A Liberal Democratic Party meeting was held over this year's "Honebuto no Hoshi", exemplifying that NATO member countries are aiming for 2% or more of GDP in terms of defense spending, and drastically strengthening defense capabilities within five years. I generally accepted the government's proposal to strengthen it.
Regarding defense spending, the government's proposal exemplifies that NATO = members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization aim for GDP = 2% or more of GDP, and the deadline for drastically strengthening defense capabilities is "5". Within a year ".
In connection with the issue of Taiwan, "At the Japan-US summit meeting in May, the two leaders emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and urged a peaceful solution to the cross-strait issue." Was added to the commentary in the text.
In addition, at the previous meeting regarding budgeting for the next fiscal year, there was an opinion that the phrase "based on the bold policy 2021" that includes the content of expenditure reform should be deleted, but this expression is maintained. A sentence has been added that says, "You shouldn't be squeezing important policy options."
The government has decided to make a cabinet decision on the "bone-shaped policy" on the 7th after going through the procedures within the LDP.
Liberal Democratic Political Survey Committee Vice Chairman Kihara “Don't drop the flag of fiscal consolidation”
Minoru Kihara, vice chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Political Survey Committee, was asked by reporters about his view on the goal of turning the "primary balance" into the black. And that's all. With the finances of the economy, we must not make a mistake in the order, but we recognize that the flag of soundness is standing. "