In response to the fact that the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga is expected to be delayed by about one year, the ruling party's project team has given the government financial measures to reduce the burden on the local community for increasing project costs. I applied for.
Regarding the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, the verification committee of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has proposed that the opening time will be delayed by about one year from the scheduled spring of 2023, and the additional project cost due to the delay will be about 265.8 billion yen. ..
At the meeting of the project team of the ruling party held on the 15th, the burden of project costs was discussed, and the person in charge of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism allocated the "loan fee" that JR pays to the railway and transportation organization as a railroad usage fee. Explained a plan to reduce the burden on the local community by reducing the interest burden on loans received from financial institutions.
After that, Chairman Hiroyuki Hosoda of the project team met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato at the Prime Minister's Office, and opened the Kanazawa-Tsuruga section by the spring of 2024, which is one year later at the latest, and financial resources to minimize the burden on the local community. I requested that you take measures.
In response, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said, "The government will take it seriously and will provide maximum support."
After the visit, Chairman Hosoda said, "Since the government promises to realize the maintenance Shinkansen, the time for budgeting is approaching, so I would like to continue to support the ruling party."
The ruling party's project team will hold a meeting on the 16th to receive reports from the government, discuss local burdens, and draw final conclusions.