菅首相、成長戦略の具体化指示　経済対策視野、今秋に前倒し―政府会議

　政府は２日、成長戦略会議（議長・加藤勝信官房長官）を開き、菅義偉首相が成長戦略の具体化策を今秋に取りまとめるよう指示した。次期衆院選をにらんだ追加経済対策の早期策定に向け、年末に行う改定作業を前倒しで実施。脱炭素化やデジタル化への投資を柱に、経済の底上げを図る。
　首相は会議で「強い経済をつくるためには確固たる成長戦略が必要だ。秋に向けて具体化の議論を進めてほしい」と表明した。
　首相はすでに自民党に経済対策のとりまとめを指示。選挙戦で対策をアピールし、その後の国会で財源の裏付けとなる補正予算を年内に成立させるシナリオを描く。新型コロナウイルス禍の長期化で打撃を受けた事業者や個人への支援策を含め、党内には３０兆円規模の財政出動を求める声が出ている。（2021/09/02-17:58）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga instructed a government panel on Thursday to compile in autumn specific measures for his government's growth strategy.
   The Suga administration aims to move up work to revise its growth strategy, originally planned for the year-end, in order to draw up additional stimulus measures soon ahead of the next election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, that will be held by autumn, sources familiar with the situation said.
   Concrete measures are likely to include investment for decarbonization and digitalization that is designed to shore up the Japanese economy, the sources said.
   "A solid growth strategy is needed to create a strong economy," Suga told a meeting of the government's panel on growth strategy. "I want discussions on specific measures to be promoted toward autumn."
   Suga has already ordered his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to map out a package of economic stimulus measures.