In response to rising prices, the government decided on comprehensive economic measures, including a support system to ease the burden of electricity charges.
The size of the supplementary budget proposal that supports the budget is expected to exceed 29 trillion yen, and we are making final adjustments toward the decision on the 27th.
The government decided on the contents of new comprehensive economic measures to deal with high prices and the weak yen, presented them at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party on the 26th, and both were approved in principle.
Among these, the support system for easing the burden of electricity charges will reduce the charge charged to each household according to the amount of electricity used by 7 yen per kilowatt hour from January next year, reducing it by about 20%. In addition, measures to reduce the burden of city gas charges and gasoline charges are also included.
On the other hand, in fields related to children, in order to reduce the burden of purchasing childcare products, etc., for households with children aged 0 to 2, in order to enhance consistent support from pregnancy to childbirth and child rearing. In total, we will provide financial support equivalent to 100,000 yen.
Backing up these measures, the government was considering setting the total amount of the general account to about 25 trillion yen for this year's second supplementary budget proposal to be submitted to the current Diet session, but from within the Liberal Democratic Party, " It is not taking into account the current economic situation and is insufficient."
For this reason, as a result of adjustments such as a meeting between Prime Minister Kishida and Finance Minister Suzuki on the night of the 26th, the scale of the supplementary budget is expected to exceed 29 trillion yen, and the government will make final adjustments toward the decision on the 28th. We are.