刘昆：今年的财政政策保持基本稳定，不急转弯

3月5日举行的全国两会首场“部长通道”上，面对记者关心的财政热点问题，财政部部长刘昆第一时间给予回应。

China will keep its fiscal policy basically stable and make no sharp turns in 2021, the finance minister said Friday.
刘昆表示，今年的财政政策保持基本稳定，不急转弯。

The country will lower the deficit ratio and quota of the local government special bonds from last year.
今年的赤字率、新增地方政府专项债券限额比去年有所降低。

However, compared with 2019, China's total deficit will increase by 810 billion yuan (about 124.8 billion US dollars) to 3.57 trillion yuan this year. The quota of the newly-added special-purpose local government bonds for 2021 will stand at 3.65 trillion yuan, up by 1.5 trillion yuan from 2019.
然而，和2019年相比，今年的赤字总额达3.57万亿元，增加了0.81万亿元；地方政府专项债券限额新增3.65万亿元，增加了1.5万亿元。

The general expenditure of the central government has decreased for two consecutive years. The money saved was used to expand transfer payments to the local governments, Liu said.
中央本级财政支出连续两年负增长，节省的资金用于增加对地方的转移支付。

Liu vowed that China will continue to improve management of government debt, keep the macro leverage ratio basically stable, maintain the necessary support for economic recovery, and leave policy space to cope with future risks and challenges.
下一步，将持续完善政府债务管理，保持政府部门宏观杠杆率基本稳定，既保持对经济恢复的必要支出力度，又为今后应对风险挑战预留政策空间。

参考来源：新华网