On the 6th, the LDP began discussing to what extent it would accept the demands of the Democratic Party for the People to review the "1.03 million yen wall." ■Without a majority... Something strange happening within the LDP The special Diet session is approaching on the 11th. After much wrangling between the ruling and opposition parties, Shigeru Ishiba is expected to be selected as the next prime minister. The ruling and opposition parties are also arguing over which party and who will be the chairpersons of the 17 standing committees in the House of Representatives. Yoichiro Aoyagi, member of the House of Representatives of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan: "If we can't reach an agreement, we will hold all of them by election (majority vote)." The ruling party wants to hold key posts such as the chairman of the Budget Committee, which deliberates the national budget and is said to be the "star" of the party. The opposition party is fiercely opposed. Since they have an advantage in the number of seats, they are calling for a major review of the allocation. With the majority falling, something strange is happening within the LDP. On the 6th, the LDP held its first Tax System Research Committee meeting under the Ishiba administration, and discussions began. Until now, discussions about the national tax system have been dominated by "inner lawmakers" who are familiar with the LDP's tax system, backed by the party's overwhelming number of seats. An unusual attendee at this sacred meeting... LDP Secretary-General Moriyama Hiroshi: "How to proceed with adjustments..." The reason for the party's number two, Secretary-General Moriyama, to appear was... LDP Tax Commission Chairman Miyazawa Yoichi: "(With the ruling party not having a majority) we cannot pass the law alone. This is because we are discussing in a world that is not just about tax theory." Secretary-General Moriyama will be participating in the meeting in consideration of how to respond to the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier" advocated by the Democratic Party for the People, which has made great strides. This man holds the fate of the LDP-Komeito administration in his hands... Yuichiro Tamaki, president of the Democratic Party for the People, said, "It's not about who we work with or who we partner with, but what we accomplish. We have no intention of cooperating to prolong the life of the government. We will simply realize one or two of the policies that we appealed to the people." Tamaki and others plan to press the government to raise the "annual income wall" that affects the income of the people and continue to support wage increases. Although the Democratic Party for the People is taking a bullish stance, party executives are calmly analyzing their position, citing the loss of momentum of the former Democratic Party government. Motohisa Furukawa, chairman of the National Diet Affairs Committee of the Democratic Party for the People, said, "It's as if we took power with only 28 seats. They say we have the casting vote (effective decision-making power), but we are still a very small presence in the Diet." Discussions between the ruling party and the Democratic Party for the People are scheduled to begin in earnest on the 8th. (From the November 7, 2024 broadcast of "Good! Morning") [TV Asahi News] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp