補正予算、今夕に衆院通過　維・国賛成、立民の要求反映

　石破政権初の経済対策の裏付けとなる２０２４年度補正予算案は１２日夕、与党などの賛成多数で衆院本会議で可決され、参院に送付される見通しだ。国民民主党は所得税の負担が生じる年収ライン「１０３万円の壁」見直しを巡る与党との合意を踏まえ、賛成する方針。日本維新の会も賛成に回ることを決めた。
　立憲民主党は能登半島の地震・豪雨の復興費用を事実上増額する一方、各種基金への支出を削減するよう要求。与党はこのうち復興費用の増額を受け入れ、補正予算案の修正に応じた。修正部分を除く予算案は、１２日昼すぎの衆院予算委員会で自民、公明、維新、国民各党の賛成で可決。立民は修正部分のみ賛成に加わった。
　衆院事務局によると、衆院での予算案修正可決は１９９６年以来２８年ぶり。維新は教育無償化協議開始に関する自公との合意を踏まえ、１２日午前に賛成を決定した。（2024/12/12-13:37）

The House of Representatives is expected to pass on Thursday evening the Japanese government's draft supplementary budget for fiscal 2024, which will finance the first comprehensive economic package compiled under the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
   At a plenary meeting of the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, the draft budget with 13,943.3 billion yen in general-account spending is likely to be approved by a majority vote with support mainly from the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito. It will then be sent to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber.
   The Democratic Party for the People is also expected to vote in favor of the budget bill at the full Lower House meeting, after the opposition party struck a deal with the ruling side Wednesday on raising the 1.03-million-yen income tax threshold. Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), an opposition party, is also seen supporting the government draft.
   The extra budget envisions funds for reconstruction projects for areas in the Noto Peninsula in central Japan hit by a massive earthquake on Jan. 1 and torrential rain in September, as well as for cash benefits aimed at helping cushion the impact of rising prices and subsidies for lowering electricity and gas bills.
   The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday submitted to the Diet an amendment to the draft government bill, calling for an increase in outlays for Noto Peninsula reconstruction and reductions in fresh funding for government-run funds.