Tokyo, November 16 : .Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), announced Tuesday that its newly elected members of the lower house will receive the monthly 1,000,000 yen ($8,800), transportation and communications allowance.Although they were elected in the final day of October, the LDP said the new members would be required to give the $1 million yen ($8,800), donation.The new policy comes as criticism is rising over the full payment from the national coffers to those who won seats in the House of Representatives in the October 31 general election, after the opposition party took similar action, reports Xinhua news agency.
According to Xinhua, the new policy is being criticized for the payment of the entire national coffers to the House of Representatives winners in October 31’s general election.This was after an opposition party had taken similar steps.
Toshimitsu Motegi, Secretary General of the LDP, said at a press conference that he believes it is “strange” for lawmakers to receive such an amount for just one day of service in the month, suggesting the party will discuss where should the money be donated, as it technically cannot be returned to the state coffers.At a press conference, Toshimitsu Mtegi, Secretary General for the LDP stated that it was “strange,” for legislators to be given such an amount for one day in a month.
He suggested that the party would discuss how to donate the money, since it can technically not be returned to state coffers.
“We would like to take an appropriate response to avoid a situation that raises questions among the people,” Motegi said.
Motegi stated that he would prefer to provide a proper response in order to prevent a situation from raising questions.
On Monday, Ichiro Matsui, who is the Osaka Mayor as well as the leader of the Japan Innovation Party, criticised the payment and indicated the conservative opposition party will collect the allowance from its new Diet members and donate the money to disaster-hit areas.
Ichiro Mizui (Osaka Mayor and leader of Japan Innovation Party) criticized the payment Monday and stated that the opposition conservative party would collect the allowance form its new Diet members to donate it to disaster-stricken areas.
Tetsuro Fukuyama, secretary-general of Japan’s main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party, said his party will seek to submit a bill that makes the payment of allowances on a daily rather than monthly basis.
Tetsuro Fukyama, the secretary-general for Japan’s opposition Constitutional Democratic Party said that his party would seek to present a bill that allows allowances to be paid on a daily basis rather than monthly.
The issue will be discussed in an extraordinary Diet session which might be convened on December 6, he added.
He said that the issue would be addressed in an exceptional Diet session, which could be held on December 6.
Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the LDP’s coalition partner Komeito, said he will consider a response to the issue.Natsuo Yamaguchi (head of Komeito’s LDP coalition partner) said that he would consider responding to this issue.
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