Abstract
The purpose of this report is to refer to the New System Enforcement Plan aimed at elasticizing commission charges by Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the 8th Wholesale Development Basic Outline while identifying relevant issues. The conclusions follow: First, it is quite likely that the increasing negotiation power of suppliers and customers will lead to a decrease in wholesalers' commission rate. In these days of low profitability, the reduction in commission will naturally place wholesalers in greater trouble as they hinge on consignment sale for their revenue. Second, although the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Plan states "assure sound operations of wholesalers", its contents cannot help resulting in "promoting reorganization of wholesale markets". Hence, this Plan appears to be unfavorable for wholesalers.
