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Policy Roundtable of the Government and Ruling Parties
July 31, 2019
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a statement (1)
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[Provisional Translation]
On July 31, 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended a Policy Roundtable of the Government and Ruling Parties at the Prime Minister’s Office.
At the meeting, a discussion was held on the guidelines for FY2020 budget requests.
Based on the discussion, the Prime Minister said,
“The FY2020 budget is the first budgeting process in the Reiwa era.
Japan is facing the serious challenges of population decline, declining birthrate, and aging society. Now is the time when it is vital to strengthen our efforts further to promote the structural reform of the socioeconomic system.
By boldly prioritizing the budget on truly needed policy measures, such as the realization of Society 5.0 and the reform of the social security system to one that is oriented to all generations, we aim to accelerate efforts further toward the realization of robust economic growth and fiscal consolidation.
The guidelines for FY2020 budget requests are in line with this policy. I would like to request the special cooperation of the leadership of the ruling parties and relevant ministers on this matter.”
