
減税による国民1人当たりの軽減効果「約3.6万円」との見通しを示す
参院は9日の本会議で代表質問を行い、高市早苗首相は食料品の消費税減税を巡り、地方の減収分を国費で全額補填する方針を示した。また、国民1人当たりの負担軽減効果は約3.6万円になるとの見通しを明らかにした。
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国会における各党代表質問での高市首相による政策方針の答弁。
参院は9日の本会議で、高市早苗首相の所信表明演説に対する2日目の各党代表質問を行った。首相は食料品の消費税減税を巡り、「地方の財政運営に支障が生じないよう対応する」と強調。減税による家計負担の軽減効果について「国民1人当たり約3.6万円」になるとの見通しを示した。
国民民主党の舟山康江参院議員会長は、地方自治体の減収にどのような措置を講じるかただした。首相は「地方消費税の減収分の全額を国費で補填(ほてん)する。必要な地方交付税を適切に確保する」と表明した。
消費税減税の効果については「税率引き下げ分は基本的には価格に反映される」と指摘。軽減額に関し、国・地方の減収額を人口で機械的に割ると約3.6万円になると語った。
首相は、消費減税で経営に影響が出る農林漁業者や食品事業者、外食事業者への支援策に関し「検討を進めている。現場の実情を確認し、それぞれの影響に応じた対応を行う必要がある」と語った。
公明党の西田実仁幹事長は、消費税減税と併せて導入する「就業者負担軽減支援金」について、対象者を明確に示すよう求めた。首相は「社会保障国民会議の議論を踏まえ、支給要件の考え方や考慮要素を法案に規定している」として、国会審議で説明する考えを示した。
参政党の神谷宗幣代表は、食料品に限らず消費税を一律に減税するよう主張した。首相は「年金、医療、介護、少子化対策といった行政サービスに影響が出かねない」と反論した。
衆参両院の各党代表質問は9日で3日間の日程を終えた。

Hiroshima Prefecture Governor Mika Yokota visited the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and expressed her dissatisfaction with the proposed requirements for designation of a ``sub-capital'' that would serve as a substitute capital in the event of a large-scale disaster. He called for careful discussion that takes regional balance into account. Meanwhile, Gunma Prefecture continues to aim for the designation, and Miyagi Prefecture has shown its understanding.

The six opposition parties in the House of Councilors agreed to consider submitting a resolution to censure Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan. Prime Minister Takaichi announced that Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yan Yan would continue in his role, and explained that he had strictly cautioned him about his comments.He also said that the source of the consumption tax cut would be secured by reviewing both expenditures and revenue rather than relying on special bonds. Other domestic and international news was also reported, including the selection of Professor Emeritus Soai of Tokyo University of Science for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

At a plenary session of the House of Councilors, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized the importance of an appropriate explanation from Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yan, who had said that he had drastically cut the road budgets of local governments that he did not support, and ordered his continued appointment with strict caution. Opposition parties called for his resignation, and questions were also held regarding the impact of the consumption tax cut on food products on local finances.

At a cabinet meeting on the 9th, the government approved a bill to reduce the consumption tax on food products from the current 8% to 1% for two years starting April 2027. It will also include an income-linked ``employee burden reduction support subsidy,'' which will require approximately 10 trillion yen in financial resources over two years. The bill will be submitted to an extraordinary session of the Diet, with the aim of having it enacted by the end of the session on December 12th.

The ruling and opposition parties engaged in a debate over a bill related to the consumption tax reduction during questions asked by representatives of the extraordinary Diet session. Opposition parties asked for a clear statement of financial sources and an explanation of the benefit system, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi merely reiterated the government's policy and avoided explaining specific payment requirements or the breakdown of financial resources. The bill is expected to be debated in the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 20th, but there is no clear connection between the ruling and opposition parties.

The Nippon Hidankyo held a national meeting of prefectural representatives in Tokyo to discuss the future of the organization as the population continues to age. Many prefectural organizations were against the idea of disbanding, and there were a number of calls for the organizations to continue to exist in cooperation with second-generation atomic bomb survivors and supporters.