給食無償化法案を提出　公立小中が対象―立維国

　立憲民主、日本維新の会、国民民主の野党３党は２３日、公立小・中学校の給食費を無償化する学校給食法改正案を衆院に共同提出した。野党が一致しやすいテーマで連携し、政府・与党に実現を迫る。
　必要な費用は年間約４９００億円で、２０２５年度予算案に反映させ、同年４月からの実施を目指す。立民の長妻昭代表代行は国会内で記者団に、野党が結束する重要性を指摘し「野党をまとめて与党にぶつけていく」と語った。
　維新の青柳仁士政調会長も記者団に「こういう動きをすれば、自公にもしっかり考えてもらえる」と表明。教育無償化に関する自民、公明、維新の３党協議の進展に期待を示した。（2024/12/23-17:06）

Three opposition parties including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan jointly submitted a bill Monday to make school lunches free at public elementary and junior high schools.
   The bill to revise the school lunch program law was submitted to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, by the main opposition CDP, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People.
   The measure is expected to cost around 490 billion yen a year. The trio hopes to include the necessary expenses in a draft fiscal 2025 budget to introduce the measure in April 2025.
   CDP Executive Deputy President Akira Nagatsuma told reporters, "We hope to bring the opposition parties together and put forth (the bill) to the ruling camp."
   Nippon Ishin policy head Hitoshi Aoyagi said that a united move by the opposition, such as the one for free school lunches, will encourage the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, to take such a proposal into serious consideration.