Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kishida emphasized at the government-ruling party liaison meeting that he would continue to support Ukraine and accept refugees while cooperating with the international community including the G7 = seven major countries. ..
In this, Prime Minister Kishida said, "Japan is with the Ukrainian people, and in cooperation with the international community including the G7, we will provide prompt and reliable support and promote the acceptance of Ukrainian people. I will continue to work on supporting Ukraine and accepting refugees. "
In addition, in connection with the soaring prices of crude oil and raw materials, "We will minimize the impact on people's lives and corporate activities. If crude oil prices continue to rise, we will consider and respond without excluding all options. We will continue to respond flexibly to various impacts such as grains and marine products, paying close attention to the ripple effects on domestic prices. "
In addition, he said that he would decide how to handle the priority measures such as the prevention of spread in 18 prefectures, which are due on the 21st of this month, and said, "The nationwide infection situation continues to improve. We will continue to move toward the exit of the 6th wave. "
On the other hand, Komeito representative Yamaguchi said, "In addition to the support provided by the subsidies so far, it is necessary to take further measures such as unfreezing the" trigger clause "that temporarily lowers the gasoline tax, etc., in response to the soaring prices of crude oil. I would like you to consider new economic measures to protect the lives of the people, "and requested the government to lift the freeze on the" trigger clause "and to take additional economic measures.