2023-11-11 00:15:00
His government is preparing a bill to increase salaries throughout the public administration, including the executive.
Kishida’s annual salary would increase by 460,000 yen (regarding $3,050), that is, he would earn 40.6 million yen (almost $270,000) per year.
“It is true that the decision to increase the salary of the prime minister and ministers has been criticized by Japanese public opinion,” and “we must avoid generating distrust,” government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno declared on Thursday.
Therefore, “if the bill is adopted by Parliament, the prime minister, ministers and deputy ministers decided to transfer the amount of their salary increases to the Public Treasury,” he continued.
Last week Kishida presented an extensive support plan for the Japanese economy, equivalent to more than 110 billion dollars, to counteract the effect of inflation.
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