党的十六届五中全会明确提出,建设社会主义新农村是我国现代化进程中的重大历史任务。当前,我国总体上已经进入了以工促农、以城带乡的发展阶段,必须抓住机遇扎实推进社会主义新农村建设。作为政府履行职能的重要物质基础、体制保障和政策手段,财政在新农村建设过程中应该积极发挥职能作用,切实肩负起支持新农村建设的重要职责。 The Fifth Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee clearly pointed out that building a new socialist countryside is a major historic task in the process of China’s modernization. At present, as a whole, our country has entered a stage of development in which agriculture is promoted by work and urban development is brought about by towns and cities. We must seize this opportunity to push forward the building of a new socialist countryside. As an important material basis, system guarantee and policy measure for the government to perform its functions, the government should give full play to its functions in the process of building a new socialist countryside and effectively shoulder the important responsibilities of supporting the new rural construction.