減収者支援、仕切り直し　「３０万円給付」と別制度で―与党

　自民、公明両党は２０日、新型コロナウイルスの影響で収入が激減した人への手当てを追加の経済対策に盛り込む方向で検討に入った。収入減世帯に３０万円を配る「生活支援臨時給付金」が２０２０年度補正予算案から削除されたため、代替措置を講じる。国民には一律１０万円の現金給付を行うが、「困窮者には少ない」（自民党ベテラン）との指摘があることを踏まえた。
　公明党の山口那津男代表は２０日、記者団に対し、「次に何が必要かは検討していかなければならない」と述べた。与党は２０年度第２次補正予算案の編成をにらんで仕切り直す。一律１０万円給付に１２．９兆円超の経費が必要となる中、収入が減った人への支援策を別途講じる形で、財源確保が課題となる。（2020/04/20-17:07）

Japan's ruling parties on Monday began considering a plan to aid people whose incomes have significantly fallen due to the coronavirus epidemic as part of an envisaged additional economic stimulus package.
   The move comes after an initial 300,000-yen cash handout program for households suffering sharp income decreases was removed from the government's emergency stimulus package and fiscal 2020 supplementary budget, which were approved by the cabinet the same day.
   Many in the coalition slammed the abandoning of the original aid program, with one veteran member of the Liberal Democratic Party saying that the government's replacement plan to give 100,000 yen per person to all citizens is "not enough for those who are suffering."
   The ruling bloc is looking to reinstate aid for those seeing their incomes plunge due to the effects of the epidemic as the government is expected to compile a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2020, which started this month.
   "We should consider what is needed next," Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of Komeito, the coalition partner of the LDP, told reporters Monday.