1. the improvement of public employees' working conditions;
   
2. the implementation of 6 trillion yen tax cuts;
   
3. the enactment of Public Employees Ethical Law;
   
4. the review of the government's bill of Labour Standards Law;
   
5. the promotion of the people's participation in the administrative reform process;
   
6. the revision of Civil Codes and the National Bar Examination Law.

At the beginning of the meeting President Washio stated as follows:"I appreciate this government and labour meeting and hope this will continue in future. I would request to implement immediately the arbitration ruling of the Central Labour Relations Committee concerning the wage of state enterprises. We think highly of four trillion yen tax cuts that have been just introduced, but we would request you to give due consideration to our proposal of 6 trillion yen tax cuts. Lending squeeze has adversely affected even major enterprises and thus an appropriate measure should be taken immediately taking into consideration real situations. As regards the revision of the Labour Standards Law, we would ask for sufficient cooperation. We hope that the administrative reform will propel in a fair, transparent and participatory manner."

Then, General Secretary Sasamori introduced, for Prime Minister's consideration, a joint emergency employment measure, which was jointly adopted by Rengo and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers Associations). Vice President Mr. Takagi followed General Secretary by pressing for simultaneous implementation of income and residents' tax cuts and Deputy President Mr. Enomoto by requesting that possible loss in budget caused by tax cuts and economic measures should not be shifted on to public services.

Prime Minister Hashimoto responded as follows:

1. Policy-induced tax cuts had not been agreed between ruling parties. Rengo should have introduced concrete counterproposals
2. Public Employees Ethical Law should be discussed taking into account the existing Public Employees Law. Exposure of public employees' properties should be applied to those at certain levels of posts only when involved in incidents.
3. The Administrative Reform Law should be approved at the current session of the Diet and also the decentralisation of authority to be introduced and brought to conclusion at the session.

Labour Minster Mr. Ibuki supplemented Mr. Hashimoto by stating:

1. The government should always open its window to 55 million workers. It will have a meeting with Rengo if Rengo is worthy of a national centre of trade unions.
2. Discretion work should not be negatively considered in the discussion of the Labour Standards Law revision. Dispatched Workers Law will include a binding provision exercising strict control over the violation of having employees insured social insurance.
3. An analysis of unemployment rate in construction-related industry.
4. National Personnel Authority and Prime Minister's Officer would be told to implement wage hike in public sector to keep abreast of private sector.