日銀総裁人事「政府との連携重視」　通園バス安全装置で財政措置―岸田首相

　衆院予算委員会は１７日午前、岸田文雄首相と全閣僚が出席し、基本的質疑を行った。首相は次期日銀総裁人事に関し、「（金融政策の）予見性、政府と日銀との連携をしっかり念頭に置き、重視しながら考えていかなければならない」と述べた。黒田東彦総裁の任期は２０２３年４月８日までで、「来年４月の時点で最もふさわしい人物を選ばなければならない」とも強調した。自民党の伊藤達也元金融担当相への答弁。
　首相は、日銀に対し「経済、物価、金融情勢を踏まえながら、物価安定目標の持続的、安定的な実現に向けて努力していただくことを期待している」と語った。
　幼稚園などの送迎バスでの置き去りを防止するため安全装置の設置を義務付ける政府方針に関し、首相は「来年６月末までに装備するよう地方自治体を通じて現場に働き掛ける。事業者の負担が実質的にゼロになるよう財政措置を講じる」と明らかにした。牧島かれん前デジタル相への答弁。（2022/10/17-11:44）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that cooperation with the government will be key in selecting the next Bank of Japan governor.
   "We must consider (who to choose), thinking about and laying weight on (monetary policy) predictability and government-BOJ cooperation," Kishida told a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country's parliament.
   With incumbent Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's term set to end on April 8, 2023, Kishida stressed the need to choose "the person best suited for the job as of April next year."
   "We hope that (the BOJ) will strive toward a sustainable and stable realization of its price stability target, taking account of the economic, price and financial situations," Kishida added.
   On talks between his Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, over envisaged updates to the country's three key defense policy documents, Kishida said that the ruling parties are accelerating the discussions on all possible measures necessary to protect the lives and livelihoods of the Japanese people, including those related to counterattack capabilities.