The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party's chairman of the National Assembly's Countermeasures Committee met on amendments to the Act on Special Measures Against the New Coronavirus, and agreed to start amendment discussions on penalties for businesses and infected persons from the 26th.

In order to increase the effectiveness of measures against the new coronavirus, the government last week ▽ amended the Special Measures Law, which imposes a fine on businesses that do not respond to orders to shorten business hours, and ▽ imprisonment for infected persons who refused hospitalization recommendations. Although we submitted a bill to amend the Infectious Diseases Control Law to the Diet, the opposition party is cautious about introducing penalties.



Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Moriyama and Constitutional Democratic Party Chairman Azumi Parliamentary Measures talked on the handling of the amendment, and amended between the House of Representatives Cabinet Committee and the chief directors of the ruling and opposition parties of the Welfare and Labor Committee on the 26th and 27th. We have agreed to hold discussions.



In the discussion, based on the opinions of the opposition party, ◇ fines for businesses, ◇ imprisonment for infected people, ◇ fines for refusal to investigate at health centers, ◇ financial support for businesses upon request, and ◇ emergency We are considering whether to revise the five items of "priority measures such as prevention of spread" before the declaration of the situation is issued.



On the other hand, regarding the deliberation of the amendment, the House of Representatives plenary session was held on the 29th of this week, and it was agreed that Prime Minister Suga would also be asked to attend and coordinated to explain the purpose and ask questions.

Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Kuni Moriyama "I want to have serious discussions with the ruling and opposition parties."

The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Diet, Moriyama, told reporters, "We must hurry to enact both the Special Measures Law and the Infectious Diseases Law, and I understand the weight of the Cabinet decision, but I would like to discuss amendments. It is a very difficult discussion, so I cannot foresee it, but I would like to have a serious discussion with the ruling and opposition parties, "he said on the 27th.



In addition, Mr. Moriyama said, "Of course, there is also such a story about the opposition party's opinion requesting advance reports to the Diet regarding" priority measures such as prevention of spread "before the state of emergency is declared. It will come. It is possible to make a decision by a unanimous incidental resolution, and I think we can guarantee a sufficient report to the Diet. "

Constitutional Democratic Party Chairman "I want to negotiate intensively and decide what to do"

"I don't know if we can agree, but I fully understand that it is an urgent issue, and I would like to seriously discuss whether the amendment can be negotiated," the Constitutional Democratic Party's chairman of the Azumi National Assembly said to reporters. I would like to make a decision as an executive department while negotiating with other opposition parties. "