The Diet will be deliberated intensively by the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives on the 15th.
It is expected that the ruling and opposition parties will argue over future measures following the enforcement of the revised Special Measures Law for Countermeasures against the New Coronavirus and support measures for businesses.
On the 15th, the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, which is deliberating the budget for the new fiscal year, will hold intensive deliberations with Prime Minister Suga on the theme of measures against the new coronavirus.
In this, the ruling party will ask about future measures following the enforcement of the revised Special Measures Law for New Corona Countermeasures on the 13th and the implementation system of vaccination that is expected to start on the 17th. I will.
In addition, the opposition party is pursuing that the government's measures are insufficient support for businesses and people in need of living and that vaccination is behind, and that Mr. Mori, chairman of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, has announced his resignation. In response, our policy is to take steps to restore international trust.
On the other hand, regarding the deliberation schedule of the budget bill, the ruling party will steadily proceed with deliberation, such as holding a central hearing, which is the premise of the vote, on the 24th next week, and hopes to pass the House of Representatives by the beginning of next month.
On the other hand, the opposition party requested that an executive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications clarify the fact-finding results before the budget was approved, over the fact that he was having dinner with the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga, who works for a satellite broadcasting affiliate. It is expected that discussions will be held between the ruling and opposition parties.