House of Representatives Budget Committee ruling party proposes unusual schedule to hold subcommittee before central public hearing

The ruling party will hold a subcommittee meeting on the 27th and 28th of next week to discuss policy issues for each ministries and agencies, with a view to enacting the new fiscal year budget bill in the House of Representatives Budget Committee. proposed a new date for holding a central public hearing on the 29th, which is a prerequisite for a vote. The proposal to hold a subcommittee before the central public hearing is unusual.

Regarding the issue surrounding the faction's political funding party, the Liberal Democratic Party informed the opposition party that five people, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, who served as the secretary general of the Abe faction, intend to attend the House of Representatives Committee on Political Ethics.

In response, the ruling party once again proposed at the House of Representatives Budget Committee board meeting on the afternoon of the 21st that they would like to hold a central public hearing on the 27th next week, which is a prerequisite for voting on the new fiscal year budget bill, but the opposition party I didn't respond.

For this reason, the ruling party has proposed a new schedule in which subcommittees will be held to discuss policy issues of each ministries and agencies on the 27th and 28th, followed by a central public hearing on the 29th.

In response, the opposition parties argued that they could not come to an agreement unless it was confirmed that the Political Ethics Review Committee would convene, and it was decided that discussions would continue.

It is customary for central public hearings to be held before subcommittee meetings, but according to the House of Representatives, if it is held after a subcommittee meeting, as far as records can be confirmed, this will be the first time since deliberations on the fiscal year 1953 budget.

In addition, the Board of Directors formally agreed to hold intensive deliberations on topics such as responses to the Noto Peninsula earthquake, childcare support measures, and political funding, with Prime Minister Kishida and related ministers invited to attend next week on the 26th. .