党的十五届五中全会指出,要把不断提高城乡居民的物质和文化生活水平,作为经济发展的出发点和归宿。“十五”期间,城乡居民收入要持续增加,物质文化生活有较大改善。这是在向新世纪的伟大进军中提出的一项重要战略任务。这一目标的提出,令人鼓舞,催人奋进,充分体现了江泽民总书记“三个代表”的重要思想,体现了代表人民群 The Fifth Plenary Session of the 15th CPC Central Committee pointed out that it is necessary to constantly improve the material and cultural life of urban and rural residents as a starting point and destination for economic development. During the “Tenth Five-Year Plan” period, the income of urban and rural residents should continue to increase, and material and cultural life should be greatly improved. This is an important strategic task to be marched into the great march of the new century. The proposal of this goal is encouraging and inspiring. It fully embodies the important thinking of General Secretary Jiang Zemin about the “three represents,” reflects the principle of representing the people