Fiscal System Council Exchange of opinions on fiscal management issues such as national bond interest payments. Committee members expressed the opinion that we should work on fiscal consolidation without relying on the current low interest rates.
Council Subcommittee Chairman Hiroya Masuda said at a press conference, "Even if we enter a world with interest rates, we must maintain fiscal sustainability" The Fiscal System Council exchanged opinions on future issues in fiscal management, taking into account the Bank of Japan's lifting of its negative interest rate policy.