Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi revealed that about 46 million yen was spent in the two weeks before he took over from former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno in December last year regarding so-called confidential secret funds, but he denied that any money was spent on Mr. Matsuno personally. explained.
At the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 13th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi was asked about the status of expenditures from December 1st of last year to December 14th, when former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno resigned, regarding so-called confidential secret expenditures. The ``Policy Promotion Expenses'' used by the Cabinet will be disbursed uniformly to the Chief Cabinet Secretary. 46.6 million yen was spent before I took over the role in December last year.''
On the other hand, he explained, ``I will refrain from giving any specific details about how the money was spent, but if it is being interpreted as if the money was spent personally on former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, that is not the case.''
In addition, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated that Cabinet Crisis Management Director Murata was hospitalized when the Noto Peninsula Earthquake occurred, saying, ``Although it was not communicated to the crisis management staff of the relevant ministries and agencies, We do not believe there was a problem with the crisis management system."
Regarding the recognition of an ``armed attack prediction situation'' in which an armed attack on Japan is predicted, Minister of Defense Kihara said, ``Given the tense situation and time constraints, in order to take the necessary measures accurately, it is necessary to take necessary measures as early as possible. It is important to certify it.I think the government should integrate all the information it has and certify it without hesitation.''