Regarding the wage increase for next spring fight, Chairman Mimura of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry said at a press conference on the 2nd that corporate performance is recovering so-called "K-shaped", and the situation is different for each company. He acknowledged that it would be difficult to raise the price.
In this, Chairman Mimura said, "I would like companies that have the capacity to raise wages to raise wages, but there are many companies that do not, so consideration is needed. Corporate performance is a K-shaped recovery and the situation is different." He said that companies with recovered business performance should raise wages, but he acknowledged that it would be difficult to raise them uniformly.
In addition, Chairman Mimura said, "Small and medium-sized enterprises must strengthen their constitution, such as investing in digital, in line with the new era, and they need resources. Increase added value so that wage increases do not run out of resources. Is also necessary. "
Regarding the next spring battle, in the draft of Keidanren's basic policy, which will serve as a guideline for management, regarding the basic salary of companies whose profits are expanding, it is desirable to raise wages suitable for the start of new capitalism, including the implementation of base-up. It is expected to show a positive policy for raising wages.