Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru (木原稔) said at a press conference that specific monetary policy measures should be left to the Bank of Japan, and that he expected the Bank to manage policy appropriately toward achieving the 2% price target while maintaining close coordination with the government.
At an afternoon press conference on 3 September, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru (木原稔) said that specific monetary policy measures should be left to the Bank of Japan.
He added that he expected the Bank to continue coordinating closely with the government and to manage monetary policy appropriately, taking economic, price and financial conditions into account, toward achieving the 2% price stability target on a sustained and stable basis.
Regarding the Takaichi administration's economic and fiscal policy, he reiterated that its commitment remained unchanged to doing everything possible to achieve both a strong economy and fiscal sustainability under a policy of responsible, proactive fiscal management.