所得減税、４万円案　非課税世帯に給付７万円―政府・与党

　政府・与党が物価高への対応を柱とする新たな総合経済対策で、税収増の一部を国民に還元する具体策として、所得税を定額で４万円減税し、住民税が課税されない低所得者世帯に７万円を給付する案が浮上していることが２４日、分かった。所得減税は本人のほか、扶養家族１人につき同額の減税を行う方向で調整。減税と給付による還元総額は５兆円規模になる可能性がある。
　政府は経済対策の原案を同日、自民、公明両党の政調全体会議に提示。１１月２日の閣議決定を目指す。
　岸田文雄首相は今月２６日に開く政府与党政策懇談会で、両党の税制調査会に国民への還元措置の具体化に向けた早急な検討を改めて指示する。所得税を含む減税の詳細な制度設計は、政府・与党が年末にかけて行う税制改正作業で詰め、２０２４年の通常国会に税制改正法案の提出を目指す。所得減税の実施は来年夏ごろになる可能性がある。
　岸田首相は２４日の衆院代表質問で経済対策について「所得税減税を含め早急に検討を進める」と強調した。（2023/10/24-21:25）

The Japanese government and the ruling camp are considering the idea of cutting income tax by a uniform 40,000 yen per taxpayer as part of upcoming comprehensive economic measures, informed sources said Tuesday.
   They are also looking at reducing the income tax by an additional 40,000 yen per dependent family member. Also being considered is the idea of paying a cash benefit of 70,000 yen to low-income households exempted from residential tax payments
   Those ideas emerged after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his eagerness to return part of the tax revenue growth in the recent years to the public. The total amount to be returned through the tax cut and the cash benefit may reach some 5 trillion yen.
   The government presented a draft of its planned economic package at meetings of Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, aiming to make a cabinet decision on the package Nov. 2.
   Kishida plans to instruct the tax system research commissions of the two parties to accelerate talks on how to give back part of the tax revenue growth to the public at a policy meeting between the government and the ruling camp Thursday.