消費減税法案、２０日審議入り 高市首相出席、自民・中道合意

閣議に臨む高市早苗首相ら、１６日午前、首相官邸自民党と衆院会派「中道」の国対委員長は１６日、国会内で会談し、食料品の消費税減税関連法案について２０日の衆院本会議で審議入りすることで合意した。 Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition group Chudo on Friday agreed that the Diet, the country's parliament, will begin deliberations on bills to cut the consumption tax on food and introduce an income-linked benefit program at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.