能登復興基金、６月めどに　首相、関係閣僚に指示

　岸田文雄首相は２３日、首相官邸で開かれた「能登半島地震復旧・復興支援本部」の会合で、被災地を中長期的に支援するため、復興基金を創設する考えを示した。被災自治体の議会日程を考慮し、６月をめどに設置できるよう関係閣僚に指示した。
　首相は席上、「（地震発生から）４カ月がたとうとする中、再び能登に戻れないのではないかといった不安の声も聞かれる」と指摘。「被災地の声にしっかりと寄り添い、政府一丸となって、被災地の復旧復興を全面的にバックアップしていく」と述べた。（2024/04/23-10:36）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday instructed related ministers to create a fund for the medium- to long-term recovery of areas damaged in the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, which mainly struck Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan.
   The fund is expected to be established in June, in line with the schedules of disaster-affected local assemblies.
   At a meeting of the government's support headquarters for recovery and reconstruction after the 7.6-magnitude quake, Kishida pointed out, "With four months having passed since the earthquake, some people are worried that they won't be able to return to Noto." He said the government will work to fully support restoration of the affected areas.
   Also at the meeting, held in the prime minister's office, Kishida guided related ministers to speed up demolition of damaged homes using public funds, in cooperation with related prefectural governments, including Ishikawa. The number of on-site groups managing the recovery process will be increased from 100 to 600, and the central government aims to enable by July two-way traffic on the Noetsu and Noto-Satoyama Kaido expressways, currently one-way in some sections.