Public Budget Committee Pursuing "Sakura Viewing Association" and Common Tests for University Entrance Examination Opposition side January 28 12:13
In the Diet, the House of Representatives Budget Committee deliberated on the supplementary budget for this year, and the opposition parties sought a “cherry blossom viewing party” and a university entrance common test where introduction of the descriptive ceremony was postponed.
"Cherry blossom viewing party"
Among them, Mr. Junya Ogawa, a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party and others, over the `` Sakura Watching Party '' said, `` The prime minister says that the invitation criteria were ambiguous and the number of invited people expanded as a result, The bad thing is the Abe administration, which misused the invitation criteria. The Prime Minister himself is responsible. "
In response, Prime Minister Abe said, "I feel responsible and must reflect on the increase, but it is true that the invitation criteria were ambiguous."
Regarding his own recommendation by the office, Prime Minister Abe stated, "If the office is individually asked about those who are considering whether or not to recommend it, he will give his opinion and be active in various fields that I understand. I've told them to recommend those who are, and sometimes I've heard their wife's opinions from a broader perspective on who is playing in each field. "
University entrance test
Constitutional Democratic Party Hiroshi Kawauchi commented that the introduction of the Japanese language and mathematics descriptive questions was postponed in a university entrance common test starting next year, saying, `` Implementation guidelines and problem preparation that stipulated the basic items necessary for conducting the test. When will my policy change? "
In response, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagiuda commented, "We are reviewing the necessary time, such as exam time, in cooperation with the University Entrance Examination Center in order to avoid any significant impact on preparations for high school students who will take the exam. The most important thing is that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) will publish a review of the implementation guidelines that specify the subjects, subjects, and test times, and the University Entrance Examination Center plans to publish a review of the question-making policy. Yes. "
Government bond issuance
Regarding the amount of bonds issued, the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Party of Japan, Maehara Motomoto, said in a government policy speech, "The reduction in the amount of bonds issued is eight years in a row, but it is not eight years in a row on a financial basis. Fiscal discipline is steadily breaking down, and why do we lie? "
Prime Minister Abe, on the other hand, said, "It's too much to say that lies. It is extremely important to curb the amount of public debt issuance in the initial budget in order to promote fiscal consolidation. In some years, government bonds were issued more than once, but the result was a flexible response to the needs of domestic and foreign economic conditions and disasters, etc. After the change of government, public bond issuance amounted to about 13 trillion yen on a financial basis. The yen has been declining and has been steadily promoting fiscal consolidation. "