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<Measures against high prices ①>
The Takauchi Cabinet has given top priority to addressing the ``high prices'' that the people are facing.
Some people say that the Takauchi Cabinet appears to be prioritizing the realization of its own political beliefs while neglecting measures to combat high prices that are hurting the people of Japan, but that is different from my understanding.
During the House of Councilors election last July, I was not a party official but a member of the House of Representatives belonging to the Liberal Democratic Party, but I was running around the country giving speeches in support of candidates as arranged by the party's campaign team. What I heard on the streets at that time were cries of sadness about the rise in prices, as well as voices that said, ``The Liberal Democratic Party's policies are hopeless.'' It felt like the entire Japanese archipelago was covered in an indescribable sense of ``stagnation.''
Let's take a look at the facts.
In fact, as of July last year, the ``inflation rate'' was 3.1% compared to the previous year, and the ``real wage increase rate'' was 0.3% compared to the previous year.
After that, I took office as Prime Minister on October 21, and my top priority has been to formulate a supplementary budget to counter high prices, and I have also aimed to formulate the Japan Growth Strategy and the Regional Future Strategy in order to turn everyone's concerns about the future into hope (both strategies were approved by the Cabinet in July of this year).
Thanks in part to the policy effects of the measures we have taken to combat high prices, we have been able to achieve the lowest inflation rate in the G7 (1.7% compared to the previous year) and the highest real wage increase rate in the G7 (1.7% compared to the previous year), as shown in the chart below.
The ``real wage increase rate'' refers to ``the increase in wages that exceeds the increase in prices,'' and in Japan, it has been positive for seven consecutive months.
Regarding the effect of pushing down the inflation rate due to various "support measures" introduced later, for example, ・0.7% point due to provisional gasoline tax rate abolition and fuel oil subsidy, etc. ・The so-called free education system has been set at 0.3% points.
Today, I would like to once again introduce the ``measures against high prices'' that the Takauchi Cabinet has prioritized.
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＜物価高対策①＞ 高市内閣では、国民の皆様が直面されている「物価高」への対応に最優先で取り組んできました。 高市内閣は、国民の皆様が苦しむ「物価高対策」をないがしろにして、自らの政治的信念の実現を優先しているように見えるとのご意見があるようですが、それは私の認識とは異なります。 昨年7月の参議院選挙の期間中、当時の私は党役員ではなく1人の自民党所属衆議院議員という立場でしたが、党遊説班の手配で全国各地の候補者の応援演説に駆け回っていました。 その際に街頭で伺ったのは、物価高に対する悲痛な叫びとともに、「自民党の政策には夢が無い」というお声でした。 日本列島全体が何とも言えない「閉塞感」に覆われている様に感じました。 ファクトで見てみましょう。 実際、昨年7月当時の「インフレ率」は前年比3.1％、「実質賃金上昇率」は前年比0.3％でした。 その後、10月21日に総理に就任した私は、最優先で「物価高対策」の為の補正予算を編成するとともに、皆様の将来への不安を希望に変えるべく『日本成長戦略』と『地域未来戦略』の策定を目指してきました（両戦略は、今年7月に閣議決定済み）。 これまでに講じてきた「物価高対策」の政策効果もあり、下図の通り、「Ｇ７で最も低いインフレ率（前年比1.7％）」「Ｇ７で最も高い実質賃金上昇率（前年比1.7％）」を実現することができています。 「実質賃金上昇率」というのは、「物価の伸びを上回る賃金の上昇分」のことですが、日本では、7カ月連続のプラスとなっています。 なお、この後に紹介する各種の「支援策」などによるインフレ率の押し下げ効果については、例えば、 ・ガソリン暫定税率廃止や燃料油補助等により、0.7％ポイント ・いわゆる教育無償化により0.3％ポイント とされています。 本日は改めて、高市内閣が最優先に取り組んできた「物価高対策」について、順次、ご紹介します。