改正給与法が成立　岸田首相ら増額分は返納

　岸田文雄首相や閣僚を含む特別職国家公務員の給与を増額する改正給与法が１７日の参院本会議で可決、成立した。首相の給与は年４６万円増の４０６１万円、閣僚は３２万円増の２９６１万円となる。物価高が続く中、首相らの給与引き上げに野党などから批判が相次いだことを受け、政府は首相や政務三役の増額分を国庫に自主返納する。
　一般職国家公務員の給与を増額する改正法も成立。官民格差を埋めるため、月給を平均０．９６％（３８６９円）引き上げ、ボーナスを０．１０カ月増の年４．５０カ月とする。平均年収は１０万５０００円増え、６７３万１０００円となる。（2023/11/17-10:50）

Japan's parliament Friday passed into law a bill to raise the annual salaries of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, members of his cabinet and other national civil servants in special categories.
   The House of Councillors, the parliament's upper chamber, approved the bill following the passage through the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, on Tuesday.
   The prime minister's annual salary will be raised by 460,000 yen to 40.61 million yen, and the salaries of other cabinet ministers will be increased by 320,000 yen to 29.61 million yen.
   In response to criticism from opposition parties over the pay raises, Kishida and politically appointed senior government officials will voluntarily return the increased amount to the state coffers.
   The parliament also enacted a bill to raise the monthly salaries of other national civil servants by 0.96 pct on average and their annual bonuses by 0.1 month's pay to 4.5 months.