House of Councilors Budget Committee Discusses with subsidies to art festival | NHK News

House of Councilors Budget Committee Controversy with subsidies to art festival, etc.October 15th 20:21

At the Diet, questions started on the budget committee of the House of Councilors on the 15th.
In the morning, following a dispute over the damage caused by Typhoon No.19, in the afternoon, responding to subsidies for the International Art Festival held in Aichi Prefecture and public-private funds with huge cumulative deficits in the afternoon The controversy was unfolded.

In this, the Fukuyama Secretary-General of the Constitutional Democratic Party said that the Agency for Cultural Affairs decided not to grant subsidies for the International Art Festival held in Aichi Prefecture. "It has the power to self-censor expressions that are in any way contrary to government policy. It is inappropriate for cultural administration, and the withdrawal of non-delivery decisions should be reconsidered."

On the other hand, Mr. Miyata of the Agency for Cultural Affairs said, “The reason for the non-grant is that he did not apply to the Agency for any serious facts that surprised the safety of the exhibition hall and the smooth operation of the business. There is no need to review the non-delivery decision. "

In addition, Prime Minister Abe said, “Since we use taxes, we have answered in the Agency for Cultural Affairs from the perspective of whether public expenditures are correct.”

The president of the Constitutional Democratic Party, House of Representatives Rengo, said that public and private funds such as the “Cool Japan Organization” under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have a huge cumulative deficit. If no one takes responsibility, we can't explain to the public. We should stop the magnificent experiment and go to the exit soon. "

On the other hand, Prime Minister Abe said, “As long as the funds are the national budget, it should never be used unnecessarily. The policy is to strictly examine the progress of the new plan and, if there is no improvement, thoroughly review the business operations, including a fundamental review of the business and organization. "

On the other hand, he said, “In the public-private fund as a whole, we are making a profit of 580 billion yen, much higher than the loss.”