Finance Minister Suzuki says he is considering instructing the relevant members to pay taxes. The opposition party has argued that income that was not recorded in the income and expenditure report should be taxed as individual income of members.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi: "From the government's standpoint, we must refrain from referring to individual tax payments" Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama: "We have filed a request for a dissolution order and are proceeding with the procedure"