Although the minimum wage hike may prime the pump of consumption and bail the country out of deflation, there is a possibility that it could lead to cutting back on employment by small and midsize companies.
最低賃金の引き上げは消費拡大の呼び水となり、この国をデフレから脱却させるかもしれないが、それが中小企業による雇用の削減につながる可能性もある。
Anyway, the minimum wage should be raised, because it is very strange that minimum wages should be less than the livelihood protection benefits.
いずれにしても、最低賃金が生活保護給付金より低いのは極めておかしいので、最低賃金は上げるべきだ。