Ministry of Finance: Standardize the construction and operation of existing PPP projects, and encourage financial institutions to optimize financing structures.

According to the Finance and Economics app, the Ministry of Finance, together with relevant departments, recently studied and drafted the "Guiding Opinions on Standardizing the Construction and Operation of Stock Projects in Government and Social Capital Cooperation". The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Finance pointed out that currently, about 70% of PPP stock projects have entered the operation period, and their operation directly affects the quality and efficiency of public service supply. The guiding opinions require that under the current market interest rate level, there is room for reasonable interest rate reduction and extension of existing project loans. It is advisable to uphold the principle of seeking truth from facts, encourage financial institutions and social capital partners to actively negotiate, and adopt methods such as adjusting repayment plans, lowering interest rates, extending deadlines, and replacing them to support optimizing project financing structures.