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The Prime Minister Attends a Meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors and Plenary Sessions of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Photograph of the Prime Minister answering questions at the meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors 1

Photograph of the Prime Minister answering questions at the meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors 1

  • Photograph of the Prime Minister answering questions at the meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors 1
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister answering questions at the meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors 2
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister watching over the signed voting at the plenary session of the House of Councillors
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister bowing after the passage of the comprehensive FY2013 budget at the plenary session of the House of Representatives 1
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister bowing after the passage of the comprehensive FY2013 budget at the plenary session of the House of Representatives 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister answering questions at the meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister answering questions at the meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister watching over the signed voting at the plenary session of the House of Councillors

Photograph of the Prime Minister watching over the signed voting at the plenary session of the House of Councillors

Photograph of the Prime Minister bowing after the passage of the comprehensive FY2013 budget at the plenary session of the House of Representatives 1

Photograph of the Prime Minister bowing after the passage of the comprehensive FY2013 budget at the plenary session of the House of Representatives 1

Photograph of the Prime Minister bowing after the passage of the comprehensive FY2013 budget at the plenary session of the House of Representatives 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister bowing after the passage of the comprehensive FY2013 budget at the plenary session of the House of Representatives 2

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors and plenary sessions of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives.

During the meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors, intensive discussion took place on the comprehensive FY2013 budget, and the Prime Minister answered questions from each party and faction. Following this, during the meeting attended by all ministers, the Prime Minister answered closing questions from each party and faction on the comprehensive FY2013 budget. The budget was then voted on and rejected. Then, during the plenary session of the House of Councillors, the comprehensive FY2013 budget was voted on and rejected.

Due to the differing decisions between the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, a joint committee of both Houses was convened. However, as no agreement was reached at the joint committee, in the evening, the Speaker of the House of Representatives declared during its plenary session that the second paragraph of Article 60 of the Constitution stipulates that decisions of the House of Representatives take precedence and therefore the decision of the House of Representatives shall be the decision of the Diet, thereby passing the comprehensive FY2013 budget.

 

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