Regarding countermeasures against the so-called "annual income wall," Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to proceed with discussions toward reviewing the systems that create the "wall," such as the requirements for joining social insurance.
The ``annual income barrier'' is a phenomenon in which part-time workers are no longer eligible for spousal support when their annual income exceeds a certain level, and are required to pay social insurance premiums, reducing their take-home pay, leading to labor shortages. It has been.
Last year, the government created a system to provide subsidies to companies that work to ensure that employees' take-home pay does not decrease even if they exceed the ``annual income barrier'' of 1.06 million yen. It is expected that more people will enroll in social insurance such as welfare pension.
Prime Minister Kishida held discussions with managers and employees at the Prime Minister's Office regarding the status of this utilization, including comments such as ``We have been able to increase the number of working hours for our employees,'' and ``We are worried about the future because the period is limited.'' It was pointed out that there is.
Prime Minister Kishida said, ``We hope to see further use of subsidies, and we will also consider reviewing the system itself that creates an 'annual income wall,' and will conclude discussions at the end of the year.'' He expressed his intention to proceed with discussions toward revision.