The Diet will hold intensive deliberations at the Budget Committees of both houses of the Diet on the 24th.
While the ruling party is calling for the expansion of measures to ease the burden of electricity bills in response to soaring prices, the opposition party has decided to challenge the government's views, such as the prospect of developing legislation to help victims of the former Unification Church.
On the 24th, the Diet will hold budget committee meetings in the House of Representatives in the morning and in the House of Councillors in the afternoon, with Prime Minister Kishida and relevant ministers in attendance for intensive deliberations.
The ruling party has demanded the expansion of measures to alleviate the burden of electricity charges, etc., and confirmed the government's stance toward structural wage increases and drastic strengthening of defense capabilities in response to the record-breaking rise in prices. I am going to
On the other hand, regarding the issue of the former Unification Church, the opposition parties expressed the government's view on exercising the "right to ask questions" based on the Religious Corporations Act and requesting a "dissolution order," and the prospect of developing legislation to help victims, such as large donations. In addition to making inquiries, we are prepared to further investigate the relationship between Minister Yamagiwa in charge of economic revitalization and the church.
Regarding the current Diet session, the opposition parties have stepped up their offensive over issues such as the former Unification Church, and both the ruling and opposition parties have pointed out that deliberations are progressing at the pace of the opposition parties. The debate is expected to intensify.