3月7日,十二届全国人大四次会议新闻中心举行记者会,财政部部长楼继伟、部长助理许宏才就“财政工作和财税改革”的相关问题回答中外记者的提问。对于地方债务风险问题,楼继伟说,关键在于规范债务管理。今年地方到期债务还有5万亿元左右,允许地方发行债券置换到期债务。以后只要在债务余额之下,地方借新还旧不是大问题。 On March 7, a press conference was held in the Press Center of the Fourth Session of the 12th National People’s Congress. Finance Minister Lou Jiwei and Assistant Foreign Minister Xu Hongcai answered questions raised by Chinese and foreign reporters on issues related to “fiscal work and fiscal reform.” For the local debt risk issue, Lou Jiwei said the key lies in standardizing debt management. This year there are about 5 trillion yuan of debt due at the local level, allowing local bonds to be replaced due debt. In the future, as long as the debt balance is below, it is not a big problem to borrow money from the old place.