日本政府周五表示，正在考虑根据一项拟议中的与收入挂钩的福利项目，向低收入劳动者每年提供约5000日元。
The Japanese government said Friday that it is considering providing around ¥5,000 a year to low-income workers under a proposed income-linked benefit program.
根据该项目，预计将向年收入在119万日元及以下的在职人员发放固定金额的补贴。政府预计，随着年收入的增加，补贴金额将逐渐增加，直到年收入达到160万日元。年收入超过一定水平后，福利将逐渐减少。
Under the program, a fixed amount is expected to be given to people in work who earn ¥1.19 million or less annually. The government expects the amount to gradually increase until the annual income reaches ¥1.6 million. The benefits will decrease gradually after the annual income exceeds a certain level.
该计划是在政府向日本国会下议院众议院财务金融委员会理事会提交的文件中概述的。
The plan was outlined in documents submitted by the government at a board meeting of the Financial Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament.
该委员会目前正在讨论旨在从明年4月起将食品8%的消费税率在两年内降至1%并引入该福利项目的法案。
The committee is discussing bills aimed at reducing the 8% consumption tax on food to 1% for a two-year period starting next April and introducing the benefit program.
政府计划总共每年提供6000亿日元的福利，这一数字相当于消费税的1%。
The government plans to provide ¥600 billion in benefits a year in total, a figure equivalent to 1% of the consumption tax.
政府在文件中指出，经简单计算，这6000亿日元人均约为5000日元，并表示将以该数字为参考来考虑低收入者的福利金额。
Noting that the ¥600 billion amounts to ¥5,000 per capita by simple calculation, the government said in the documents that it will consider the amount of benefits for low-income earners using the figure as a reference.
政府还提出了另一项估算，如果年收入在100万至350万日元之间的约2000万人有资格获得补贴，则平均补贴金额将为3万日元。
The government has also put forward an estimate that the average amount of benefits will be ¥30,000 if about 20 million people with an annual income of 1 million to ¥3.5 million are eligible for them.
财务大臣片山皋月强调，这些数字仅供参考，政府尚未提出具体方案。
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has stressed that these figures are for reference only and that the government has not presented its proposals.