Prime Minister Kishida met with the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the tax system investigation, Miyazawa, over the tax reform next year, and instructed that the focus of the "wage increase tax system" be an effective system that would lead to an increase in the salary of each individual. ..
Regarding the tax reform next year, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Tax Commission hold meetings every day, and are proceeding with discussions toward the decision of the ruling party tax reform outline by the middle of this month.
Under these circumstances, Prime Minister Kishida met with the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the tax system investigation for about 30 minutes at the Prime Minister's Office on the afternoon of December 1.
In this, Prime Minister Kishida said about the "wage increase tax system" that supports companies that are aggressive in raising wages, "I would like you to consider a tax system that will lead to a firm wage increase and the economy will move toward new capitalism." He instructed us to create an effective system that would lead to an increase in the salary of each individual.
After the meeting, Mr. Miyazawa told reporters, "In the middle of the tax commission process, we have not decided anything yet, but we have reported the situation to Prime Minister Kishida."