Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi of the Liberal Democratic Party announced on the 11th that he had refunded about 70,000 yen including food and drink charges borne by NTT for the dinner with the presidents of NTT when he was in office, and also to entertain. He reiterated the recognition that he did not violate the Ministerial Code.
Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi of the Liberal Democratic Party responded to a reporter's interview in the Diet on the afternoon of the 12th over having dinner with the presidents of NTT when he was in office.
Among them, Mr. Takaichi said, "I have never had a dinner called entertainment while I was in office. I told him in advance that I could not ask unless I had a complete split bill, and asked the other party to decide the membership fee, 10,000. I brought a yen. "
After that, he said, "After that, I heard that the food price was 24,000 yen, and I found out that the guards and drivers also provided meals. It is unwilling to be misunderstood that it affected the fairness of the administration. The difference was refunded. "He said that he had refunded about 70,000 yen paid by NTT on the 11th.
"It never violates the ministerial norms. There was no talk of'I want you to be convenient.'For me, it was also a place for studying serious competition to formulate policies."