At a press conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno discussed the handling of the current joint statement by the government and the Bank of Japan, which targets a 2% price increase rate to break out of deflation, after Kazuo Ueda becomes the new governor of the Bank of Japan next month. expressed a recognition that it was necessary to
In this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno announced that he would appoint economist Kazuo Ueda as the next governor of the Bank of Japan. I expect the Bank to conduct appropriate monetary policy, taking into account economic, price, and financial developments."
After that, the government and the Bank of Japan set a goal of 2% price increase rate to break out of deflation, and the current joint statement of the government and the Bank of Japan, which has been maintained for about 10 years under Governor Kuroda, was asked whether to revise it. I think there is."