One of the priority policies of the Nippon Ishin no Kai is to introduce "Basic Income," which unconditionally pays a fixed amount to all citizens, as the weakness of the social safety net has become apparent due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. We have decided to aim for realization.
"Basic income" is a social security policy that unconditionally pays a fixed amount to all citizens, and has attracted worldwide attention as one of the means to solve problems such as widening disparities and poverty. Demonstration experiments have also been conducted in Europe and elsewhere. I am.
The Nippon Ishin no Kai has set the introduction of "basic income" as one of its priority policies, saying that the weakness of the social safety net has become apparent in Japan due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and has set economic growth and rectification of disparities. We have decided to aim for both.
Specifically, if a monthly payment of 60,000 to 100,000 yen is paid per person, the disposable income of low-income earners will increase, and economic growth and inequality correction can be achieved at the same time.
It requires nearly 100 trillion yen in financial resources annually to realize it, and it is said that it can be secured by drastic administrative and financial reforms, and the Nippon Ishin no Kai will announce this idea soon.