The Democratic Party of Japan has decided to withdraw from negotiations with the ruling party regarding the ``trigger clause,'' which suspends the taxation of the added portion of gasoline tax, citing no hope for progress.
Regarding the "trigger clause," Representative Tamaki of the Democratic Party of the People called for a decision to lift the freeze at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 6th, but Prime Minister Kishida only said, "I would like to consider it as soon as possible." has since announced its intention to withdraw from negotiations with the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito.
In response to this, the Democratic Party of Japan held a general meeting of members of both houses on the afternoon of the 7th to discuss the party's response, and participants expressed the opinion that ``the government and ruling party are not positive about lifting the freeze, and we cannot expect progress.'' One after another, we decided to leave.
After the meeting, Tamaki told reporters, ``The people's voice calling for lower gasoline prices is strong, and I would like to work with supporting political parties to achieve this.''The biggest miscalculation is that the Liberal Democratic Party has weakened its power to promote and coordinate policy due to the issue of slush funds. "Once trust is damaged, it will never be restored."
Although the Democratic Party of Japan has been an opposition party, it has shown that it will not rule out cooperation with the ruling party in order to realize its policies, but there are speculations that this withdrawal will result in a change in its stance.