Ministry of Finance recommends raising the burden on the counter for people aged 75 and over. Financial System Council October 8, 18:42
The "Financial System Council" was held to discuss the national financial problems, and the Ministry of Finance reduced the burden on the counter at hospitals for the elderly aged 75 and over to 20% for the widest possible income group. He suggested that it should be raised and reduced the burden on the working generation.
The financial system council on the 8th was held on the theme of social security, and the issue of medical expenses and employment, which is increasing due to aging, was taken up.
The government's all-generation social security review council has indicated that it will raise the burden on hospitals for the elderly aged 75 and over to 20%, which is currently 10% in principle. I am.
The Ministry of Finance should introduce this to as wide a range of income groups as possible and implement reforms by the beginning of 2022 when baby boomers will be over 75 years old to reduce the insurance premium burden of the working generation. I made a suggestion.
In addition, the Ministry of Finance has introduced special measures such as raising the upper limit of employment adjustment subsidies in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, saying that it may hinder the mobility of labor personnel as soon as possible. He suggested that it should be abolished in stages and that efforts should be made to support reemployment.
The committee members who attended the proposal generally agreed with it, but there are also cautious opinions among the ruling and opposition parties, and it is expected that it will be one of the focal points in the budget formulation toward the end of the year.