増税方針「内閣不信任に値」　自民保守系から岸田首相批判

　岸田文雄首相が防衛力強化の財源確保策として１兆円規模の増税方針を表明したことを受け、自民党の保守系有志議員が１３日、衆院議員会館で会合を開いた。出席者によると、「内閣不信任に値する」「防衛費に悪い印象を与えるための財務省の陰謀だ」などと首相らへの批判が相次いだ。（2022/12/13-19:44）

Some conservative members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for his 1-trillion-yen tax hike plan to help finance a planned defense spending boost.
   Some even said that the cabinet of Kishida, the LDP's president, deserves a no-confidence vote by the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament.
   Critical views on Kishida were expressed at a meeting of conservative LDP members held at the initiative of Lower House lawmakers Minoru Kiuchi and Shuichi Takatori.
   The gathering brought together about 20 party members, also including Deputy Secretary-General Hiroyuki Miyazawa and Parliamentary Vice Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Mio Sugita.
   Most of the participants were close to the slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who called for issuing bonds to secure funds for enhancing Japan's defense capabilities.