In the Diet, intensive deliberation was held by the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives on the 21st, and Prime Minister Kishida will stop taxing the additional gasoline tax as a measure against the crude oil price that continues to rise due to the influence of the situation in Ukraine, so-called "trigger" He said he would not rule out all options, including unfreezing the clause, and would urgently consider additional measures.
Mr. Takao Ochi of the Liberal Democratic Party asked about the situation in Ukraine, "G7 = an urgent foreign ministers' meeting of seven major countries was held, and I would like to hear about the results and the future government's response to the situation in Ukraine."
In response, Foreign Minister Hayashi shared serious concerns about the strengthening of Russia's armaments around Ukraine as the G7, and was nervous, including actually carrying out the withdrawal of the military announced by itself to Russia. They agreed to call for mitigation. We confirmed that if there was an aggression, it would incur enormous costs, including sanctions. "
He also introduced that "I communicated the idea of Japan working closely with the G7, and Prime Minister Kishida directly appealed to President Putin for a solution through diplomatic negotiations. G7 foreign ministers who share basic values It was a meaningful opportunity to exchange opinions frankly and reconfirm the cooperation. "
In addition, Prime Minister Kishida was asked about the necessity of unfreezing the so-called "trigger clause", which suspends the taxation of the additional gasoline tax while the crude oil price continues to rise due to the influence of the situation in Ukraine. "Under Secretary of State Matsuno, I would like to consider further measures as soon as possible without excluding all options including the trigger clause. I would like to consider additional measures while keeping an eye on the future situation."
Hiroshi Ogushi of the Constitutional Democratic Party said, "Why is vaccination not progressing quickly? That is because the Prime Minister is not serious. I want you to set a goal and carry it out. "
In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, "We have definitely prepared and delivered a sufficient amount of vaccine. Local governments are also proceeding with the establishment of each inoculation site, and the system for occupational inoculation has started. We would like you to visit many inoculation venues and thoroughly publicize them. We would like to increase the number of inoculations by moving the inoculations of the general public ahead of schedule. "