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Japanese PM's Cabinet Suffers 15 Percentage-Point Drop in June Approval Rating
Japanese PM's Cabinet Suffers 15 Percentage-Point Drop in June Approval Rating
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The rating of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government has dropped by 15 percentage points month-on-month to 41% in June, a poll released by Japanese newspaper showed on Monday.
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This recent plunge in the PM's popularity marks the biggest decline since the establishment of Kishida's cabinet in 2021, the newspaper reported. Meanwhile, the number of those expressing distrust in the Japanese government has increased by 11 percentage points to 44% in June, the survey indicated. The distrust is presumably caused by the government's measures aimed at replacing paper insurance policies with plastic electronic identification cards intended for serving as a document containing medical and social insurance information, as well as pension and tax data. A wave of errors and failures during the registration process triggered a string of scandals across Japan, the report said. Moreover, 55% of those surveyed expressed disapproval of the government's plans to bolster the birth rate in the country by covering the cost of childbirth through health insurance starting in fiscal year 2026, while only 37% were satisfied with the measures. The Japanese government did not specify the sources of funding for this reform. The poll was conducted among 1,018 Japanese citizens aged 18 and over from June 23-25 via telephone interviews. To boost the birth rate in Japan, the government intends to disregard the upper household income threshold when allocating child allowances. Monthly government benefits will climb to 30,000 yen for a third child and subsequent children in a family. The payments will also be made until the end of the fiscal year (March 31 in Japan) when the child turns 18. These measures are expected to go into effect in October 2024.
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Japanese PM's Cabinet Suffers 15 Percentage-Point Drop in June Approval Rating
07:35 GMT 26.06.2023 (Updated: 09:58 GMT 26.06.2023) TOKYO (Sputnik) - The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet has suffered a 15 percentage-point drop month-on-month to 41% in June, a poll released by a Japanese newspaper revealed on Monday.
This recent plunge in the PM's popularity marks
the biggest decline since the establishment of Kishida's cabinet in 2021, the newspaper reported.
Meanwhile, the number of those expressing distrust in the Japanese government has increased by 11 percentage points to 44% in June, the survey indicated.
The
distrust is presumably caused by the government's measures aimed at replacing paper insurance policies with plastic electronic identification cards intended for serving as a document containing medical and social insurance information, as well as pension and tax data. A wave of errors and failures during the registration process triggered a string of scandals across Japan, the report said.
Moreover, 55% of those surveyed expressed disapproval of the government's plans to bolster the birth rate in the country by covering the cost of childbirth through health insurance starting in fiscal year 2026, while only 37% were satisfied with the measures. The Japanese government did not specify the sources of funding for this reform.
The poll was conducted among 1,018 Japanese citizens aged 18 and over from June 23-25 via telephone interviews.
To boost the birth rate in Japan, the government intends to disregard the upper household income threshold when allocating child allowances. Monthly government benefits will climb to 30,000 yen for a third child and subsequent children in a family. The payments will also be made until the end of the fiscal year (March 31 in Japan) when the child turns 18. These measures are expected to go into effect in October 2024.
