The Constitutional Democratic Party has announced regional promotion measures that include expanding services that form the basis of daily life, such as long-term care and childcare, as "basic services," saying that it is necessary to strengthen policies that support rural areas where the population is declining. Did.
On the 19th, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Edano, announced to reporters in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, a new regional promotion measure to strengthen the policy to support the region.
Among these, in order to protect local agriculture, in addition to the "household income compensation system" that secures the income of farmers, the government will purchase excess rice stock as stockpiled rice and introduce a mechanism to stabilize prices. doing.
In addition, as a measure to curb population decline, we will position and expand services that are the basis of daily life, such as long-term care and childcare, as "basic services" to secure employment in these fields and function of local national and public universities. The company plans to work on strengthening these services and incorporate them into the pledges of the House of Representatives election.
Mr. Edano said, "No matter where you live, it is necessary for the country to firmly guarantee the minimum security of life and life. We will protect the region and realize a new politics that makes good use of it."