Regarding subsidies to local governments for maintaining roads and parks, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is making adjustments to newly target projects to review public transportation such as railways, which will continue to be in the red from next fiscal year.
By strengthening financial support, we would like to promote discussions between local governments and business operators on how public transportation should be.
In July, a national study group discussing the state of local railways introduced a "upper and lower separation system" in which local governments own tracks and stations, targeting JR sections with less than a certain amount of traffic, and bus We proposed that the government take the lead in discussions with local governments and businesses along the railway lines, including the conversion to railway lines.
Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is planning to newly target projects to review public transportation such as railways, which continue to be in the red, from next fiscal year on the "comprehensive social infrastructure development subsidy" for local governments to develop roads and parks. We are making adjustments.
For example, in the case of introducing a "upper and lower separation system", we will support a part of the cost of updating facilities borne by local governments. I'm assuming that you will support me.
By strengthening financial support, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism hopes to promote discussions between local governments and business operators on how public transportation should be.