On the 8th, the Communist Party announced its pledge for the summer Upper House election.


In addition to promoting peaceful diplomacy utilizing Article 9 of the Constitution, it has announced that it will reduce the consumption tax rate to 5% in order to protect people's lives from rising prices.

On the 8th, the Communist Party announced a pledge for the Upper House election with the slogan "To Japan where peace, life, and hope can be expected" at a press conference by the chairman of the House of Councilors.



According to the pledge, "In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Kishida administration has abandoned the principle of" exclusive defense "and is trying to expand its arms race, but peace will never come beyond the" force-to-force "confrontation." I'm pointing out.



He emphasizes the possession of "capacity to attack enemy bases", double military spending, and the position of not allowing the revision of Article 9 of the Constitution, and promotes peaceful diplomacy by making use of Article 9.



In addition, in order to protect people's lives from rising prices, the neoliberalism of weak meat and strong food will be terminated and the economy will be transformed into a "gentle and strong economy."



Specifically, the consumption tax rate should be urgently reduced to 5%, the minimum wage should be raised to 1500 yen per hour with the tax revenue taxed on the internal reserves of large companies, and the reduction of the public pension payment amount should be stopped. Etc. are included.



"The question is whether to take the Ukrainian crisis on a dangerous path to war or to create peace through diplomacy. Abenomics and neoliberalism have collapsed, and here is military spending. If the increase is added, it will crush the life more and more. I want to fight for a better life, not a large army expansion. "