In the Diet, the budget for the new fiscal year, which has the largest total amount of general account ever, was established on the 22nd.

In the latter half of the Diet until mid-June, the ruling and opposition parties are expected to continue the debate over the summer House of Councilors election, focusing on measures against rising prices due to the situation in Ukraine and new bills to strengthen economic security.

The budget for the new fiscal year of 107 trillion yen, which is the largest in the general account, was voted at the House of Councilors plenary session on the 22nd, and was approved and approved by the majority of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and the Democratic Party for the People.



The government and the ruling party have a policy of enacting related bills within the fiscal year toward budget execution from the new fiscal year, but there is an opinion calling for additional economic measures due to the effects of soaring prices due to the situation in Ukraine and the prolonged new corona. Is from both the ruling and opposition parties.



For this reason, in the latter half of the Diet, which ends on June 15, the pros and cons of unfreezing the "trigger clause" that suspends the taxation of the additional portion of the gasoline tax, and new benefits to support pensioners, etc. are included. , Future response is expected to be the focus.



In addition, the government and the ruling party have decided to position a new bill to strengthen economic security as an important bill and aim to enact it within the session, while the opposition party submits a bill to counter it. It is expected that the ruling and opposition parties will continue to argue over the summer elections for the House of Representatives, with the intention of pursuing the lack of points.