sustainable?Can the pension be paid in full in the future?

Today, the State Information Office held a regular briefing on the policy of the State Council, and the relevant responsible persons of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Finance introduced the relevant situation.

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Affairs: social security expenses reduced by more than 128 billion yuan in the first half of this year.

You Jun, vice minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Affairs, said that from May 1, 29 provinces and Xinjiang production and Construction Corps where the proportion of basic old-age insurance units for enterprise employees is higher than 16%.Has all dropped to 16%..

Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces and individual cities where the proportion of unit contribution is less than 16%This year is stillKeep it lowThe rate has not been raised yet.. The proportion of old-age insurance contributions in government organs and institutions has been reduced to16%.

According to the survey, from January to June this year, the actual reduction of basic old-age insurance, unemployment insurance and industrial injury insurance for enterprise employees exceeded128 billion yuanIn the first half of this year, the policy of reducing social security rates has been effective, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises and private enterprises. According to the plan, the burden of social security contributions is expected to be reduced by more than 300 billion yuan for the whole year. "

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Affairs: can ensure that pensions are paid in full and on time for a long time.

The reduction of social security rates reduces the burden on enterprises, but as an important part of China's social security system, the reduction of social security rates will also cause people to doubt the sustainable development of the social security system, especially whether the pension can be paid in full in the future.

In this regard, you Jun said that in the first half of this year,The overall operation of the social security fund is stable, which can ensure that all social security benefits are paid in full and on time.From January to June this year, the total income of the basic old-age insurance fund for enterprise employees was 1.9 trillion yuan, the fund expenditure was 1.6 trillion yuan, and the current balance was 300 billion yuan, with a cumulative balance of more than 5 trillion yuan.We are confident that the pension fund will be paid in full and on time for a long time.. "

In addition, in order to further enhance the sustainability of China's social security fund, the National standing Committee decided to fully launch this year and transfer 10% of the state-owned shares of central and local state-owned and state-controlled large and medium-sized enterprises and financial institutions to the Social Security Foundation and local relevant undertakers, and as financial investors, enjoy income rights and other rights in accordance with the regulations.

Lu Qingping, director of the Asset Management Department of the Ministry of Finance, said that since 2018, the transfer of two groups of 24 enterprises has been completed at the central level, and 35 central management enterprises will be transferred in the near future. 59 enterprises at the central level are expected to transfer a total of about 660 billion yuan of state-owned capital.