野党やとう側がわ提出ていしゅつ ガソリン税ぜい暫定ざんてい税率ぜいりつ廃止はいし法案ほうあん 衆院しゅういん委員いいん会かいで採決さいけつへ

With the end of the current Diet session approaching on the 22nd, a bill submitted by the opposition parties to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate next month will be put to a vote in a House of Representatives committee shortly.

The Constitutional Democratic Party and others want the bill to be passed in the House of Representatives plenary session in the afternoon, but the pros and cons are expected to be evenly matched, and the ruling and opposition parties continue to battle.

The Diet session ends on the 22nd, and the 20th will be the last weekday.

The no-confidence motion against the Cabinet, which had been the focus of attention, was not submitted, but the final showdown between the ruling and opposition parties continues with an eye on the House of Councillors election.

Regarding the bill submitted by the opposition parties to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate next month, the Constitutional Democratic Party insisted at the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Affairs board meeting on the 20th that a conclusion should be reached during the current Diet session and requested an immediate vote after the questioning. In contrast, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito opposed this, arguing that deliberations had only just begun and it would be premature.

For this reason, Chairman Akutsu of the Constitutional Democratic Party decided, by his own authority, to hold a vote on the bill and submit it to the plenary session.

In the following Q&A session, former Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of the Liberal Democratic Party, Mr. Ishida, asked, Why did you submit the bill when there is no prospect of it being passed?

It cant be helped if this is seen as the ultimate populism in the performance before the House of Councillors election, was pointed out, to which Mr. Aoyagi, the Policy Research Council Chairman of Nippon Ishin Japan Innovation Party, who submitted the bill, countered, The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito have clearly stated that they will abolish the provisional tax rate, so if both parties agree, there is a good chance the bill will pass.

According to those involved, at the board meeting on the morning of the 20th, the Constitutional Democratic Party, Japan Innovation Party, Democratic Party for the People, and Communist Party expressed their intention to support the bill, while the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito made clear their intention to oppose it.

Also, it is said that Reiwa Shinsengumi indicated that they would decide whether to support or oppose based on the content of the questioning.

The vote on the bill will take place shortly, but the outcome is expected to be very close.

On the other hand, at the meeting of the House of Representatives Steering Committee held on the morning of the 20th, the ruling and opposition parties confirmed that after the bill is voted on in the Finance and Financial Affairs Committee, it will also be voted on at the plenary session in the afternoon.

The Constitutional Democratic Party and others want to pass the bill with a majority and send it to the House of Councillors, but it is expected that the votes for and against will be closely contested even at the plenary session.

LDP Upper House Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Ishii: We cannot begin deliberations in the Upper House. In the House of Councillors, following the 19th, the Diet Affairs Committee chairpersons of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party held talks on how to respond.

After this, Mr. Ishii, the Director of the Liberal Democratic Partys House of Councillors Diet Affairs Committee, told reporters, Even if the bill is sent to the House of Councillors today, with the end of the session approaching, it would be disregarding the House of Councillors, so at this point, we have informed the Constitutional Democratic Party that we cannot begin deliberations.