According to the draft 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) on economic and social development submitted to the national legislature on March 5, 2016, China will carry out hundreds of programs and projects of scientific, economic and political significance in the upcoming five years.

A group of NPC deputies and CPPCC members were interviewed on the draft plan by business website ce.cn.

Zhang Lianqi, member of CPPCC, managing partner of Ruihua Certified Public Accountants:

"The income of both urban and rural residents will be doubled according to the draft plan," said Zhang. "To achieve the goal, some of the important aims are to secure full employment, hold Consumer Price Index no higher than 3 percent and redouble the volume of GDP growth."

According to Zhang, all the figures should be viewed in the context of quality rather than quantity.

Zhang Lianqi [File photo/IC]