The Constitutional Democratic Party has asked the government to stop considering the policy of the government and the ruling party to provide new benefits to support pensioners, saying that it is "a mess for the summer Upper House election."
The amount of pension payments for the new year will be reduced by 0.4% from next month, and the government and the ruling party are planning to provide new benefits to support pensioners amid the prolonged impact of the new corona. We are adjusting to pay 5,000 yen per person.
On the 22nd, the Constitutional Democratic Party submitted a request to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to stop the examination, saying, "I have to say that it is a disappointment for the summer Upper House election."
In addition, the request statement pointed out that this reduction in the amount of pension payments is based on the pension system reform-related law passed in 2016. It is necessary to take responsibility for strengthening the minimum security function of pensions. "