在野党官员周日要求首相高市早苗本人在国会中清楚解释其政府的消费税减免相关立法。
Opposition party officials demanded Sunday that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi clearly explain her government’s consumption tax cut legislation in parliament herself.
在一次电视辩论中，在野党代表对该立法中所包含的一项计划中的福利项目缺乏细节提出了质疑，并对将食品税率在两年内降至1%的经济影响的不确定性表示关切。
During a televised debate, opposition representatives questioned the lack of details about a planned benefit program included in the legislation, as well as the uncertain economic impact of cutting the tax rate for food to 1% for two years.
公明党的中川康洋表示：“一项建立新制度的法案缺乏具体数字，这是前所未有的。在细节明确之前，我们无法进行投票。”中川还辩称，这一临时减税举措将“非常具有问题性”，他提到了该举措对农业和餐饮业的潜在影响，以及当食品税率被调回8%时对家庭的影响。
“It’s unprecedented that a bill to establish a new system lacks specific figures,” said Yasuhiro Nakagawa of Komeito. “We can’t hold a vote unless details are clarified.”Nakagawa also argued that the temporary tax cut would be “very problematic,” referring to its potential impact on the agriculture and restaurant industries, as well as on households when the food tax rate is raised back to 8%.
国民民主党的古川元久表示：“立法中没有规定任何具体内容。我们希望在国会审议期间进行询问。”古川补充说，并呼吁首相出席众议院财务金融委员会会议。
“Nothing specific is stipulated in the legislation,” said Motohisa Furukawa of the Democratic Party for the People. “We want to ask during Diet deliberations,” Furukawa added, calling for the prime minister to attend House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee meetings.
民主改革党的高托裕一指出，鉴于经营者未能充分将原材料成本上涨体现在价格中，即使降低食品消费税，“含税价格也不大可能下降”。后藤表示，减税可能无法减轻消费者的财务负担。
Yuichi Goto of the Democratic Reform Party pointed out that, given that business operators have not sufficiently reflected higher raw material costs in prices, “tax-included prices are unlikely to fall” even if the consumption tax is reduced for food. Goto said that the tax cut may not relieve consumers’ financial burdens.
与此同时，执政党自由民主党的村井英树指出，政府正试图通过各种方式解释该立法，包括提供其他国家案例的数据。村井说：“我们寻求政府进一步努力，以便我们能在国会有高度具体的讨论。”
Meanwhile, Hideki Murai of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party noted that the government is trying to explain the legislation in various ways, including by presenting figures from cases in other countries. “We seek further efforts by the government, so we can hold highly specific discussions in the Diet,” Murai said.
关于在野党要求高市出席该立法的国会审议，村井表示：“我们对此予以认真对待。”
Regarding the opposition’s request for Takaichi to attend Diet deliberations on the legislation, Murai said, “We take it seriously.”
自民党的执政联盟伙伴日本维新会的远藤敬呼吁在应对通胀的措施上作出让步，以建立一个“让民众感到安心的制度”。
Takashi Endo of the Japan Innovation Party, the LDP’s coalition partner, called for concessions on measures against inflation to create “a system that allows people to feel secure.”