In the Diet, the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives will begin deliberation on the budget for the new fiscal year, and the ruling and opposition parties will begin a full-scale debate over measures against the new coronavirus, which has been extended from the state of emergency.
On the 3rd of the Diet, at the House of Councilors plenary session, the revised Special Measures Law, which included penalties for businesses and infected people as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, was approved by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, and the Nippon Ishin no Kai. It was passed and passed.
Then, from the 4th, Prime Minister Suga and all ministers will attend the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, and the total amount of the general account will reach a record high of 106 trillion yen. Begins.
The ruling party is planning to provide additional support to businesses due to the extension of the state of emergency, how to inform the public about the start of vaccination, cooperation with local governments, and the inauguration of President Biden of the United States. I will ask about the diplomatic policy based on this.
On the other hand, the opposition party pointed out that the government's measures against the new corona are insufficient to support people in need of living and it is necessary to expand the PCR inspection system, and also acknowledged the election violation case by former member of the House of Councilors Anri Kawai. I'm going to do it.
In addition, the ruling and opposition parties will begin a full-scale debate with the intention of pursuing reports that executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have received entertainment from the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga, who works for a satellite broadcasting-related company, which may violate the law.