“Additional Economic Measures to the Third Supplementary Budget” Komei Ishii, Secretary-General, October 16, 13:38
Regarding the third supplementary budget for this year, Komeito Secretary-General Ishii said at a press conference that additional economic measures should be included in order to boost the economy and stimulate demand due to the effects of the new coronavirus. I did.
In this, Komeito Secretary-General Ishii commented on the current economic situation, saying, "GDP = gross domestic product from April to June has fallen considerably. It will become clear from July to September. GDP is expected to recover in a V shape, but it is unlikely that it will happen when looking at the situation at the site. "
On top of that, Mr. Ishii said, "Economic measures are needed to boost the economy as a whole and increase demand," and expressed the idea that additional economic measures should be included in this year's third supplementary budget. It was.
In addition, regarding the proposal proposed by the Liberal Democratic Party to provide a uniform 20,000 yen mainly to third-year high school students who are about to take university entrance exams, Mr. Ishii said, "High school 3 is preparing for the uncertain future. The basic idea is to support graders and ronin. We have started discussions with the Liberal Democratic Party, so we would like to summarize it as soon as possible. "