Prime Minister Kishida "Companies that have recovered their performance to the previous level of Corona will raise wages by more than 3%."

Prime Minister Kishida said at a meeting of the "New Capitalism Realization Conference" that "Companies whose business performance has recovered to the pre-Corona level in the next spring battle expect a wage increase of more than 3%" and raise wages for employees working at the company. Asked for cooperation.

The government's "New Capitalism Realization Conference" was held at the Prime Minister's Office on the 26th, with Prime Minister Kishida and Keidanren Chairman Tokura attending for the third meeting, and opinions on wage increases for employees working at companies were on the agenda. Was exchanged.

Among them, Prime Minister Kishida said, "While the manufacturing industry has recovered to the level before Corona or higher, there are some industries where the adverse effects of Corona continue, and there is a difference in the recovery of business performance. Maximum wage increases are expected based on the company's ability to pay. "

He mentioned that he had decided to raise the income of nursery teachers by about 3%, and said, "In next spring fight, 3% suitable for starting a new capitalism for companies whose business performance has recovered to the pre-Corona level. I expect a wage increase that exceeds the limit. "

In addition, Prime Minister Kishida said that the government will make every effort to improve the environment to support wage increases, such as raising the tax credit rate for companies that are aggressive in raising wages and raising the subsidy rate for small and medium-sized enterprises that have raised wages even in the red. He also expressed his intention to take measures such as giving preferential treatment to companies that raised wages when the government procured systems and materials.

In response, Keidanren Chairman Tokura responded, "I would like to firmly call on companies based on the remarks of Prime Minister Kishida."

Minister of Economic Revitalization Yamagiwa "To raise wages by improving the environment"

At a press conference, Mr. Yamagiwa, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, said, "It is very important that labor and management agreed on the direction of raising wages at the meeting. We will continue to implement growth strategies so that we can continue to do so. If the economy improves as a result of such an environment, I think that private companies will naturally raise wages as much as possible. "

Keidanren Chairman Tokura "Business recovery companies positively raise wages"

Keidanren Chairman Tokura responded to a reporter's interview after the meeting about the response to the wage increase for the next spring fight. Employees are important in the sustainable capitalism that Keidanren advocates, so we would like to appropriately distribute the results of the company. " Said.

On top of that, Prime Minister Kishida said at the meeting that "Companies whose business performance has recovered to the pre-Corona level are expected to raise wages by more than 3%." We don't set any numbers in particular. Wherever we can, we should aim for something that is suitable for initiating a new capitalism. " Shown.

Chairman Nissho Mimura "3% is too big for SMEs"

After the meeting, Chairman Mimura of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry told reporters, "A 3% wage increase is too big for SMEs to reach, but if we expect it to exceed the growth rate of wage increases so far. I think 3% is a matter of course. "

On top of that, "From our point of view, distribution is not first, but growth is first. It is important to increase added value by increasing productivity and raising prices, and to increase the productivity of each of us. It is the ideal form of new capitalism to think about how to put Japan on a growth trajectory from the beginning. "

Union Chairman Yoshino "Revision of wages with an eye on the future"

After the meeting, Chairman Yoshino of the Confederation told reporters, "Since the management and the labor union are a fateful community, I think we will work with respect for each other's positions while discussing firmly. In terms of investing in people. It will be an initiative that looks ahead to three or five years from now, so I hope that even in a very difficult industry, we will be able to revise wages with an eye on the future. "