With the effects of the new corona protracted, Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to consider whether it is necessary to identify the situation such as rising prices regarding the policy of the government and the ruling party to provide new benefits to support pensioners. I did.
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.
Tetsuro Fukuyama of the Constitutional Democratic Party told the House of Councilors Budget Committee, "It's a bit unreasonable for the election. It is much better for the national economy to postpone the introduction of the system for a few years. "
In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, "The consumption tax is an important financial resource for social security, and I am not thinking about touching it. Is the payment of 5,000 yen necessary in various situations including future prices? I would like to consider how to handle it. "