[State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council: Central enterprises take the lead in timely payment of accounts] On September 14th, Pei Renquan, head of the Financial Management and Operation Bureau of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, said at the State Council’s regular policy briefing held by the State Council Information Office on the 14th that the "Notice on Strengthening the Work on Strengthening the Management of Difficulties in Repayment of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" puts forward special requirements for central enterprises to play a leading role. Next, central enterprises will actively raise funds to ensure timely payment; in the future, they must adhere to cash payments to small and medium-sized enterprises as a "hard lever", and at the same time maintain a reasonable cash payment ratio for large enterprises based on their own actual conditions, promote transmission along the business chain, and strictly use "tickets", strictly prohibit the issuance of new "tickets" that are more than 6 months old; central enterprises will be urged to take the lead in complying with regulations in their industry fields, be the first to clarify four key elements in contracts, and be the first to respond to and implement industry prompt payment initiatives.