In response to the enactment of a supplementary budget to back up economic measures that include countermeasures against soaring prices, Prime Minister Kishida instructed each cabinet minister to proceed with preparations as soon as possible in order to implement economic measures promptly and appropriately. Did.
In response to the enactment last week of the second supplementary budget for this fiscal year, which totals about 29 trillion yen in the general account, the government opened the "Prices, Wages and Livelihood Comprehensive Headquarters" on the 6th.
In this context, Prime Minister Kishida announced that measures to reduce the burden of electricity and city gas charges on households and businesses, which were included in the economic measures, will start from January next year, and an economic package equivalent to 100,000 yen will be provided for pregnancy and childbirth. Municipalities that can implement support measures have clarified their policy to start from the beginning of next year.
In addition, he reiterated his policy of holding a public-private partnership forum in the near future, in which economic organizations that support regional economies will participate, in order to expand private sector investment in the wake of economic measures.
On top of that, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``I want the minister to take the lead and listen directly to the voices of the field and reflect them in the improvement of execution, and respond with a sense of urgency so that each measure will have the maximum effect.'' I instructed each minister to proceed with preparations as soon as possible in order to implement economic measures promptly and appropriately.