TOKYO, Apr 09 (News On Japan) –
To safe funding for measures in opposition to the declining birthrate, the Agency for Children and Families has compiled an estimate of the quantity that workers, comparable to firm staff, will contribute based mostly on their annual revenue via the “support fund system” collected by way of public medical insurance.
For the fiscal 12 months 2028, it’s estimated that people with an annual revenue of 6 million yen pays about 1,000 yen monthly, whereas these incomes 10 million yen pays about 1,650 yen. The authorities plans to gather 600 billion yen within the preliminary fiscal 12 months of 2026, 800 billion yen in 2027, and 1 trillion yen from the fiscal 12 months 2028 onwards for the “Child and Childcare Support Fund System,” which can function one of many monetary assets for countermeasures in opposition to the declining birthrate. This system is to be funded via public medical insurance.
The quantity contributed by workers and civil servants enrolled in “employee insurance” will probably be decided based mostly on revenue, and the Agency for Children and Families has not too long ago compiled these income-based estimates. According to the estimates, within the preliminary fiscal 12 months of 2026, people with an annual revenue of ▽2 million yen pays about 200 yen monthly, ▽4 million yen pays about 400 yen, ▽6 million yen pays about 600 yen, ▽8 million yen pays about 800 yen, and ▽10 million yen pays about 1,000 yen. Furthermore, within the fiscal 12 months 2028, people with an annual revenue of ▽2 million yen pays about 350 yen monthly, ▽4 million yen pays about 650 yen, ▽6 million yen pays about 1,000 yen, ▽8 million yen pays about 1,350 yen, and ▽10 million yen pays about 1,650 yen.
Regarding this, the Agency for Children and Families anticipates that if wage will increase proceed, the general compensation quantity will enhance, which may lead to decrease contribution quantities based mostly on annual revenue. Minister accountable for Children’s Policies, Kato, acknowledged at a press convention, “We have presented figures calculated mechanically based on the total compensation of the fiscal year 2021. We hope it will contribute to the discussion.”
Source: NHK