Request to the government and administrative authorities to improve and correct the unfair and inequitable sugar system
First written in FY2021. 2 of 3 entries say "Raised", first in FY2022. Latest entry: FY2023.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Raised".
- FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「We will clarify the current situation for all sweetener products, including domestically produced sugar, imported sugar, high-fructose syrup, sugar-containing prepared foods, and high-intensity sweeteners, and, as an industry, speak out and take increasingly stringent action toward establishing a new comprehensive sweetener system, through collaboration among public authorities, domestic sugar producers, the refined sugar industry, and other sweetener industries.」
The scope has expanded from requests to review the existing adjustment-payment burden-sharing ratio to an industry-wide call for establishing a comprehensive sweetener system covering all sweetener products. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「We have borne approximately ¥50,000 million in adjustment payments each year, or approximately ¥2 trillion over 38 years, in connection with imports of overseas raw sugar, making a significant contribution to maintaining and smoothly operating the sugar system.」
The company quantified the adjustment-payment burden under the sugar system at approximately ¥50,000 million annually and approximately ¥2 trillion over 38 years, demonstrating a more forceful industry-wide stance in calling for improvements and reform of the system. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「We and our group will strongly urge the government and public authorities, as an important issue shared across the sugar industry, to introduce new policies by calling for improvements and reforms to the unfair and unequal sugar system, including an active response to the recovery of sugar demand, the future framework for funding the protection of domestically produced sugar, and a fundamental review of the burden-sharing ratio for adjustment payments.」
The company has newly stated that it will request the government and public authorities to review the burden-sharing ratio for adjustment payments and take other measures to address imbalances in the sugar system.