In the LDP presidential election, an online policy debate began on the 23rd, and opinions were exchanged on economic and fiscal policies and measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises.

In this Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, four candidates are holding a policy debate online to answer questions from the public instead of street speeches in various places to prevent infection.



The debate is scheduled for four consecutive days, and on the 23rd of the first day, opinions were exchanged on economic and fiscal policies and support for small and medium-sized enterprises.



Of these, the four candidates each expressed their opinions on financial management as follows.

Kono, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform, said, "There may be no financial collapse for the time being, but if there is too much debt and confidence in the yen weakens, the yen will depreciate, import prices will rise, and inflation will not occur. The government and the Bank of Japan must respond firmly. "

Former Political Survey Chairman Kishida said, "Finance is the cornerstone of national evaluation, so if Japan's trust is lost, it will be severely criticized by foreign countries and the public finance will be confused. It is impossible to improve at once, but for financial stabilization It's important to show what you think. "

Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi said, "Government bonds denominated in the home currency will not default. Even if the primary balance is in the red, if the nominal growth rate exceeds the nominal interest rate, the public finance will improve. The worst. Is something that happens, such as interest rates starting to rise. "

Acting Secretary-General Noda said, "If we don't focus more on population decline, we can't lead to a solution. We should issue" children's government bonds "and invest firmly in children to think about returns. At present, there is no financial collapse, and now That's why we should make aggressive upfront investments in the future. "

Regarding support measures for small and medium-sized enterprises while the effects of the new coronavirus are protracted, Mr. Kono said, "It is necessary to discuss how small and medium-sized enterprises suffering from corona will provide benefits to continue their business. Various information I would like to firmly improve the digitalization so that the government will push it. "



Mr. Kishida said, "I would like to provide new support according to the scale of the business, not limited to fields or regions. It is important to utilize interest-free and unsecured loans, but I hear that repayment has begun, so I would like to respond flexibly. ".



Mr. Takaichi said, "If the business entity collapses, there will be no place to work even if the corona converges, which will be a big blow to the Japanese economy. I want to work on it. "



Mr. Noda said, "Even if small and medium-sized enterprises become interest-free and unsecured due to the corona mortgage, it is difficult to decide whether to borrow. Should be ".



On the second day, the 24th, opinions will be exchanged on topics such as diplomacy / security and energy policy.