自民の企業献金、２４億円　最多はトヨタ、住友化―２３年の政治資金

　総務省が２９日公表した政治資金収支報告書によると、２０２３年に企業や業界団体が自民党に行った献金の総額は前年比１．９％減の２４億３７万円だった。企業の最高額はトヨタ自動車と、十倉雅和経団連会長の出身企業、住友化学の５０００万円。鉄鋼大手や外食、航空の増額も目立った。総額の減少は３年ぶりで、製薬大手や繊維が減らした。
　大きく増やしたのはゼンショーホールディングス（７００万円増の３２００万円）や、ＡＮＡホールディングス（５００万円増の１１００万円）。鉄鋼大手３社は日本製鉄（５００万円増の３２００万円）、ＪＦＥスチール（５５０万円増の１３００万円）、神戸製鋼所（４５０万円増の６５０万円）が軒並み積み増した。
　減額幅が大きかったのは東レで、７００万円減の２３００万円。製薬大手も減額が相次ぎ、武田薬品工業（３０万円減の８９３万円）、第一三共（４２万円減の５０６万円）、大塚製薬（１７万円減の３０４万円）、エーザイ（３万円減の２４７万円）などが減らした。
　業界団体は、日本自動車工業会の７８００万円が最高額。次いで日本電機工業会が７７００万円、日本鉄鋼連盟が７０００万円で続いた。（2024/11/30-07:06）

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party received a total of 2,400.37 million yen in donations from companies and industry groups in 2023, down 1.9 pct from the previous year, the first decline in three years, according to political funds records released by the internal affairs ministry on Friday.
   The largest donators were Toyota Motor Corp. and Sumitomo Chemical Co., with 50 million yen each. Masakazu Tokura, chief of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is from Sumitomo Chemical.
   Among companies with notable increases in donations, restaurant chain operator Zensho Holdings Co. increased its donations to the LDP by 7 million yen to 32 million yen, and ANA Holdings Inc., the parent of All Nippon Airways, boosted its donations by 5 million yen to 11 million yen.
   Donations from major steelmakers Nippon Steel Corp., JFE Holdings Inc. and Kobe Steel Ltd. rose by 5 million yen to 32 million yen, by 5.5 million yen to 13 million yen and by 4.5 million yen to 6.5 million yen, respectively.
   Meanwhile, companies with notable decreases included textile maker Toray Industries Inc., which donated 23 million yen, down 7 million yen. Many drug companies cut their donations, with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s donations down 300,000 yen to 8.93 million yen, Daiichi Sankyo Co.'s down 420,000 yen to 5.06 million yen, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.'s down 170,000 yen to 3.04 million yen, and Eisai Co.'s down 30,000 yen to 2.47 million yen.