防衛財源法案、１８日にも衆院通過　財金委員長の解任案否決

　防衛費増額の財源確保法案の審議を巡り、立憲民主、共産両党が提出した塚田一郎衆院財務金融委員長（自民）の解任決議案は１２日の本会議で、与党や日本維新の会、国民民主党などの反対多数で否決された。これを受け、財務金融委は理事懇談会で１６日の法案採決を決めた。１８日にも衆院を通過する。
　解任案は与党が同法案を財務金融委で採決する構えだった１０日に提出され、衆院通過がずれ込むことになった。
　立民の階猛氏は解任案の趣旨弁明で、財源の一部を増税で賄う政府方針について「火事場泥棒のような増税のやり方は断じて許されない」と批判。野党が求めた地方公聴会開催に応じなかったなどとして、塚田氏の解任を主張した。
　自民党の青山周平氏は反対討論で、「３６時間を超える充実した審議が行われ、議論が尽くされた」と指摘。「旧態依然とした日程闘争は時代遅れの戦術だ」と立民などを批判した。（2023/05/12-16:26）

Japan's House of Representatives on Friday voted down an opposition-submitted motion to dismiss the chairman of its Financial Affairs Committee over his handling of a bill aimed at securing financial resources to cover Japan's higher defense outlays.
   The motion demanding the dismissal of committee Chairman Ichiro Tsukada was rejected at the day's plenary meeting of the lower chamber of Japan's parliament by the ruling bloc comprising the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, as well as opposition parties Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People.
   The motion was submitted by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party in the opposition bloc.
   Following the failed dismissal bid, the committee board decided to hold a vote on the defense spending resources legislation at a committee meeting Tuesday. The bill will then make its way to the full Lower House, where it will likely be passed Thursday.
   The dismissal motion was submitted on Wednesday, when the ruling coalition had planned to put the bill to a committee vote, causing a delay in its passage through the lower chamber.