賃上げ、原発で意見交換　３年ぶり定期会合―経団連と自民党

　経団連の十倉雅和会長と、自民党の茂木敏充幹事長らが１１日午前、懇談会を開催した。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大などの影響で定期的な会合が中断されており、開催は２０１８年１０月以来、約３年ぶり。賃上げや原子力発電などのエネルギー政策で意見を交わした。
　冒頭、十倉会長は、今後本格化する春闘に向けて「働き手への還元は経営者として当然の責務だ」と述べ、業績が好調な企業に対応を促す考えを改めて示した。また、原発の既存設備の活用に加え「新増設や核融合などの技術開発の議論が前進するようお願いしたい」と要請した。（2022/01/11-10:41）

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party held their regular meeting for the first time in three years Tuesday to discuss wage hikes and nuclear and other energy policies.
   The regular meeting between the country's largest business group and the LDP had been suspended due chiefly to the spread of the novel coronavirus. The previous meeting took place in October 2018.
   At the start of the day's meeting, Keidanren Chairman Masakazu Tokura reiterated that he will encourage member companies with strong earnings to raise wages, saying that the management is responsible for rewarding employees.
   He also said Keidanren wants the LDP to promote discussions on nuclear plant construction and expansion and the development of nuclear fusion and other technologies, as well as the use of existing nuclear power facilities.
   LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi said, "We'd like to ask again for cooperation in realizing wage hikes."