At a press conference after the first cabinet meeting of the new year, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito positioned this year as the first year to rebuild public transportation such as railways and buses in areas where severe management continues, and indicated a policy to strengthen support. rice field.

In the new fiscal year's budget, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is making it possible to use the "social infrastructure development general grant" that is allocated to the maintenance of roads and parks by local governments for public transportation projects such as railways, which continue to be in the red. , plans to expand support.



At a press conference, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito said, ``It is an urgent task for local stakeholders to work together to rebuild public transportation, including local railways, into a network that is highly convenient, sustainable, and productive. ' said.



After that, he said, ``In order to make this year' the first year of rebuilding regional public transportation,' we will strengthen our budgetary support and aim to submit a bill to the next ordinary Diet session. Transportation support has been positioned as one of the important issues for this year.