Komei Requests the establishment of a meeting body for the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare to promote social security system reform August 7 18:25
In order to promote all-generation social security system reforms, it is necessary to have a wide-ranging national debate, and the Komeito will establish a new meeting in the prime minister's official residence to begin full-scale discussions. I asked the minister.
On the 7th, members of the Komeito's MHLW visited the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to meet with the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.
In this situation, members of the Komeito Party will continue to reform the social security system for all generations, including the benefits and burdens, as the cost of social security increases as the birthrate and aging population continue to grow. I pointed it out.
On that basis, he requested that a new meeting on social security be set up in the Prime Minister's official office, noting only the perspective of financial reconstruction, but also because of the need for national discussions that reflect the diverse voices of a wide range of generations.
In response to this, Minister Nemoto replied that “I feel exactly the same”.
After this, Michiyo Takagi, chairman of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, told reporters, “It is necessary to have a national discussion that incorporates various opinions, not just numbers, at the Economic and Fiscal Advisory Council on how benefits and burdens should be”. Said.
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democratic Party's Social Security System Study Group is also considering applying to the government to establish a similar body.