Finance Minister Suzuki used income that was not included in the income and expenditure report for political activities. He expressed the recognition that legislators should make decisions from the perspective of fulfilling their goals.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi was asked to hold the relevant members of the Diet responsible for their failure to record information beyond the legal statute of limitations. Minister of State for Children's Policy Kato said that the amount contributed per member, which is estimated to be a little less than 500 yen per month on average, is just an average.