Keidanren "Priority on job employment" Urgent proposal for spread of new corona infection March 30, 20:00
To formulate economic measures in response to the spread of the new coronavirus, Keidanren urges the government to mobilize fiscal financing that is at least as large as the measures taken in the event of the Lehman Shock. "And summarized the urgent proposals to tackle.
Of these, Keidanren has set the highest priority item as `` maintaining the employment of employees first '' as an initiative of the business community, and to maintain employment while reassigning, even if the immediate work is lost. Is important.
In addition, companies should extend the entry sheet deadline, use online briefings and interviews, make recruiting schedules flexible, etc. so as not to create a `` second employment ice age generation '' for job hunting activities of university students in full swing. , They should be as flexible as possible and do their utmost to ensure that students can find employment.
On the other hand, in order to overcome the unprecedented serious situation in recent years, the government has requested a financial stimulus of the same size or larger than the measures against the Lehman Shock, and the transportation business such as aviation and railroads, whose sales have dropped sharply, In order to support the consumption tax reduction and exemption for the tourism and service industries and to support personal consumption, we are calling for the distribution of travel coupons and other support measures that lead to local use.
He said that the consumption tax cut was not appropriate.
Keidanren plans to provide this urgent recommendation to the government's Economic and Financial Advisory Council soon.