Regarding the ordinary Diet session to be convened next week, the government and the ruling party are making adjustments to reduce the number of bills submitted by the government to about 58 because it is expected that it will be difficult to extend the session ahead of the upper house election in the summer. increase.
Regarding the ordinary session of the Diet, which will be convened on the 17th next week, the government will have a new fiscal year budget bill and related bills that will bring the total amount of the general account to more than 107 trillion yen, which is the largest ever, as well as new bills to strengthen economic security. The policy is to submit a bill to establish the "Children's Family Agency," which will be the control tower for children's policies.
On the other hand, there is an opinion from the ruling party to narrow down the bill because it is expected that it will be difficult to extend the session until June 15 ahead of the summer election, and the government and the ruling party will submit it. We are making adjustments to reduce the number of bills to about 58, which is less than usual.
The number of bills submitted by the government to the ordinary Diet session in the year of the Upper House election was 57 three years ago and 56 six years ago, which is about the same this time.
In connection with this, the government needs to consider more carefully to impose obligations on private medical institutions regarding the amendment of the Infectious Diseases Control Law to strengthen the securing of beds by taking measures against the new corona. It is a policy not to submit as.