Political party subsidy expenditure 35.7 billion yen Increased by more than 50% from the previous year Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Political party subsidy expenditure 35.7 billion yen Increased by more than 50% from the previous year Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications September 25, 17:08

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that the total amount of political party subsidies spent last year was 35.7 billion yen, an increase of more than 50% compared to the previous year due to increased spending in the Upper House elections in July. ..

However, Katsuyuki Kawai, former Minister of Justice, his wife, Senator Anri, and Tsukasa Akimoto have reported that the three branches of the Liberal Democratic Party are "unknown", so they are not included in the announced amount. Hmm.

Political party subsidies are given to political parties that have submitted notifications based on the law, depending on the number of members of the Diet and the votes of national elections. Last year, 31.8 billion yen was granted to 10 political parties in the first year of Reiwa. it was done.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications based on the reports of each party, the total amount of political party subsidies used by each party in the last year was 35.7 billion yen, 12.6 billion yen compared to the previous year, or 54.4. %increased.

This was affected by an increase of 4.4 billion yen in "promotional project expenses" such as the creation of posters and pamphlets in the Upper House election held in July.

In descending order of expenditure by political party,

▽ Liberal Democratic Party is 16,323 million yen.

▽ The Democratic Party for the People at that time was 8,301 million yen.

▽ The Constitutional Democratic Party at that time was 4,107 million yen.

▽ Komeito is 3,990 million yen.

▽ Nippon Ishin no Kai is 1,172 million yen.

▽ The Liberal Party, which was dissolved in April last year, is 1,032 million yen.

▽ Social Democratic Party is 422 million yen.

▽ The party of hope who lost the party requirement under the Political Party Subsidy Law in June last year is 276 million yen.

As a result of the Upper House election, of the two parties that newly met the party requirements,

▽ Reiwa Shinsengumi was 34 million yen.

▽ The party that protects the people from NHK was 21 million yen.

On the other hand, the Communist Party is not subsidized in opposition to the party subsidy system.

In addition, Katsuyuki Kawai, a former Minister of Justice and his wife, Senator Anri, who are accused of violating the Public Offices Election Act, and Tsukasa Akimoto, a member of the House of Representatives who are accused of bribery, are the representatives of the three branches of the Liberal Democratic Party. , The LDP's spending does not include these branches, as it reports the spending as "unknown" as "related documents have been seized".

In addition, the branch of Mr. and Mrs. Kawai received a total of 141 million yen over the last year, and the branch of Representative Akimoto received 13 million yen.