2021.05.14 20:42Nation

最低賃金３％引き上げを　菅首相「早期に１０００円」―諮問会議

　政府は１４日の経済財政諮問会議（議長・菅義偉首相）で、２０２１年度の最低賃金を３％以上引き上げる必要性について議論した。首相は「格差是正には最低賃金の引き上げが不可欠だ。より早期に全国平均で時給１０００円とすることを目指し、今年の引き上げに取り組む」と表明。賃上げを通じ、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大で打撃を受けた日本経済を成長軌道に復帰させたい考えだ。
　民間議員も「コロナ前までに引き上げてきた実績」を強調。「本年は最低賃金の引き上げのモメンタム（勢い）を回復することが必要」と指摘した。全国平均の最低賃金は１９年度まで４年連続で３％以上上昇してきたが、２０年度はコロナ禍の影響で１円上昇の９０２円にとどまった。（2021/05/14-20:42）

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2021.05.14 20:42Nation

Japan Govt Calls for 3 Pct Hike in Minimum Wages

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The Japanese government on Friday called for a rise of at least 3 pct in country's minimum wages in fiscal 2021.
   The government will aim to increase minimum hourly wages to 1,000 yen on average as soon as possible.
   Through the hike, the government hopes to put the Japanese economy, which was hit hard by the novel coronavirus epidemic, back onto a growth path.
   In a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, a private-sector member proposed that the government should aim to raise average minimum wages to 1,000 yen as soon as possible, as such wages were being hiked regularly until the epidemic.
   Japan's minimum wages grew by 3 pct or more for four consecutive years until fiscal 2019.