Amendment budget plan for IR invitation preparation Passed by city council committee Yokohama September 17 19:22
Over the IR = integrated resort facilities including the casino, the committee of the Yokohama City Council voted a revised budget for preparations to attract, and was approved by the majority of the LDP and Komeito.
Yokohama, which has announced its policy to attract IR, including casinos, has submitted a supplementary budget plan that includes 260 million yen to prepare for the regular city assembly in September.
On the 17th, the “Policy, General Affairs and Finance Committee”, which had been discussing IR, was held, and each group gave their opinions before the vote.
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party showed the understanding that the city would promote IR at the expectation of an economic effect and an increase in tax revenues, while population decline and declining birthrate and aging were issues.
On the other hand, the denominations and communist parties created by the Constitutional Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party, and members who are not affiliated criticize the way the finances depended on casinos, and cite the voices of citizens who oppose reasons such as the deterioration of security. Showed the opposite attitude.
After that, the draft of the budget was voted, and the members of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito were in favor, and the majority was passed.
In addition, a vote was made on a petition from the citizens seeking to withdraw the invitation, and it was rejected because of opposition from the LDP and Komeito members.
The revised budget plan including the costs related to IR invitation including casinos will be voted at the plenary session on the 20th of this month.