【ライブ】中道・立憲・公明の党首会談　終了後のコメント｜国民会議への参加は？【LIVE】(2026年3月18日) ANN/テレ朝

The Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Komeito held a meeting of party leaders on the 18th. We will live stream their comments after the meeting. Centrist Reform Alliance: Junya Ogawa, Representative Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan: Shunichi Mizuoka, Representative Komeito: Toshiko Takeya, Representative ▼【[Explanation] Key Points of the Consumption Tax Reduction Debate: "National Conference" Working Group Begins】(March 12, 2026) https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_poli... The working group of the National Conference, which will discuss consumption tax reduction and other issues, began its working-level discussions on the afternoon of the 12th, marking the start of serious debate. We ask political reporter Kotegawa: When and what will be decided at the National Conference? The government and ruling parties aim to reach a certain conclusion by June in order to submit a bill to the extraordinary Diet session in the fall. Regarding the zero consumption tax on food and beverages, a senior official of the Liberal Democratic Party's Tax Commission stated, "Since we promised it during the election, we have no choice but to do it." However, dissent remains strong within the LDP, and both participating opposition parties are cautious. The discussion will begin with clarifying the issues, but the opposition parties are wary of being held responsible if the tax cuts are not implemented. (Q. What are the key points of the discussion?) The biggest point of contention is funding. Zero consumption tax on food for two years would require approximately 10 trillion yen, and some within the LDP argue that "once it is lowered, it will be politically impossible to raise it back." The meeting will also discuss a new system called "refundable tax credits." Implementing this system requires understanding the income levels of the population. The difficulty of designing the system will be one of the hurdles to its realization. ---------------------------------- ■TV Asahi NEWS24: 24-hour delivery of the latest Japanese news https://www.youtube.com/live/coYw-eVU... ■TV Asahi NEWS Official Website https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/ ■TV Asahi NEWS Official SNS Accounts X (formerly Twitter) https://x.com/tv_asahi_news TikTok   / tv_asahi_news   Facebook   / tvasahinews   #CentristReformAlliance #ConstitutionalDemocraticParty #Komeito #Live #LIVE #LiveBroadcast #Japan