岸田首相「緊急かつ機動的に対応」　物価高対策で関係閣僚会議

　政府は５日午前、物価高騰に対応するための「総合緊急対策」を協議する関係閣僚会議の初会合を首相官邸で開いた。議長を務める岸田文雄首相は席上、「直面する危機に緊急かつ機動的に対応する」と表明。ロシアのウクライナ侵攻を受け、原油や穀物など幅広い品目の値上がりに拍車が掛かっており、４月末までの取りまとめに向けて検討作業を本格化させる。
　緊急対策は(1)原油高対策(2)資源・食料安定供給(3)中小企業支援(4)生活困窮者支援―の４本柱。首相は「原油や原材料、食料価格の高騰が国民生活や経済活動に重大な影響を及ぼし、コロナ禍からの経済社会活動の順調な回復を妨げることを避けなければならない」と強調した。財源は２０２２年度予算に計上した一般予備費と新型コロナウイルス対策予備費の計５兆５０００億円から充当する。（2022/04/05-10:38）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Tuesday to step up work on an emergency package of measures to address prices that have been soaring since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
   "We will respond in an urgent and flexible way to the crisis we are facing now," Kishida said at the first ministerial meeting on the measures.
   The government plans to come up with the package by the end of this month as prices for a wide range of items, including crude oil and grains, have been soaring.
   The package will include programs to deal with high crude oil prices, ensure stable supply of resources and food, support small and midsize companies and provide aid to people in need.
   "We must prevent soaring prices for crude oil, materials and food from causing a major impact on people's lives and economic activities, and hindering a smooth recovery of economic and social activities from the coronavirus crisis," Kishida said.