岸田派、過少記載の疑い　政治資金収支報告書に―派閥パーティー巡る問題

　自民党派閥の政治資金パーティー収入を巡る問題で、岸田文雄首相が会長を務めていた「宏池政策研究会」（岸田派）が、政治資金収支報告書にパーティー収入を過少に記載していた疑いがあることが１２日、関係者への取材で分かった。東京地検特捜部が資金の流れや収支報告書作成の詳しい経緯などを慎重に調べている。
　岸田派の事務局は同日、「正確な事実関係を把握した上で適正に対応する」とのコメントを発表した。
　岸田派の収支報告書によると、２０１８～２２年のパーティー収入は総額で約８億４０００万円だった。関係者によると、収支報告書には実際よりも少ない金額が記載された疑いがあるという。（2023/12/12-18:52）

The Japanese ruling party faction that was once led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is suspected of having underreported fundraising party revenues in its political fund statements, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
   Political fund reports by the Liberal Democratic Party faction showed that the group had about 840 million yen in fundraising party revenues from 2018 to 2022. The actual amount is believed to be bigger than reported, the people said.
   "I've instructed the secretariat of the faction to investigate and respond appropriately if there are parts that need to be corrected," Kishida told reporters.
   "I think they will make a report when their investigation is complete. I'll let (the secretariat) explain appropriately after I receive the report," he said.
   On Thursday, Kishida stepped down as head of the faction as the LDP's biggest faction, which was led by slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is under scrutiny for allegedly creating slush funds using fundraising party revenues.