賃上げへ税制優遇拡充　先端技術、地方デジタル化支援―「新しい資本主義」提言

　政府は８日、「新しい資本主義実現会議」（議長・岸田文雄首相）を開き、緊急提言をまとめた。首相の看板政策である「成長と分配の好循環」の具体化に向け、賃上げを行う企業への税制優遇拡充や、看護・介護などの現場で働く人たちの待遇改善を明記。地方でのデジタル技術普及や先端技術の研究開発支援など、新型コロナウイルス感染収束後をにらんだ成長戦略も示した。
　提言は、成長の果実を分配して国民の所得を増やし、消費拡大や次の成長につなげる道筋を描いている。政府は１９日の決定を目指す大型経済対策に提言を反映させ、２０２１年度補正予算案や２２年度予算案、税制改正案に具体的な措置を盛り込む考えだ。首相は会議の席上、「真っ先に取り組む課題について今回の経済対策で実行に移す」と強調した。（2021/11/08-19:14）

The Japanese government on Monday proposed expanding tax breaks for companies that raise employee wages, as part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's push to redistribute wealth.
   The greater tax breaks were part of a package of measures that the government wants to take to meet Kishida's goal of achieving a virtuous cycle of economic growth and wealth redistribution.
   The government will reflect the proposals in an economic stimulus package that it aims to adopt on Nov. 19. Specific measures will be included in the government's fiscal 2021 supplementary budget, the fiscal 2022 full budget and an annual tax reform plan.
   The government said tax breaks should be expanded for companies that raise the overall wages of employees including nonregular workers.
   Currently, when large businesses raise the wages of new hires by 2 pct or more from the previous year's level, they can deduct 15 pct of that amount from the amount of corporate tax.