自民、規正法改正案を単独提出　パーティー券公開「１０万円超」

　自民党は１７日、派閥裏金事件を受けた政治資金規正法改正案を衆院に提出した。政治資金パーティー券購入者の公開基準を、現行の「２０万円超」から「１０万円超」に引き下げることなどが柱。「５万円超」を主張する公明党との溝が埋まらず、異例の単独提出となった。
　岸田文雄首相（自民総裁）は１７日、自民案を「『政治とカネ』の問題に対する抜本的な解決策だ」と強調。「公明党とも力を合わせ、野党の意見も聞きながら真摯（しんし）に対応する」と述べた。首相官邸で記者団の取材に応じた。ただ、公明や野党との協議は難航が予想される。（2024/05/17-19:08）

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party submitted a bill to the House of Representatives on Friday to revise the political funds control law in the wake of its "slush fund" scandal.
   The move came after the LDP and its coalition partner, Komeito, failed to agree on their planned joint bill.
   Meanwhile, the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People and another parliamentary group agreed on the same day to jointly submit a similar bill to the Lower House on Monday.
   The LDP bill would require the disclosure of the identity of buyers of tickets to fundraising events if their purchase amount per event exceeds 100,000 yen, compared with the current threshold of 200,000 yen. Komeito has been pushing for the threshold to be lowered to 50,000 yen.
   Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also LDP president, told reporters Friday that the LDP-sponsored bill will provide a "drastic solution" to the issue of politics and money.