A meeting of the secretaries of the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee will be held on the afternoon of the 16th in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. The opposition party plans to request that members of the Abe and Nikai factions attend the review committee, and there is also a proposal to target all members whose refunds have been confirmed.
In response to this issue, a meeting of the secretaries of the House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee will be held in the Diet from 1:30 p.m. on the 16th.
Prior to this, the ruling party held a meeting in the Diet with Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Kazunori Tanaka and ruling party secretaries.
At the executive committee meeting, the opposition party plans to request that relevant members of the Abe and Nikai factions attend the examination committee, and there is also a proposal to target all members whose refunds have been confirmed.
In response, the Liberal Democratic Party is considering holding a review committee in order to gain the cooperation of the opposition party in order to pass the new budget bill within the fiscal year, and based on the opposition party's request at the secretariat meeting, We are planning to make adjustments.
Some opposition parties believe that the budget bill should not be deliberated unless there is a guarantee that a review committee will be held, and the battle between the ruling and opposition parties is expected to intensify.
Representative Izumi Ritmin “demands that he provide his own explanation”
At a press conference, Izumi, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, said, ``The Liberal Democratic Party must create an environment to hold a political ethics review committee, and senior members of the faction, including the five members of Abe's faction, should attend and make their own defenses.'' I would like to make a demand. Looking at the results of the hearing, there are many members who said, ``I kept the money because it looked like it was dangerous,'' but this money becomes income and is tax evasion. Starting today, tax returns will be accepted, and citizens will receive 1 yen. I would like to ask tough questions about this while paying taxes on a per-unit basis."
He also acknowledged that if the Political Ethics Committee does not meet, the schedule for deliberating the new fiscal year's budget will be affected.
Komei Secretary-General Ishii ``Make sure to make adjustments''
Komeito Secretary-General Ishii said at a press conference, ``I am aware that arrangements are being made within the Liberal Democratic Party to hold a political ethics review committee, and I would like to see proper coordination.'' "If there is no will, the bill will not pass, so we are currently monitoring the status of coordination within the Liberal Democratic Party. I would like the attending members to provide as thorough an explanation as possible."