補正予算編成、菅首相前向き　自民・二階氏「３０兆円」主張

　菅義偉首相は８日夜の記者会見で、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大で打撃を受けた経済を立て直すための２０２１年度補正予算編成について、「経済の状況を見ながら臨機応変にしっかり対応する」と述べ、前向きに検討する考えを示した。自民党の二階俊博幹事長は３０兆円規模の補正予算を編成すべきだと主張した。
　首相は会見で「コロナが国民の日常生活に影響することに十分目配りしながら、強い経済をつくり成長できるような国にしたい」と表明。「常に経済対策は頭の中に入れながら取り組んでいる」と述べた。
　一方、二階氏はＴＢＳのＣＳ番組収録で「財政健全化を忘れたわけではないが、（国民の）不安を解消するため思い切った対策を講ずるべきだ」と強調。「３０兆円に近いものを考えていかなければいけない」と語った。（2021/07/08-20:45）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga suggested Thursday that he is positive about drawing up a supplementary budget for fiscal 2021 to shore up the pandemic-battered domestic economy.
   "We'll take action appropriately and flexibly while watching the economic situation," Suga told a press conference.
   The prime minister said his government aims for economic growth while paying close attention to the pandemic's impact on people's daily lives. He added that economic stimulus is always in his mind.
   On the same day, Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said a supplementary budget of nearly 30 trillion yen must be considered.
   "We haven't forgot fiscal consolidation, but we should take drastic measures to resolve people's anxiety," Nikai said during the taping of a television program.