2nd supplementary budget plan “10 trillion yen reserve fund Explanation of use” Opposition parties May 28, 19:58
A liaison council between the government and the ruling party on the response to the new coronavirus was held, and each opposition party explained to the Diet before the execution about the reserve fund, which accounts for nearly one-third of the expenditure on the second supplementary budget. I asked.
At the liaison council held in the Diet, deputy secretary-general Nishimura from the government and policy leaders from the ruling and opposition parties attended, and opinions were exchanged over the second supplementary budget for this year, which was decided by the Cabinet on 27th. It was
Among them, the opposition parties such as the Constitutional Democratic Party said that the contingency of 10 trillion yen, which accounts for nearly one-third of the total expenditure, needs to be clarified from the perspective of fiscal democracy before the execution. I asked them to explain the purpose of their use at the Diet by opening a budget committee.
In response, the LDP pointed out that "we are accumulating contingency to flexibly respond to various situations."
"I don't deny the existence of reserves in the head, but the financial resources are deficit-financing bonds and it is strange to use them by the government's own judgment."