On the 22nd, the Diet will be deliberated intensively by the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives.
As the deliberation of the budget for the new fiscal year comes to a close, the ruling and opposition parties are expected to have a debate over the dinner between the executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga, who works for a satellite broadcasting related company.
On the 22nd, the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, which is deliberating the budget for the new fiscal year, will hold intensive deliberations with the attendance of Prime Minister Suga and related ministers on themes such as economic conditions and the realization of a green society.
In addition, at the committee meeting on the 22nd, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will report the results of the investigation over the dinner between the executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga who works for a satellite broadcasting related company, and has answered in the Diet so far. Mr. Taniwaki and Mr. Yoshida will also be present as witnesses for questions.
The ruling party wants to pass the House of Representatives by the 2nd of next month in order to ensure that the budget is approved by the end of the fiscal year, and will give a sincere explanation of the survey results to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and respond politely. We would like to encourage you to minimize the impact on budget deliberation.
On the other hand, the opposition party said in a question on the 22nd that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications executives admitted that the broadcasting business had become a hot topic at the dinner, and further clarified the facts and said, "The broadcasting administration was distorted. There is no such thing at all, "said Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda, who is seeking to withdraw his response to the Diet.