Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy2014

21st Meeting (December 27th, 2014)

(1) Basic Principles of FY2015 Budget Formulation
(2) Immediate Economic Measures for Extending Virtuous Cycles to Local Economies
(3) Future agenda for the CEFP
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

20th Meeting (December 22nd, 2014)

(1) Agenda for the new Cabinet
(2) Prioritization and streamlining of expenditure (local finance and regional revitalization)
(3) Basic Principles of FY2015 Budget Formulation (draft)
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

19th Meeting (November 18th, 2014)

(1) Current economic conditions
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

18th Meeting (November 4th, 2014)

(1) Intensive discussion on monetary policy, commodity prices, and other issues (4th round; including the regional economic situation)
(2) Prioritization and streamlining of expenditures (social infrastructure development)
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

17th Meeting (Octorber 21st, 2014)

(1) Tax and social security systems neutral to women's working style
(2) Prioritization and streamlining of expenditures (modalities of social security reform)
(3) Follow-up on the Basic Policies and the budget overview
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

16th Meeting (Octorber 1st, 2014)

(1) Achieving both economic revitalization and fiscal soundness
(2) Others
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

15th Meeting (September 16th, 2014)

(1) Current macro-economic conditions
(2) Measures for further expanding a virtuous economic cycle
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

14th Meeting (July 25th, 2014)

(1) Budget overview
(2) Guidelines for FY2015 budget requests
(3) Future initiatives of the CEFP
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

13th Meeting (July 22nd, 2014)

(1) Intensive discussion on monetary policy, commodity prices, and other issues (3rd round)
(2) Budget overview
(3) Future initiatives for the CEFP
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

12th Meeting (June 24th, 2014)
(Joint meeting with the Industrial Competitiveness Council)

(1) Basic Policies for the Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2014
(2) Japan Revitalization Strategy Revised in 2014
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

11th Meeting (June 13th, 2014)

(1) Formulation of the Basic Policies
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

10th Meeting (June 9th, 2014)

(1) Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake
(2) Measures for addressing the declining birthrate
(3) Formulation of the Basic Policies
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

9th Meeting (May 27th, 2014)

(1) Prioritization and streamlining of expenditure (education), and educational rebuilding
(2) Prioritization and streamlining of expenditure (social infrastructure development and national resilience)
(3) Prioritization and streamlining of expenditure (local finance), and adoption of IT systems for administrative services and program reforms
(4) Deliberations in the Fiscal System Council
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

8th Meeting (May 19th, 2014)
(Joint meeting with the Industrial Competitiveness Council)

(1) Strategic challenges (regional economic structure)
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

7th Meeting (May 15th, 2014)

(1) Initiatives to achieve both economic revitalization and fiscal soundness
(2) Intensive discussion on monetary policy, commodity prices, and other issues (2nd round)
(3) Interim report of the Committee for Japan's Future
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

6th Meeting (April 22nd, 2014)
(Joint meeting with the Industrial Competitiveness Council)

(1) Strategic challenges (the workforce and the ways that people work)
(2) Prioritization and streamlining of expenditure (social security)
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

5th Meeting (April 16th, 2014)
(Joint meeting with the Industrial Competitiveness Council)

(1) Strategic challenges (industry structure adjustments)
(2) Strategic challenges (the social security system and health industry)
(3) Realizing a virtuous economic cycle
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

4th Meeting (April 4th, 2014)
(Joint meeting with the Industrial Competitiveness Council)

(1) Strategic challenges (globalization within Japan)
(2) Achieving fiscal soundness
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

3rd Meeting (March 19th, 2014)
(Joint meeting with the Industrial Competitiveness Council)

(1) Unleashing the vitality of Japan
(2) Strategic challenge (promoting active participation by women in the workforce)
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

2nd Meeting (February 20th, 2014)

(1) Intensive discussion on monetary policy, commodity prices, and other issues (1st round)
(2) Efforts for the promotion of long-term investment
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)

1st Meeting (January 20th, 2014)

(1) The past year's achievements in economic and fiscal policy and future prospects
(2) Promoting foreign direct investment in Japan
Prime Minister's Statements (open link in new window)