The Komeito recommends that the government should take truly necessary budgetary measures such as research and development and human resource development for defense spending, which Prime Minister Kishida has indicated a policy to increase, toward the "bone-buoyant policy" to be compiled by the government. Did.
On the 25th, Komeito's political investigation chairman Takeuchi and his colleagues met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno at the Prime Minister's Office and offered the party's recommendations for a "bone-buoying policy."
The proposal states that in response to rising prices due to the situation in Ukraine, we should strengthen support for people in need and focus on investing in people to establish a new economic model, and raise wages and develop digital human resources. And so on.
In addition, while the security policy states that "the necessary deterrence will be steadily developed," the defense budget, which Prime Minister Kishida announced at the previous Japan-US summit meeting, will be "research and development, human resource development, etc." , We will take the budgetary measures that are truly necessary to specifically respond to the security environment. "
Mr. Takeuchi told reporters about the state of defense spending, "It is very important to build a security system without gaps, and the ruling party and the government will discuss firmly after the Upper House election."