政策活動費の使途公開、自民検討　岸田首相、規正法協議の加速指示

　自民党は、派閥裏金事件を受けた政治資金規正法改正を巡り、政党から議員個人に支出される政策活動費の使途を公開する方向で検討に入った。党関係者が６日、明らかにした。
　岸田文雄首相（党総裁）は６日、党政治刷新本部に設けた作業部会座長の鈴木馨祐衆院議員らと首相公邸で会談。規正法改正の与党案取りまとめに向け、公明党との協議を加速するよう指示した。同時に自民案で「検討項目」にとどめた論点についても協議を始めるよう求めた。
　会談は首相がフランス・南米歴訪から帰国した直後に行われた。６日は祝日で、政治改革に取り組む姿勢をアピールする狙いもあるとみられる。（2024/05/06-23:23）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday urged his Liberal Democratic Party to speed up talks with Komeito to draw up the ruling bloc's proposal on a revision of the political funds control law.
   Kishida, also president of the LDP, the nucleus of the ruling coalition, gave the instructions at a meeting with LDP lawmakers including Keisuke Suzuki, who heads a working team under the party's political reform headquarters.
   The meeting, held at the official residence of the prime minister, took place immediately after Kishida arrived back from a tour of France, Brazil and Paraguay on Monday afternoon. Monday was a national holiday in Japan.
   By holding the meeting right after his return home and on a holiday, Kishida apparently intended to demonstrate his resolve to push ahead with political reform as public anger remains unabated over a high-profile slush fund scandal involving LDP factions.
   Suzuki briefed Kishida on agreements reached within the LDP so far, including requiring lawmakers to prepare a document confirming that there are no errors in their political funds reports.