An NHK survey of candidates for the Upper House election clearly showed a difference in thinking between the ruling party and the opposition regarding the need for a temporary reduction in the consumption tax rate.
Food and energy prices have risen sharply due to the situation in Ukraine and the depreciation of the yen, so in this House of Councilors election, we will take measures against rising prices and how to recover the depressed economy due to the new corona. Is one of the issues.
In a questionnaire conducted by NHK to candidates for the House of Councilors election, we asked them in four stages, including "if anything", whether they think that "fiscal consolidation" or "economic measures" should be emphasized. As a result,
"fiscal consolidation" was 2%, "relatively fiscal consolidation" was 7%, "relatively economic measures" was 49%, and "economic measures" was 38%.
Comparing the average values of the responses by political party, each party is leaning toward "economic measures".
▽ In the Reiwa Shinsengumi, all the candidates answered "economic measures".
This was followed by the
Democratic Party for the People, the
NHK Party, the
Komeito Party, the
Liberal Democratic Party, the
Communist Party, the
Nippon Ishin no Kai,
and the Constitutional Democratic Party
.
◇ I heard that it is necessary to temporarily reduce the consumption tax rate as a measure against rising prices and the new corona.
"Necessary" was 73% and "Unnecessary" was 21%.
Comparing the average responses by political party, the
Democratic Party for the People and the
Communist Party answered that all candidates were "necessary."
Following this, the degree of "necessity" is higher in the order of
▽ Nippon Ishin no Kai,
▽ Constitutional Democratic Party,
▽ Reiwa Shinsengumi,
▽ Social Democratic Party, and
▽ NHK Party.
On the other hand,
▽ Komeito answered that all candidates were "unnecessary", and
▽ Liberal Democratic Party also had a high degree of "unnecessary".
We asked about the pros and cons of strengthening taxation on large corporations and people with high incomes and allocating them to the national financial resources in four stages, including "if anything".
"Agree" was 33%, "Rather agree" was 26%, "Rather disagree" was 17%, and "Disagree" was 11%.
Comparing the average values of the responses by political party,
▽ The Communist Party answered that all the candidates were "agree".
Next,
▽ Reiwa Shinsengumi,
▽ Social Democratic Party, and
▽ Constitutional Democratic Party have the highest degree of "agreement".
In addition, the
Democratic Party for the People and the
Komeito are also leaning toward "agreement."
On the other hand,
▽ Nippon Ishin no Kai is leaning toward "opposition".
Also,
the average value of the ▽ NHK party is almost halfway between "agree" and "disagree".
On the other hand,
▽ Liberal Democratic Party "does not answer" was 38%.
We asked him what he thinks about the BOJ's ongoing large-scale monetary easing policy.
48% said they should maintain it, and 24% said they should turn to monetary tightening.
Comparing the average number of responses by political party, the degree of "should be maintained"
is highest in the Nippon Ishin no Kai,
followed by the
Reiwa Shinsengumi, the
Liberal Democratic Party, the
NHK Party, and the
Komeito Party.
,
▽ The order is higher in the order of the National Democratic Party.
On the other hand, the degree of "should turn to monetary tightening" is higher in the order of
▽ Communist Party and
▽ Social Democratic Party.
On the other hand,
▽ Constitutional Democratic Party "does not answer" accounted for 51%.