自民、政活費廃止方針　規正法再改正、週内取りまとめへ

　自民党は１９日、政治改革本部の幹部会合を党本部で開き、石破茂首相（党総裁）が年内を目指す政治資金規正法の再改正を巡り、使途が不透明との批判が強い政策活動費廃止を盛り込む方針を確認した。外国人による政治資金パーティー券購入禁止でも一致した。２１日の全体会合で自民案を取りまとめ、週内にも与野党協議をスタートさせたい考えだ。
　自民案には政活費廃止に伴い、外交上の秘密に関わる支出などについて公表方法に配慮し、第三者が監査する案も盛り込まれる見通しだ。所属国会議員が政治資金規正法違反などで起訴された政党への政党交付金の停止制度創設や政治資金収支報告書のデータベース化も明記する。（2024/11/19-21:03）

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will accept the abolition of the controversial policy activity funds that political parties provide to member lawmakers, it was learned Tuesday.
   Senior members of the LDP's political reform headquarters agreed to include the move in a fresh revision of the political funds control law, which Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba aims to achieve by the end of the year.
   In addition to scrapping the funds, which have been heavily criticized for their lack of transparency, the LDP officials also agreed to bar foreign nationals from purchasing tickets to political fundraising events.
   The LDP aims to finalize its draft of the planned law revision at the headquarters' general meeting on Thursday and begin discussions with other parties this week at the earliest.
   The LDP draft is expected to include a scheme in which a third-party body will audit spending while giving considerations to the way spending related to diplomatic secrets is disclosed, in line with the plan to abolish the policy activity funds.