
政府・与党が提出した消費税減税関連法案の審議が衆院財務金融委員会で開始。食料品の税率引き下げや給付金制度が柱だが、野党は財源や制度設計の具体性を追及。片山財務相は従来の説明に終始し、議論は平行線をたどった。
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政府は来年4月から2年間、食料品の消費税率を8%から1%へ引き下げる法案を提出している。約10兆円の財源確保が最大の焦点となっている。
政府・与党が今国会成立を目指す消費税減税関連法案は23日、衆院財務金融委員会で本格的な審議が始まった。野党は減税の財源に加え、所得に連動する「就業者負担軽減支援金」の制度設計を示すよう求めたが、片山さつき財務相は「今後の予算編成プロセスで具体像を示す」などと述べるにとどまり、かみ合わない議論が目立った。
法案は来年4月から2年間、食料品の消費税率を8%から1%に引き下げ、1%相当分を中低所得層に先行給付、29年度に同支援金を本格導入することが柱。約10兆円に上る財源の確保が焦点だが、片山氏はこの日も税外収入、租税特別措置や基金見直しなど従来通りの説明に終始した。
減税を巡っては、インフレ局面下で小売価格の値下げ効果を疑問視する声も出ている。片山氏は「事業者に値下げを迫ることは全く考えていない」として、コスト上昇分の価格転嫁を容認する姿勢を示した。「(減税に乗じた)便乗値上げや買いたたきは絶対許されない」とも強調した。
2年後の税率引き上げに関しては、「極端な大不況になったら当然の措置は取る」と述べ、先送りする可能性に含みを持たせた。
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