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片山財務大臣「消費税を下げて経済が暖かくなることで税収を確保する路線はアメリカ・ベッセント財務長官も非常に賛成」生出演で語る 米紙「ベッセント長官が5月に片山大臣に日本の経済政策の不満ぶちまけ」報じる
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片山財務相の消費税減税方針と米ベッセント長官の反応 日米の経済政策の議論

Japan Finance Minister Katayama on consumption tax cuts and US Secretary Bessent's reaction

2026年9月15日、片山かたやまさつきさつき財務大臣ざいむだいじんはテレビ番組ばんぐみに出演し、消費税の引き下げひきさげ方針ほうしんについて語りました。2027年4月から2年間、食料品に限って消費税しょうひぜいを8%から1%へ下げる計画が進められています。

On 15 September 2026, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama appeared on a television program to discuss plans for cutting the consumption tax. Under the proposed policy, the tax rate on food items alone will be reduced from 8% to 1% for two years starting in April 2027.

片山大臣は、アメリカのベッセントベッセント長官ちょうかんもこの政策せいさくに深く賛同さんどうしていると主張しゅちょうしました。減税によって経済を活性化させ、結果として税収ぜいしゅうを確保かくほする考え方は、米国側も導入したい手法だと説明しました。

Minister Katayama asserted that US Treasury Secretary Bessent strongly supported this policy. She explained that the concept of stimulating the economy through tax cuts to ultimately secure tax revenue is an approach the US side also wishes to adopt.

一方で、米紙ニューヨーク・タイムズは9月1日、異なる内容を報道ほうどうしました。同紙によると、今年5月に東京都内の高級こうきゅう店で片山大臣と会食かいしょくした際、ベッセント長官は2時間以上にわたり日本の経済政策に対する不満ふまんを打ち明けたとされています。

On the other hand, the US newspaper The New York Times reported a different story on 1 September. According to the report, during a dinner at a high-end restaurant in Tokyo in May this year, Secretary Bessent spent over two hours expressing dissatisfaction with Japan's economic policies.

記事によると、ベッセント長官は行き過ぎた円安えんやすが日本のインフレインフレを悪化させているとの認識にんしきを示しました。さらに、高市たかいち政権せいけんの経済手法を批判し、日本銀行にっぽんぎんこうが利上げりあげを行うべきだと主張したと伝えられています。

According to the article, Secretary Bessent expressed the view that excessive yen weakness was worsening inflation in Japan. Furthermore, he reportedly criticized the Takaichi administration's economic strategy and argued that the Bank of Japan should raise interest rates.

また、トランプ大統領は長年ながねん、円安が米国の輸出ゆしゅつ業者に悪影響を与えると訴えてきました。ベッセント長官は日銀の独立性どくりつせいについても疑問を投げかけたとされており、日米間の経済政策をめぐる見解の違いが浮き彫りになっています。

In addition, President Trump has long maintained that a weak yen adversely affects American exporters. Secretary Bessent reportedly questioned the independence of the Bank of Japan, highlighting differing views between Japan and the US regarding economic policy.

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