The government's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy presented the outline of this year's "Honebuto no Hoshi" policy, stating that it would build a strong and secure economic society against the new coronavirus, and green as a driving force for new growth. We have four fields, such as the realization of society and the acceleration of digitalization.
At the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy held at the Prime Minister's Office, the outline of the so-called "bone-shaped policy", which is the basic policy for economic and financial management and reform to be compiled next month, was presented.
The outline plan states that as an effort to overcome the new coronavirus infection and to create a virtuous cycle of the economy, we will build an economic society that is strong and secure against infectious diseases.
On top of that, we have set four driving forces for growth: the realization of a green society, the acceleration of digitalization by the public and private sectors, the creation of vibrant regions, and the realization of a society where it is easy to have and raise children.
In addition, the company plans to work on strengthening the foundation of social security, institutional reforms, and integrated economic and financial reforms in anticipation of the so-called baby boomer generation becoming the elderly.
Prime Minister Suga said, "While working on new corona countermeasures with the highest priority, we will also look at post-corona, answer long-standing issues, realize strong growth and lead the world, especially in green, digital and local areas. , We will tackle four issues for children. "
On that basis, he said, "While advancing growth-oriented policies based on the idea of'finance with the economy', we will continue our expenditure reform efforts so far without raising the flag of fiscal consolidation such as the primary balance surplus." It was.
In addition, Prime Minister Suga has set a new goal of doubling the current amount of direct investment in Japan to 80 trillion yen in 2030, and expressed his intention to work toward its realization.