[HIGHLIGHTS] Liberal Democrats secure financial resources to strengthen measures to address declining birthrate, voices of concern about government policy

The draft of the "Future Strategy Policy for Children" presented by the government on January 3 includes the removal of income restrictions on child allowances. The LDP held a joint meeting of the headquarters and other bodies to consider measures to address the declining birthrate.

Participants voiced concerns about the government's policy, such as "Reducing social security costs may affect people's lives" and "New government bonds should be issued to avoid the burden on the public as much as possible" The joint meeting decided to leave the future response to Mr. Motegi and others.