The House of Representatives Budget Committee held a central public hearing to hear opinions from experts on the new fiscal year's budget proposal, and in the morning, four experts recommended by each party gave their opinions on economic policy, wage increases, and other topics.
Of these, Ryomaru Kumagai, vice chairman of the Daiwa Institute of Research, who was recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party, said regarding economic policy, ``The Japanese economy lacks capital investment, so we will steadily increase it. It is important to create a virtuous cycle that improves people's income and raises real wages.Furthermore, it is necessary to take measures such as social security reform for all generations to alleviate people's concerns about their future and boost consumption.'' Ta.
Hideyuki Shimizu, the Secretary-General of the Rengo, who was recommended by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, commented on this year's spring labor union, saying, ``In order for small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve wage increases that exceed last year's, it is necessary to negotiate prices with large companies, and the Fair Trade Commission has announced that "The publication of guidelines for negotiations is a major step forward. I would like the government to take steps to increase the effectiveness of the guidelines so that small and medium-sized enterprises can negotiate without hesitation."
Yoshi Suetomi, a professor at Nihon University's Faculty of Letters and Science, who was recommended by the New Komeito Party, said of child-rearing policy, ``The special account for child-rearing support is highly significant because it makes support for children and young people visible. "While this is significant, I would like to ask for careful judgment in increasing the burden on younger generations. I would like to see a cross-ministerial investigation into the needs of those involved, and a system in which policy effects can be scrutinized."
Masako Obata, chairperson of Zenroren, who was recommended by the Communist Party, said of the wage increase, ``In order to shift the Japanese economy from long-term stagnation to a virtuous cycle, it is necessary to increase the consumption and purchasing power of the people, and it is important to improve the minimum wage. The economy is suffering in regions where wages are low.I would like to request that efforts be made to amend the law so that wages are uniformly at least 1,500 yen nationwide, rather than by region."
The battle between the ruling and opposition parties continues over the voting schedule for the new fiscal year budget bill
On the other hand, regarding the new fiscal year's budget bill, the ruling party held intensive deliberations and a closing question-and-answer session on March 1st at the House of Representatives Budget Committee's board meeting, in order to have it passed by the House of Representatives this week, when it is certain that it will be enacted by the end of the fiscal year. After that, we proposed a new schedule for the committee and plenary session to vote on.
In response, the opposition parties argued that they could not accept a vote this week, arguing that there was not enough time for deliberations and that intensive deliberations should not be held in parallel with the Political Ethics Review Committee. it is continuing.