Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he plans to reshuffle his Cabinet as early as Wednesday, and will compile a package of "drastic" economic measures soon after to boost the country's fragile recovery, Reuters reported.
"I'm thinking of conducting a personnel change of party leadership and of the Cabinet as early as the 13th," Kishida told a new conference in New Delhi on Sunday, on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit meeting.
On economic measures, I want them to protect the people's lives from price hikes and to reinforce the trend of wage increases and investment expansion. I want to carry out drastic steps, supported firmly by a necessary budget," he said.
Kishida said last month that he planned to compile a package of economic measures in September.
The prime minister, meanwhile, remained mum about when the government will call an extraordinary parliamentary session, expected to be convened in the fall, and whether he is considering dissolving the House of Representatives for a snap election in the near future.
Kishida has seen his approval ratings plunge after a series of government mishaps in implementing a policy to integrate people’s tax and social security data into a single identification card. The upcoming reshuffle is meant to freshen up the image of his administration.
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