Finance Minister Suzuki says it will be difficult to attend the G20 meeting, as priority will be given to parliamentary deliberations on the new fiscal year budget bill.

Finance Minister Suzuki recognizes that it will be difficult for him to attend the G20 (finance ministers and central bank governors meeting of the 20 major countries) to be held in Brazil next week, as he must prioritize deliberations on the new fiscal year budget bill in the Diet. was shown.

The G20 (G20) meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of 20 major countries will be held in São Paulo, Brazil, on the 28th and 29th of this month.

Finance Minister Suzuki was asked at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 20th whether he would attend the conference, and replied, ``I strongly recognize the importance of international conferences, but I am also responding to the Noto Peninsula earthquake.'' Ensuring that the budget is passed within this fiscal year is also an extremely important political issue.Given the schedule for passing the budget within this fiscal year, participation is becoming difficult." They recognized that participation would be difficult.

The budget bill for the new fiscal year is currently being deliberated by the House of Representatives Budget Committee, but as the ruling and opposition parties intensify their battles over the issue of political funding by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, the schedule for the central public hearing, which is a prerequisite for a vote, has not been set. However, there is no prospect of a vote in the House of Representatives.