海外発の下方リスク注意　西村経財相、経済運営に万全期す―経済演説

　西村康稔経済財政担当相は２０日、衆参両院の本会議で経済演説を行った。２０１９年１０月の消費税増税に関し「駆け込み需要やその後の落ち込みは、現時点では前回（１４年４月の）引き上げ時ほどではない」と指摘した。一方で「（米中通商問題、中東情勢など）海外発の経済の下方リスクに十分注意が必要だ」との認識を示した。
　政府は財政措置１３．２兆円の大型経済対策を閣議決定。西村氏は１９年度補正予算案と２０年度当初予算案を一体的に編成する「１５カ月予算」の下、「切れ目のない、万全なマクロ経済運営を進めていく」と決意を示した。（2020/01/20-17:29）

Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Monday full attention needs to be paid to downside risks to the Japanese economy stemming from overseas issues.
   Nishimura was referring to possible impacts from the U.S.-China trade war and tensions in the Middle East.
   Nishimura made the remark as part of an economic policy speech he gave at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament. On Monday, the Diet was convened for a 150-day ordinary session.
   On the consumption tax hike from 8 pct to 10 pct in October last year, Nishimura said, "The scale of last-minute growth in demand and subsequent drops (in demand) were not as big as at the time of the previous hike (from 5 pct to 8 pct in April 2014)."
   "We will conduct macroeconomic management seamlessly and with full preparations" under the so-called 15-month budget, Nishimura said in the speech.