Japan Federation of Construction Federations / Tetsuo Saito, Minister of Foreign Affairs and LDP executives budget request, secure stable public works expenses
Chairman Miyamoto and others handing a request form to Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito (third from right)
Secretary-General Motegi (center)
Yoichi Miyamoto, chairman of the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors (Nikkenren) and other executives visited Tetsuo Saito, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on the 12th, and Toshimitsu Motegi, Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party, on the 20th, and requested public works budget for fiscal 2023. rice field. Emphasizes the role of the construction industry as a key industry that supports the socio-economy as a guardian of the national land. He appealed for a stable and sustainable public works budget to secure future leaders. It is requested that project costs for national resilience and measures to deal with aging infrastructure be included in the initial budget. He also called for the early compilation of a large-scale second supplementary budget for fiscal 2022.
Also requested to secure stable financial resources to strengthen the functions of expressways. It was also necessary to secure a budget to support two days off per week, raise the wages of technicians, and promote the spread of the Construction Career Up System (CCUS).
With the supplementary budget in mind, we also request budgetary measures to ensure that private construction investment, such as urban development projects, is growing steadily due to the impact of soaring material prices. As for medium- and long-term issues, he appealed to formulate a new long-term plan following the end of the current five-year acceleration measures for disaster prevention, mitigation, and national resilience, and to clarify the development schedule and project costs. He also explained that the industry as a whole has sufficient construction capacity for public works when executing public works. He also introduced the current situation of efforts to improve productivity through DX.
Vice-Presidents Shiichi Oshimi and Kenji Hasuwa also participated in the requested activities, with the exception of some. Nobuaki Sato and Toshiyuki Adachi, members of the House of Councilors of the Liberal Democratic Party, also accompanied him.
According to the Japan Federation of Construction Federations, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito said, "We want to firmly promote disaster prevention/mitigation and national resilience. We would like to work to secure the necessary and sufficient budget, including for urban development and private sector projects, to deal with the rising cost of materials." He also mentioned the need for a new long-term plan following the five-year acceleration measures. "We need to work on infrastructure development with peace of mind even five years from now. We can't even make capital investments without a clear outlook. The ruling party is currently considering it, and I hope we can realize the plan in the form of setting numerical targets." I understood your request.
