NHK's budget for the new year and the 4th year of Reiwa was approved by the General Affairs Committee of the House of Councilors on the 29th with the majority of supporters such as the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and the Democratic Party for the People.
NHK's Reiwa 4th fiscal year budget is
a budget of 68.9 billion yen for both business income and business expenditure.
▽ Development of new programs for the realization of "new NHK-ness" ▽
Strengthening of "protecting lives and livelihoods" coverage and dissemination of local information ▽
To
be able to watch "NHK Plus" on TV connected to the Internet The expenses required for
expanding the services to
be used are included.
The NHK budget was voted on by the House of Councilors General Affairs Committee on the 29th after a question and answer session, and was approved by the majority of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and the Democratic Party for the People.
On the other hand, the Nippon Ishin no Kai and the Communist Party opposed it.
The committee also decided on an incidental resolution.
In the incidental resolution, NHK should be informed
of the reduction of the license fee at an early stage, taking into account the carry-forward money, future business balance outlook, and the impact of the new corona.
In addition
, when carrying out Internet utilization work such as constant simultaneous distribution, it should be carried out appropriately while paying sufficient attention to the results of social demonstrations and the views of commercial broadcasters.
In addition, in view of the current situation of successive natural disasters and
the new corona, we will cooperate with local stations to continue broadcasting and services in any situation, strengthen broadcasting equipment and systems, and convey correct information to the public and viewers. I'm asking for things like that.