Economic policy On that positive note, I would now like to turn to economic policy, where there have been major changes too. On the fiscal front, fiscal policy has taken on a greater role in macroeconomic stabilisation than was the case prior to the pandemic.
In this regard, though the number of employees is still below that of a year ago, supply and demand conditions in the labor market have somewhat tightened as evidenced by the increase in job offers. Wages, which had been decreasing for the past two to three years, have this year increased on a year-on-year basis.