Approval of LDP measures such as “Benefits for low-income child-rearing households”

At a meeting of the LDP, the government will expand subsidies to oil wholesale companies and provide low-income child-rearing households with a benefit of 50,000 yen per child over emergency measures in light of rising prices. I showed the plan that I included and it was approved.

Regarding emergency measures based on the rise in prices due to the situation in Ukraine, the secretary-generals of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party will utilize the reserve fund of this year's budget on the 21st, and a supplementary budget plan to increase the reserve fund. Agreed to ask the government to organize and submit to the current Diet.

In response to this, the government presented a plan for emergency measures at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Economic Growth Strategy Headquarters held on the morning of the 22nd.

Among these, as a measure against soaring crude oil prices, the price restraint standard of about 172 yen per liter of gasoline was lowered to 168 yen, and subsidies to oil wholesale companies were expanded to raise the upper limit of the subsidy amount. The company plans to raise the price from 25 yen to 35 yen and establish a system to support half of the excess even if the price rises further.

In addition, as a support measure for people in need, we will provide low-income child-rearing households with a benefit of 50,000 yen per child, and we will provide a "temporary grant for regional revitalization" to support support from local governments. It includes things such as expansion.

A series of opinions from the attendees evaluated that the party's request was largely reflected, and the proposal for countermeasures was approved. It could affect the deliberation of other bills. "