課徴金、売上高の２０％　巨大ＩＴ規制へスマホ新法案

　政府が、巨大ＩＴ企業によるスマートフォンアプリなどの寡占を防ぐための新たな法案で、違反が発覚した分野の国内売上高の２０％を課徴金として科すことが１５日、分かった。新規参入を妨げる行為に対する課徴金の水準（６％）よりも厳しい罰則を設け、売上高や利益規模が大きい米グーグルやアップルなどに対する規制の実効性を高める。
　新法案には、巨大ＩＴにアプリストアや決済システムの開放を義務付けることや、自社サービスの優先的な表示を禁止することなどを盛り込む。違反を繰り返した場合は課徴金を３０％に引き上げる。政府は新法案を月内に閣議決定する方針で、今国会での成立を目指す。（2024/04/15-17:44）

The Japanese government plans to impose fines equal to 20 pct of related domestic revenue under an envisaged bill to prevent monopolies of smartphone apps and other products by technology giants, people familiar with the matter said Monday.
   By imposing penalties harsher than the 6 pct fines handed to companies found blocking new entrants, the government hopes to make regulations more effective against tech giants with vast revenue and profits, such as Google and Apple Inc.
   The envisaged bill would require tech giants to open up their app stores and payment systems, while banning them from preferential displays of their own services. If the companies continue to ignore such regulations, fines would be raised to 30 pct of domestic revenue in the areas where violations were found.
   The government aims to get the bill enacted during the current parliamentary session set to end in June.
   Tech giants currently have full control of smartphone operating systems and app stores. The government aims to strengthen regulations on them to promote competition and encourage new entrants to make service fees lower.