Volume 7 Section 99 Opportunity or Black Hole?
As soon as Sha Zhengyang's proposal was brought to the provincial government office, a heated debate formed.
Cheng Song introduced in detail the current central economic growth rate to protect 8 strategy, to stimulate economic growth by increasing efforts in infrastructure construction This is a key measure, highway construction is the top priority in infrastructure construction, Han Zhaofu Expressway has been approved, is in full swing of preparation, originally scheduled to start early next year, but now advanced to the end of this year to start construction, Hanwu Expressway is going through the process, but according to the feedback back to the news, the problem is not big, if approved to start construction in March next year.
If you add the Hanwan Expressway under construction, there will be three expressways under construction in the entire Hanchuan Province next year, which is also an unprecedented situation in Hanchuan Province, and the huge pressure on the demand for funds is also unprecedented.
Although Cheng Song brought this opinion to the provincial government office, he was still skeptical of this idea in his heart.
It's just that he also agrees with Sha Zhengyang's opinion, this is a rare opportunity, the impact of the Asian financial crisis on China's economy has made it rare for the central government to take such a big move to promote the acceleration of infrastructure construction, and Sha Zhengyang knows that this kind of big money will have to wait until the US subprime mortgage crisis 10 years later to bring a huge impact on the global economy.
Such an opportunity, you can't grasp it, other provinces and cities have seized, then the gap may be opened all of a sudden, highway construction mileage has now become an important symbol of the provinces and cities to compete for transportation modernization, just like more than 10 years later to whether the city has a high-speed rail to measure whether the city has development prospects.
Wuling and Puchi are not connected to the expressway now, and once the Duyi Expressway is completed, it will be obvious to the economic development of these two areas, especially the improvement of the investment environment.
So with these two points, Cheng Song felt that he should give it a go.
Wang Yunxiang has been listening carefully to everyone's opinions and suggestions, and there is no doubt that Cheng Song's opinion is a bombshell.
Under the circumstance that there may be three expressways under construction next year, if nothing else, the first thing is that you can afford to support it financially? This is not a matter of next year, which means that in the next few years, the financial funds will need to be carved out of the small piece of steamed buns, and enough steamed buns will be reserved for this piece.
Several deputies argued fiercely, but the wind direction is still tending to be more secure, Hanchuan's financial resources are indeed more difficult, it can be said that the entire Hanchuan Province except for Handu, in addition to Fugang Zhaoyang, other cities are in a slightly better financial situation, such as Wuling, Puchi, Bayuan, Anxiang and even Tonghe are all dependent on the central transfer payment to maintain, these cities do not have decent pillar industries, there is no real formation of a stable and powerful tax base, even if the current Tonghe economy is now developing rapidly, but in the financial situation is still in a state of making ends meet.
Wang Yunxiang also sorted it out, and the specific problems focused on three points.
The first is how to raise capital, this is the biggest problem, whether it is the provincial capital or the cities along the line to raise, it is difficult to solve the actual problem, a sentence is far from enough, then it involves from other channels to find, the central government, this is a difficult action, if each province and city have this mind, then the central government will not pass, so Wang Yunxiang is not hopeful.
Cheng Song put forward another new idea, which is to raise equity from enterprises, including non-state-owned enterprises.
It is said that it includes non-state-owned enterprises, but in fact it is aimed at this area, only the funds of this enterprise are not in the hands of the government, but this is not a small amount, and the most important thing is that it is obvious that the toll income of this Duyi Expressway will not be very good, and there may even be considerable losses in the past few years.
The second point is the problem of loans, the World Bank loan sounds lofty, then the loan requirements are also very high, but the World Bank's loan from the quantity, such a large project, the World Bank loan can only meet a part, far from enough, Cheng Song proposed the Bank of Japan for cooperation interest-free loan, this is also a little strange to Hanchuan Province, interest-free loan is of course good, but Wang Yunxiang, who has worked in the Ministry of Commerce, knows that the yen has continued to appreciate in recent years, and there is no end in sight, so you will feel hot when you repay the loan in the futureγ
Even if you don't consider these factors, the World Bank loan and the interest-free loan from the Bank of Japan for Cooperation are obtained, but it is still not enough, that is, you need to get a commercial loan from the bank seriously, which is also a large amount.
The third point is that the geological conditions of the area through which the Duyi Expressway passes are complex, mainly in the mountainous areas, and the static investment currently measured may have greater changes in the later stage, that is to say, the investment may increase, this variable is very likely, and the technical requirements for the construction of the highway are also very high, and many may face new attempts, which is also a variable factor for the possible growth of investment.
Wang Yunxiang also noticed that Cheng Song had remained silent since he proposed the plan, and basically did not participate in the discussion.
"Cheng Song, you are the initiator of this plan, you have to express your position. Wang Yunxiang finally returned the topic to Cheng Song, "You have worked in the State Development and Planning Commission for many years, and you must be more well-informed than all of us here in terms of vision and news channels. β
Cheng Song put down the pen in his hand and clasped his hands together, as if he was rubbing vigorously to adjust his thoughts.
He believes that from the second half of this year, the central government's continued action in transportation and other infrastructure construction can show that the central government's transportation infrastructure construction from the second half of this year to next year will be unprecedented in scale, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even if our plan and plan are more radical, but can be in line with the policy intent of the central government. β
Cheng Song's words shocked many people present, and this judgment can be said to be a bit bold.
"Sha Zhengyang, this kid again?" Zhao Yan asked with some surprise.
"It seems that Lao Zhao knows Sha Zhengyang very well. Wang Yunxiang laughed.
"Well, when he was the magistrate of Zhenyang County, I was in charge of agriculture, although I only came into contact with it once or twice, but this guy has a flexible mind, an open mind, and a lot of courage, and he dares to try many things that everyone dare not think about and dare to do. Zhao Yan is no longer in charge of agriculture now, and has taken over the industrial work that You Wan handed over after he left.
"Lao Wei, what do you think?" Wei Wenhui is the vice governor of the province who came out of the Provincial Development and Planning Commission, and now he is in charge of the work of transportation and land, which is also the work that should be grasped.
When Cheng Song proposed it at the provincial governor's office meeting, he was beating the drum in his heart.
In fact, when Zhou Yuanwang was the governor of the province, the executive meeting of the provincial government studied the project, but the consensus was that it could only be a plan, and it could only be considered when the time was ripe and the province was financially abundant.
Now that Zhou Yuanwang is already the secretary, Wang Yunxiang is obviously a little interested in this project, and the question of how difficult the project is is in front of him, Wei Wenhui does not think that the conditions are ripe now.
Cheng Song's World Bank loans and the interest-free loans from the Bank of Japan are all gimmicks in Wei Wenhui's view, and if you really have to operate them, you can know that the water here is deep and shallow, and he is not very trustful of these loans from abroad.
Moreover, the provincial financial situation does not allow such a project to be launched at all, and the capital of three billion yuan is simply unbearable for the provincial finance, even if it is divided into several years to invest, it is an astronomical amount, Wei Wenhui does not believe that other colleagues will not see it.
"Governor I, if you want me to be honest, I think this project is unrealistic, and there are insurmountable obstacles in several factors, which are difficult to achieve. Wei Wenhui is not used to Cheng Song, in his opinion, this guy who came down from the National Development and Planning Commission has some eyes and low skills, and his mouth is set by one, but if it is really implemented, he will know how difficult it is to do things below, and he doesn't like Sha Zhengyang, this guy is similar to Cheng Song, but his luck is better than Cheng Song, and he just caught up with some opportunities, and he didn't agree with it when he served as deputy director of the Development and Planning Commission, but it was not his turn to put his beak in this matter.
"Oh, Lao Wei, tell me your opinion. Wang Yunxiang attaches great importance to Wei Wenhui's attitude, because in his opinion, Wei Wenhui came out of the line of the Development and Planning Commission, and now he is in charge of transportation, and his opinion is very important.
"My point of view may not be very good, but the words are ugly and reasonable, and everyone can tolerate the offends. Wei Wenhui raised his head a little proudly, "First of all, the capital, our province's financial resources are in front of us, and we can't afford it, especially when there is Hanwan Expressway, Hanzhaofu Expressway and the next Hanwu Expressway are under construction and about to start, now everyone can say that the head is the way, but when it really comes to that time, you will feel that money is being used everywhere, there are holes everywhere, and you are stretched, and if you want to stop at that time, I am afraid it will be difficult." β