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Regulatory Reform Promotion Council
November 29, 2017
Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving the report
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a statement (1)
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a statement (2)
On November 29, 2017, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the 23rd meeting of the Regulatory Reform Promotion Council at the Prime Minister’s Office.
During the meeting, there was a discussion on the Council’s proposal on the review of the agricultural land system to meet new needs, and the second report on regulatory reform promotion was compiled.
After receiving the report from Ms. Hiroko Ota, Chair of the Council, the Prime Minister said,
“Today a report was compiled on the three priority issues, namely, the elimination of childcare waiting lists, frequency band system reforms, and forestry industry reforms, which had been intensively studied over the short period from September. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of the members of this Council, including Chair Ota and Acting Chair Kanemaru, for the intensive discussions you have carried out.
The Abe administration is tackling the elimination of childcare waiting lists with firm resolve. I believe that the new framework, in which municipalities that are developing childcare centers are working in unity with the prefectural governments, will be very powerful in accelerating the childcare capacity.
In order to realize “Society 5.0,” effective use of frequency bands is essential. To achieve the maximum economic value of frequency bands, which are a shared public asset, we must carry out fundamental reforms of the frequency bands allocation framework and the fee structure.
These are all urgent reforms. By incorporating the proposals outlined in today's report in the economic policy package to be formulated next month, the reform measures will be determined as government policy, and we will shift rapidly to their implementation.
Structural reforms are the lifeblood of Abenomics. We will continue to strongly tackle the challenge of regulatory reforms. I ask that the members of this Council continue to make dedicated efforts to realize bold regulatory reforms.”
During the meeting, there was a discussion on the Council’s proposal on the review of the agricultural land system to meet new needs, and the second report on regulatory reform promotion was compiled.
After receiving the report from Ms. Hiroko Ota, Chair of the Council, the Prime Minister said,
“Today a report was compiled on the three priority issues, namely, the elimination of childcare waiting lists, frequency band system reforms, and forestry industry reforms, which had been intensively studied over the short period from September. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of the members of this Council, including Chair Ota and Acting Chair Kanemaru, for the intensive discussions you have carried out.
The Abe administration is tackling the elimination of childcare waiting lists with firm resolve. I believe that the new framework, in which municipalities that are developing childcare centers are working in unity with the prefectural governments, will be very powerful in accelerating the childcare capacity.
In order to realize “Society 5.0,” effective use of frequency bands is essential. To achieve the maximum economic value of frequency bands, which are a shared public asset, we must carry out fundamental reforms of the frequency bands allocation framework and the fee structure.
These are all urgent reforms. By incorporating the proposals outlined in today's report in the economic policy package to be formulated next month, the reform measures will be determined as government policy, and we will shift rapidly to their implementation.
Structural reforms are the lifeblood of Abenomics. We will continue to strongly tackle the challenge of regulatory reforms. I ask that the members of this Council continue to make dedicated efforts to realize bold regulatory reforms.”
