This week, the Diet will hold intensive deliberations at the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, with Prime Minister Kishida also attending.
Following the dismissal of the Prime Minister's secretary for discriminatory remarks about same-sex marriage, the Kishida Cabinet's stance on diversity has become a new point of contention, and the opposition party plans to sternly criticize it.
Since last week, the House of Representatives Budget Committee has begun substantial deliberations on the budget proposal for the new fiscal year (FY2023).
This week, Prime Minister Kishida will also attend on the 8th, and intensive deliberations will be held on themes such as security and countermeasures against the declining birthrate. Local public hearings will be held in Niigata City and Fukuoka City.
In the Budget Committee, in addition to measures to strengthen countermeasures against the declining birthrate, including the abolishment of income restrictions on child allowances and the raising of the eligibility age for child allowances, which have been points of contention so far, the defense budget will be increased in order to fundamentally strengthen defense capabilities. It is expected that discussions will be held on the specific grounds for this and measures to secure financial resources.
On the other hand, in response to the dismissal of Katsuki Arai, former secretary to the prime minister, who said, "I don't even want to see it" regarding same-sex marriage, on the 4th, the government carefully explained the Kishida Cabinet's policy of respecting diversity. , but the ruling party is concerned about the impact on deliberations.
In response, the opposition parties criticized them all at once, saying, "Your remarks are out of common sense and are extremely anachronistic." It is a policy to go.