With the shortage of financial resources for employment insurance becoming an issue, the insurance premium rate for businesses that pay unemployment benefits, which currently bear 0.2% of wages between labor and management, will be raised to 0.6% from October. Amendments to the law have been deliberated in the House of Representatives.
According to amendments to the Employment Insurance Law, etc., the insurance premium rate for businesses that pay unemployment benefits, which currently bear 0.2% of wages between labor and management, will be raised to 0.6% from October to March next year.
In addition, if the employment situation or the financial situation of insurance deteriorates, the national treasury burden rate for businesses such as unemployment benefits will be raised from the current 2.5% to 25%, and if the reserve fund is exhausted, etc. We are planning to introduce a system that allows funds to be transferred from the general account.
At the plenary session of the House of Representatives held on the 3rd, the purpose of the amendment was explained and questions were asked. Is stable operation in line with the above guaranteed? "
On the other hand, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto said, "In the event of financial risk due to an increase in the number of unemployed people, it will be possible to more flexibly put in the national treasury. I will try to do it. "
On the other hand, Mr. Nobuhiko Isaka of the Constitutional Democratic Party said, "It is not easily accepted that the national treasury burden rate will remain unchanged while the insurance premium rate will be raised against the employment insurance finance that has deteriorated significantly in Corona."
In response, Minister Goto said, "The national treasury burden rate is based on the current rate, and regardless of the employment situation, the government's responsibility for the occurrence of unemployment as a result of the government's economic policy and employment policy continues. I set it up to fulfill my needs. "