Bill to revise “Document Transportation Expenses” on a daily basis Expected to be passed on the 15th day of passing the House of Representatives

A bill to change the so-called documentary transportation expenses to a daily payment was passed by a majority of the LDP and the Constitutional Democratic Party at the plenary session of the House of Representatives held on the 14th, and was sent to the House of Councilors.

The bill will be passed at the House of Councilors plenary session on the 15th.

The six ruling and opposition parties will review the "Document Communication Transportation Stay Expenses" from February, as the system is such that even if the number of working days in a month is one day, the full amount of 1 million yen for one month will be paid. We have continued discussions toward.

Then, on the 12th, the chairman of the Diet measures such as the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party met and confirmed the policy of submitting a bill to the Diet to change the payment on a daily basis, and the bill was passed at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 14th. I was.

As a result, in addition to the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party, it was approved by a large number of supporters such as the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Nippon Ishin no Kai, and was sent to the House of Councilors.

The Communist Party objected, saying, "I agree with the change to daily payment, but the discussion of the purpose of the system is insufficient."

According to the bill, when the term of office of a member of the Diet begins, the term of office expires, or when a member of the Diet resigns, the payment will be made on a daily basis, and the name will be changed to "Research and Public Relations Stay Expenses".

The bill will be passed and passed at the House of Councilors plenary session on the 15th.

Background of the review and future issues

The revision of the "Document Communication Transportation Stay Expenses" was triggered by the fact that the first person who won the House of Representatives election on October 31st last year was paid the full amount of 1 million yen for October.

A new member of the Nippon Ishin no Kai questioned the fact that he was paid the full amount even though he was in office for only one day, saying that it was "far from social common sense."

The bill is expected to be passed on the 15th, and the payment system will be revised on a daily basis.

However, it has not been decided what to do with the usage, whether to require the disclosure, and whether to allow the unused portion to be returned to the national treasury.

The six ruling and opposition parties have confirmed that they will reach a conclusion in the current Diet session, and practitioners will continue discussions in the future, but it is expected that it will be difficult to gather opinions.