In order to reflect the opinions of the parties concerned in the government's countermeasures against the declining birthrate, a group made up of parents who are raising children visited the Cabinet Office and submitted a request for a reduction in the ongoing burden of childcare.
The request was submitted by a group of parents who are raising children, and the representatives visited the Cabinet Office on the 9th and handed it to State Minister Yoshiaki Wada.
At the meeting, we conducted a questionnaire survey for a week from the end of last month in order to incorporate the opinions of the parties into the government's countermeasures against the declining birthrate, and received about 5,300 responses.
The survey revealed that more than 60% of households have a gap between the ideal number of children
and the number they can realistically have.
51.7%,
and 42.3% for "expansion of benefits" such as increasing the amount of child allowance and expanding the target, and there
were many calls for reducing the burden of educational expenses.
As for measures to address the declining birthrate, which the government is considering, many people praised the expansion of child allowances and the improvement of working conditions for nursery teachers. There was also an opinion calling for a wide range of support for all children.
Kenichi Kudo, the representative of the organization, said, "Since removing income restrictions on child allowances alone will not be a countermeasure against the declining birthrate, we would like to ask the government to implement multiple measures throughout the child-rearing period."