According to the Political Fund Balance Report for the year released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for the past year, the total income of political parties and political organizations was 1.1067 billion yen, an increase of 71.7 billion yen, or more than <>%, from the previous year due to the increase in political funding parties amid the easing of restrictions on activities of the new coronavirus.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) compiled and released the Political Fund Balance Report for the last year submitted by political parties and political organizations whose activities span multiple prefectures.
According to the report, the total income of the 1,24 organizations that submitted the report was 2984.1067 billion yen, an increase of 71.7 billion yen, or 1.341%, from the previous year.
The breakdown includes 315.163 billion yen in "business income" such as political funding parties and the publication of newspapers, 57.335 billion yen in "political party grants" from the government, and 82.21 billion yen in "donations" such as individual donations and corporate and organizational donations.
Of these, 1 political fundraising parties were held, 1058 more than the adults who were affected by the Corona disaster, and the amount of revenue increased by 10.1 billion yen to 94.3 billion yen, which is one of the reasons for the increase in total income.
On the other hand, the total amount of expenditure was 31.50 billion yen, an increase of 248 billion yen, or 6000%, from the previous year.
Looking at the breakdown, last year, due to the House of Councillors election, "advertising expenses" such as the creation of posters and pamphlets were 5.1000 billion yen, more than three times that of the previous year.
On the other hand, "election-related expenses" such as official recommendation fees decreased by 191.5 billion yen to 9.135 billion yen.
This seems to be due to the fact that there are fewer candidates in the House of Councillors election than in the House of Representatives election.
In descending order of revenue,
the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) earned 1000.16 billion yen, an increase of 8000 million yen from the previous year.
The Communist Party was next with 91.7000 billion yen, a decrease of 7 million yen.
It does not receive political party subsidies, and nearly 2000% of its income comes from "business income" such as the publication of newspapers.
Komeito was 43.9000 billion yen, an increase of 19.7000 billion yen.
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) received 17.9000 billion yen, an increase of 6 million yen.
The Japan Restoration Association was 9000.7 billion yen, an increase of 15.9000 billion yen.
The National Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was 7.8000 billion yen, a decrease of 2 million yen.
The suffragette party, which became a political party in July last year, earned 6000.5 billion yen.
Reiwa Shinsengumi was 1000 million yen, an increase of 4000 million yen.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was 48 million yen, a decrease of 5 million yen.
▽ The "8 Political Women Party," which changed its name to "The Party of Everyone," was 1000 million yen, a decrease of <> million yen.
What is the obligation to write an income and expenditure report?
The Political Funds Control Act requires political organizations to submit income and expenditure reports once a year.
The income and expenditure report describes the income, expenses, assets, etc. for the year up to December 12 of the following year, and in principle, it is to be submitted to the prefectural election commission or the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications by the end of March of the following year.
Specifically, if you receive a donation of more than 31,1 yen per year from the same person or organization, or a payment of more than 3,5 yen for a single political fundraising party, you must include your name and amount.
Hiroshima Election Commission Releases Political Income and Expenditure Report on the Internet
The Hiroshima Prefectural Election Commission has released a report for one year of last year's political fund balance report, which had been limited to viewing at the counter, on the Internet from the 1th.
Regarding the Political Fund Balance Report, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications had issued a notice to prefectural governments urging them to publish it on the Internet, but until now, the Prefectural Election Commission has not responded due to a shortage of personnel, etc., and the only way to see the report is to visit the prefectural office or request a copy for a fee.
On the other hand, in Hiroshima Prefecture, interest in politics and money issues has increased in the wake of the large-scale bribery scandal surrounding the House of Councillors election four years ago, when former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai was sentenced to prison, and there were calls for the report to be published on the Internet.
Under these circumstances, the Prefectural Election Commission changed its policy based on the situation in other prefectures and published last year's report on its website on the 24th.
The publication period is three years, and copies will continue to be viewed and issued at the prefectural office.
Akio Suehira, Secretary General of the Hiroshima Prefectural Election Commission, said, "We had been considering the possibility of publishing the funds on the Internet, but we were unable to do so due to the overlap of the election at the time of publication. What citizens are interested in is also a way to monitor politics, so I would like people to be aware of it."