Former Unification Church Victim Relief Bill Continues adjustment between ruling and opposition parties over deliberation schedule

The ruling party wants to enact a bill to help victims of the former Unification Church, with the cooperation of the opposition parties, during the current Diet session, but the Constitutional Democratic Party requires revision of the bill as a condition of their cooperation. I'm doing it.

While the government and ruling parties say it will be difficult to revise, the ruling and opposition parties continue to make adjustments over the deliberation schedule.

On the 1st, the government made a cabinet decision on a new bill to regulate malicious donations to help the victims of the former Unification Church and submitted it to the Diet.

As the end of the session approaches on the 10th of next week, the ruling party wants to enact the bill within the session with the cooperation of the opposition parties, as the end of the session is approaching on the 10th of next week. I would like to ask for the understanding and cooperation of the opposition parties."

On the other hand, the opposition party said, ``The bill is still insufficient to help victims,'' and the chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee, Azumi, said, ``If amendments are made according to our intentions, we will cooperate, but unless that is the case, "There is no way we can pass the most important bill in the current Diet session in one week."

On the 2nd, the ruling party will hold a meeting with the four opposition parties and the chairman of the National Assembly Task Force to request their cooperation again.

While the government and ruling parties are cautious about revising the bill, fearing that it could infringe on religious freedom and property rights guaranteed by the Constitution, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is ready to extend the session and continue deliberations. , Adjustments between the ruling and opposition parties over the deliberation schedule continue.

On the other hand, on the 2nd of the Diet, the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors and the plenary session will vote on the second supplementary budget bill for this fiscal year, which includes measures to counter rising prices.