Prime Minister Suga Implementing necessary measures for economic revitalization while taking measures against the new corona October 6, 17:42
The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy was held for the first time since the inauguration of the Kan Cabinet, and Prime Minister Kan said that revitalizing the economy while taking measures against the new corona virus was the most important issue for the Cabinet, and the economic situation. He expressed his intention to take necessary measures without hesitation while ascertaining.
The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, which was the first since the inauguration of the Kan Cabinet, was held at the Prime Minister's residence, and was attended by Prime Minister Kan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato, and Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura.
Among them, private lawmakers said that it is an urgent task to recover from the largest postwar global economic downturn caused by the spread of the new coronavirus and to achieve sustainable growth, and boldly work on digitization and regulatory reform. I made a suggestion.
After that, Prime Minister Suga said, "The most important issue for the Cabinet is to protect the lives of the people and revitalize the economy while taking measures against the infection of the new coronavirus."
He emphasized the idea of working on effective infection control measures, regulatory reforms that break the vertical division of administration and precedentism, and promotion of digitalization.
In addition, "In the budget formulation work that will be in full swing in the future, while continuing the reforms so far, we will focus on measures that will support new initiatives and stimulate private demand. The necessary measures while observing the economic situation are I will take it without hesitation. "