Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan: "Consumption tax rate will have to be raised in the future" 1:21 on September 11
Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga will be forced to raise the consumption tax rate in the future after thoroughly reforming the administration, saying that the population decline will be unavoidable in an aging society with a declining birthrate on a private TV program on the 10th. I showed the recognition.
In this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga was asked about raising the consumption tax rate, but I thought it would be better not to say "I will raise it." However, in such an aging society with a declining birthrate, Inevitably, however, population decline cannot be avoided."
In addition, he said, "If we think about the future, we will have to make a thorough administrative reform and ask the people to raise the consumption tax." Has shown the recognition that there is no choice but to raise from 10% at present.