Of the 98 affiliated members and other organizations that had not recorded party income received from factions of the Liberal Democratic Party in their political funds balance reports, we were able to confirm corrections to their income and expenditure reports by noon on the 8th.72 NHK's analysis of the human portion revealed that approximately 70% of the newly discovered donations from the faction appear to have been recorded as ``amount carried over to the next year'' without being used.
An investigation by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department found that the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, Nikai faction, and Kishida faction failed to record a total of more than 970 million yen in party income over the five years up to the year before 2017 in their political funds balance reports. has become clear.
In response to this, each faction revised their income and expenditure reports for the three years up to the year 2017, and as a result, an additional 492.59 million yen was donated to groups including members of the Abe and Nikai factions at the time. I know that.
Of the 98 organizations that did not include these in their income and expenditure reports, NHK analyzed 72 people whose revised income and expenditure reports were published on their website by noon on the 8th.
As a result
, the total amount of donations to the members of the Diet was 377.49 million yen, which was newly revealed due to the corrections made by the faction, whereas the total
amount of expenditures added due to the corrections made by the members was 105.92 million yen, which is 28%
. It turns out that the remaining 70%, or over 270 million yen, appears to have been unused and recorded as ``amount carried over to the next year.''
Professor Emeritus Hoshin Iwai of Nihon University, who is an expert on political funding issues, said, ``Carryover is the same as hoarding money, so what was the kickback for?When it comes to carryover, there is no way to confirm. , we have no choice but to believe that. In other words, there is no need for explanations, so the question arises as to whether accountability has been fulfilled."
Corrections to each faction's income and expenditure report
According to the corrections made to the political fund balance reports for the past three years by each faction in response to the incident surrounding the political fund parties of LDP factions, the
Abe faction has increased its party income by 435.88 million yen. During this period, we added a total of 427.26 million yen to organizations made by 91 people, including members of the Diet to which we belonged at the time.
▽The Nikai faction increased its party income by more than 136.14 million yen, and added a total of 65.33 million yen in donations made during this period to the organization of the seven members of its membership at the time.
▽The Kishida faction increased its party income by 8.96 million yen, with no additional donations to the members of the Diet.
Amount carried forward: Approximately 80% for Abe faction, approximately 30% for Nikai faction
The percentage that appears to have been unused and listed as ``amount carried over to the next year'' varies greatly depending on the faction.
[Abe faction]
▽Compared to the total of 312.16 million yen of donations to organizations of 65 people newly revealed by the faction's correction
▽The total amount of expenditure added by the correction by the members was 60.38 million yen, which is 19% It appears
that the remaining 80%, or over 250 million yen, was not used and was recorded as a ``carryover amount to the next year.''
[Nikai faction]
▽Compared to the total of 65.33 million yen in donations to the organizations of the seven people who were newly identified as a result of the faction's correction
▽The total amount of expenditure added due to the correction on the part of the assembly member was over 45.53 million yen, which is 70%
.▽ The remaining approximately 30%, or over 19 million yen, appears to have been unused and recorded as a ``carryover amount to the next year.''
Correction of income and expenditure report by members of the Diet: Breakdown of expenditures is
The breakdown of the new expenditures added as a result of the corrections made by the legislators is as follows.
[Abe faction]
▽“Organizational activity expenses,” which includes expenses for meetings, food and drinks, etc., accounted for the largest amount at over 20.06 million yen, or 33% of the total additional expenditure, followed by “Unknown
funds
” at 13.98 million yen
, and ▽“Office expenses.” 8.19 million yen
, and 6.33 million yen in donations to political organizations with which they are affiliated.
[Nikai faction]
▽ Former secretary-general Nikai's fund management organization added over 34.72 million yen in book expenses, so ``research expenses'' accounted for 76% of the total additional expenditure, followed by ▽ ``
donations
'' accounted for 5 million yen. Yen
▽ “Personnel expenses” is 4.38 million yen (10%).
Addition of expenses The contents are
The revised income and expenditure report for the members of the Diet includes new "organizational activity expenses" that include expenses for eating and drinking at high-end shops in Ginza, Akasaka, and Roppongi, as well as souvenirs and items purchased at department stores. was listed.
In addition, in addition to the cost of installing security cameras, PCR test fees and colonoscopy costs were added as "office expenses."
Furthermore, in some cases, the cost of repairing a broken member's badge was added as "equipment and consumables costs."