Regarding the economic measures that the government will consider, Izumi, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, said that it is inappropriate to use the reserve fund of the new year's budget as a financial resource, and thinks that a supplementary budget should be prepared early next month. Was shown.
Prime Minister Kishida plans to instruct further economic measures to be put together on the 29th of next week in light of the rise in prices due to the situation in Ukraine. It is expected that the continuation of the increase and measures to support living will be considered.
Regarding this, Izumi, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, confirmed at a press conference in the Diet debate that "the reserve fund of 5 trillion yen for the new fiscal year is just for the new corona measures and cannot be used for anything. I have. "
On top of that, there is a strong belief that the government and the ruling party's response during this period, such as new benefits to support pensioners, is said to be "on the spot" and "for elections." The people should take necessary measures in good faith. So, I would like to propose to formulate a supplementary budget plan early next month. "