In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, a law to extend the annual expenses of members of the Diet by 20% until October was unanimously passed and passed at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 23rd.

This law has set a deadline from May last year to the end of this month for measures to reduce the annual salary of members of the Diet by 20% in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, for half a year until the end of October. It is an extension, and was unanimously approved and approved at the House of Councilors plenary session on the 23rd.



The annual cost of members of the Diet is 1,294,000 yen per month, but 20% of that amount, 258,800 yen, will continue to be reduced.