Political funding issue: Prime Minister Kishida: “Disciplinary measures for related members will be decided during the current Diet session”

In the Diet, intensive deliberation was held in the House of Councilors Budget Committee, and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was pressing for the punishment of the members involved in the issue regarding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, but Prime Minister Kishida gave an explanation at the Political Ethics Committee. After confirming the above, he announced his intention to make a decision during the current Diet session.

Katayama, the Liberal Democratic Party's former minister in charge of regional revitalization, said of economic policy, ``Stock prices exceeded 40,000 yen at one point, and the spring labor movement resulted in wage increases of a different order.'' The virtuous cycle of growth and distribution of ``Kishidanomics'' is beginning to turn. "How about we declare that nominal GDP = gross domestic product of 1,000 trillion yen is not just a dream, but that we aim to achieve it in the first half of the 21st century?"

In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``Based on the Economic and Fiscal Policy Council's presentation of a long-term picture in which the growth rate will be sustainably positive if we improve productivity and expand labor participation, we will "We will put together a three-year policy package and incorporate it into a solid policy. If we continue to make efforts, we will be able to reach the goal of a nominal GDP of 1,000 trillion yen in the first half of the 21st century."

Fukuyama, former secretary-general of the Constitutional Democratic Party, said of the issue surrounding the LDP's faction's political funding party, ``At the Political Ethics Committee, there was a parade of ``I didn't know'' and ``The secretaries and secretariat did it.'' The answers are contradictory. "It's not clear at all. When will the punishment be issued?"

In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``After confirming the excuses and explanations, the party must make a judgment on political responsibility.There may be a large number of people involved, but we would like to make a judgment as soon as possible. I am thinking of making a decision during the Diet session."

Mr. Fukuyama further pressed, ``It would be a betrayal of the people to disband and hide before being punished.It is impossible.Wouldn't it be possible to disband before being punished?''

In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``Right now, I am not thinking about disbanding at all.In order to restore trust, the party will take political responsibility and focus on enacting a law to prevent a recurrence in the current Diet session.That is the only option.'' No,” he said.

Prime Minister Kishida was asked about the punishment of two members of the Liberal Democratic Party's Youth Bureau, including one who resigned, over the fact that a female dancer who exposed a lot of skin was invited to a social gathering for young members of the Liberal Democratic Party's Youth Bureau, and some participants gave tips through mouth-to-mouth. ``The two have resigned from their positions.Currently, the party's organizational and campaign headquarters, which is a higher organization, is conducting interviews with related parties and prefectural associations, and the party will decide how to respond after understanding the actual situation.'' I did.