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BOJ intends to keep 2% inflation target while keeping an eye on climate shock dangers

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) hopes to preserve its 2% inflation target even if climate modification causes longterm shocks to future price advancements, Governor Kazuo Ueda stated on Saturday.

However Ueda said the BOJ will keep an eye on thoroughly how the economic effect of environment modification, as well as the fallout from federal government procedures to promote the green transition, might impact inflation expectations.

We want to keep the inflation target at the present level, even if climate modification shocks occur, Ueda stated at a. conference in Basel, kept track of through live YouTube feed. However I of. course stress what it will do to inflation expectations.

Japan will likely introduce a carbon tax sometime in the. future, which might affect inflation expectations, Ueda said at. the conference, held to discuss the effect of climate modification on. the economy and financial policy.

Government subsidies to promote the green transition may. likewise produce inflationary pressure in the short-term, although. Japan can accommodate such inflationary forces for a while, as. underlying inflation was currently still below 2%, he said.

Under its green shift method, the Japanese government. will provide fiscal assistance worth 20 trillion yen ($ 131. billion), or 3% of the country's gdp (GDP),. to business purchasing eco-friendly innovation over. the next ten years.

In the second stage of the technique, the federal government plans to. present carbon rates and operate a fully fledged emissions. trading system in financial 2026, and to enforce a fossil fuels. surcharge in financial 2028.

The conference was co-organised by the Bank for. International Settlements, the BOJ, the Bank of Spain and the. Network for Greening the Financial System.

(source: Reuters)