今年年初,针对经济增长速度的降低和亚洲金融危机的冲击,中央提出了保证经济增长不低于8％的政策目标,并先后采取一系列旨在扩大内需的措施。从目前情况看,亚洲金融危机和特大洪灾对祖国大陆经济的影响,以及内需的持续不足都超出原先预料,“保八”的难度要大于年初的预期。 Earlier this year, in response to the slowdown of economic growth and the impact of the Asian financial crisis, the central government has set forth the policy objective of ensuring economic growth of not less than 8%. China has successively taken a series of measures aimed at boosting domestic demand. Judging from the current situation, the impact of the Asian financial crisis and major floods on the mainland economy as well as the continuing lack of domestic demand are beyond the expectations of the original. The difficulty of maintaining “Bao eight” is greater than the forecast at the beginning of the year.