首相「生活制約、申し訳ない」　緊急事態下の国会開会

PM Suga apologized for the state of emergency reissue

The 204th ordinary session of the Diet was convened on the 18th, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered his first policy speech at the plenary session of both Houses of Representatives. He apologized for the reissue of the state of emergency due to the spread of the coronavirus infection, and said, "I'm very sorry," but said, "First of all, it will be resolved as soon as possible." He also stated that he would impose penalties on new corona-related legislation to increase the effectiveness of corona measures.

At the beginning of his speech, the Prime Minister said, "I am very sorry that I have to ask for a restricted life again." He then complained, "With the cooperation of the people, we will stand at the forefront of this battle and overcome the difficult situation."

Regarding the vaccine, he reiterated that "the vaccination will start by the end of February." He explained that the amendment to the Corona Special Measures Law would "provide penalties and support to increase the effectiveness of restaurant time savings."

At the extraordinary Diet session in October last year, the Prime Minister made a statement of belief and stated "balancing corona measures and the economy". However, in his speech on that day, he said, "I will do my best to prevent infectious diseases for the time being," without mentioning the "Go To Campaign," which is a measure to encourage consumption by the prime minister.

Regarding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics scheduled for this summer, we will renew our motivation to hold it, saying, "We will make preparations with the determination to take all possible measures against infection and realize a tournament that can deliver hope and courage to the world." showed that.

The prime minister apologized for the problem that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's supporters' association covered the cost of the dinner party the day before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai". He acknowledged the mistake in his past parliamentary response and said, "I am very sorry and apologize again."

The regular session of the Diet is 150 days until June 16th. The government and the ruling party want to establish the third supplementary budget this year in January and revise the Special Measures Law in early February.

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