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Political News(2024/12/07)
Representatives of Japanese and Korean municipalities meet in Ureshino, Saga to confirm importance of regional exchanges
2024-12-07 21:21:00
In the midst of the ongoing chaos in South Korea following the temporary declaration of "emergency martial law" by the South Korean president, a conference was held in Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture, with representatives from local governments from Japan and South Korea participating, and participants confirmed the importance of regional exchange. The conference was originally scheduled to be attended by the governors of both Japan and South Korea, but due to the unrest on the South Korean side, the vice governor and others attended instead.
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The organization of former Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives, Seijiro Eto, is also not listed.
2024-12-07 17:54:00
Following the release of last year's political funds income and expenditure report, a new response was given to an NHK interview, revealing that the fund management organization for former House of Representatives Vice Speaker Seijiro Eto had not included the names and amounts of money required by law for the 1 million yen in party income paid by the political federation, an industry group, in March last year. They said that this was a clerical error, and that they would correct it in the future after it was pointed out.
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Komeito leader Saito: Corporate and group donations should be discussed through expert opinion hearings
2024-12-07 16:48:00
Regarding political reform, Komeito leader Saito indicated that he aims to amend the law by the end of the year to include the abolition of policy activity expenses, but also intends to continue discussions on the treatment of corporate and group donations, on which there is a gap of opinion between the ruling and opposition parties, while listening to the opinions of experts.
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Discussions continue between ruling party and public over the "1.03 million yen barrier" and the extent of tax deduction increases
2024-12-07 05:45:00
In relation to the review of the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," the ruling party and the Democratic Party for the People have agreed to raise the annual income requirement for the "special dependent deduction," which reduces the income tax for households with university students and other dependents. However, there are still differences in the extent to which the deduction amount should be increased and the implementation date for the review of the "1.03 million yen barrier" itself, and discussions will continue next week.
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