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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/07
Index:
1) Top headlines
2) Editorials
3) Prime Minister's daily schedule
4) Abe Cabinet support rate sinks to 32 percent, lowest point ever,
in Fuji-Sankei poll
5) Latest in series of Asahi polls prior to Upper House election
finds LDP, Minshuto neck and neck, 24 percent vs. 23 percent, as
voters' choice
6) Yomiuri poll on environment: 71 percent of public worried about
global warming trend, 67 percent want to use bio fuels
7) At least 310 plan to run as candidates in Upper House race
according to Nikkei survey
8) Former Prime Minister Koizumi starts stumping for the Upper House
election
9) Abductee advocate Nakayama plans to run in Upper House election
10) Five-day extension of the Diet session proposed in order to pass
civil-servant reform bill that would restrict amakudari (golden
parachutes for bureaucrats)
11) Prime Minister Abe admits responsibility for pension mess and
promises to rectify situation
12) Health and Labor Minister Yanagisawa promises to resolve issue
of 50 million missing pension payments by next May
13) LDP making it a campaign promise to rectify pension mess by next
May
14) Opposition pummeling Abe in Diet on responsibility for pension
fiasco
15) Prime Minister Abe leaves today for G8 summit in Germany where
he hopes to capture lead in plan to tackle global environment issue
16) Investigation of leaked classified information about
Aegis-related MD now spreading to MSDF's training unit
17) New economic policy plan revealed
Articles:
1) TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
Prime minister to make pensions major campaign issue for Upper House
election
Mainichi, Yomiuri & Tokyo Shimbun:
Yanagisawa pledges to complete checks of unidentified pension
accounts by next May
Nihon Keizai:
TOKYO 00002493 002 OF 011
Government to set industry-specific numerical targets for saving
energy
Sankei:
Hitachi to promptly check 150,000 elevators under ministry's
instruction
Akahata:
One month until Upper House election
2) EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1)Abe's nosediving support: Pensions should not be made campaign
issue
(2)Expanding meal delivery service is desirable
Mainichi:
(1)Government urged to devise measures to deal with defectors from
North Korea
(2)Disaster prevention white paper
Yomiuri:
(1)Guidelines on economic and fiscal policy: Clarify order of policy
priority
(2)Obayashi president to resign: Eradicate bid-rigging structure
Nihon Keizai:
(1)Work out specifics, with goal of creating disciplined regional
revitalization organ
(2)Government urged to prepare to deal with North Korean defectors,
to increase security in territorial waters
Sankei:
(1)Without being upset by drop in support rate, Abe should speak of
first aspirations
(2)Officially protest at G-8 summit Russian foreign minister's visit
to Northern Territories
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1)Participants in environment summit should share sense of alarm
(2)Defectors reveal harsh situation in North Korea
Akahata:
(1)Air pollution suit: Take step to eradicate damages
3) Prime Minister's Official Residence (Kantei)
Prime Minister's schedule, June 4
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full)
June 5, 2007
08:42:
Met at Kantei with LDP's Publicity Division Director Futada and
Public Relations Headquarters Chairman Katayama.
09:22:
Met with Policy Research Council Chairman Nakaga, Acting Chairman
Kawamura, and Upper House Policy Board Chairman Masuzoe. Kawamura
and Masuzoe remained. Afterwards, met with Finance Minister Omi,
Vice Finance Minister Fujii and others.
10:15:
TOKYO 00002493 003 OF 011
Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Suzuki. Afterwards, met with
Deputy Foreign Minister Yabunaka, MOFA European Affairs Bureau
Director General Harada and others.
13:00:
Attended an Upper House plenary session.
14:28:
Met at Kantei with House of Representatives member Takuya Hirai and
others of the LDP's Association to Realize Reform Plans. After them,
met with Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Suga.
15:09:
Attended a general meeting of the Japan Nursing Federation at Tokyo
International Forum in Marunouchi.
15:42:
Met with Special Advisor Nakayama and House of Representatives
member Nariaki Nakayama at Kantei.
16:04:
Met with LDP Research Commission on Local Government Chairman Ota.
Later, met with Gakushuin University Prof. Takeshi Sasaki, chair of
the Social Policy Council, and others, joined by State Minister in
Charge of Declining Birthrate Takaichi.
16:30:
Met with Secretary General Nakagawa in Diet. Afterwards, handed LDP
endorsement to candidates to run in each constituency in Saga
Prefecture for the Upper House election, joined by Nakagawa and
Upper House Caucus Chairman Aoki, and others.
17:06:
Attended an LDP executive meeting.
17:29:
Met with Plum Girl Sayaka Matsumoto from Wakayama Prefecture and
others at Kantei with Wakayama Gov. Nisaka, Special Advisor Seko and
others also present. Afterwards, met with the late former
Agriculture Minister Matsuoka's wife, Hatsue, and other relatives.
18:04:
Attended a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy.
19:48:
Dined with Education Minister Ibuki and others at Japanese
restaurant "Unkai" in ANA Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo.
20:39:
Arrived at Kantei residence.
4) Poll: Cabinet support rate at 32 percent, lowest since
inauguration
SANKEI (Page 1) (Abridged)
June 5, 2007
The Sankei Shimbun conducted a joint public opinion survey with Fuji
News Network (FNN) on June 2-3 to probe public attitudes toward
politics. The approval rating for the cabinet of Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe plunged to a low of 32.3 percent from the 39.9 percent
rating in the last survey conducted in April. The disapproval rating
for the Abe cabinet also rose 13.8 percentage points to 49.2 percent
from 35.4 percent in the last survey. In the run-up to percent
summer's election for the House of Councillors, a total of 51.7
percent said they would like the Democratic Party of Japan
(Minshuto) and other opposition parties to gain more seats, 19.8
points higher than 31.9 percent for the Liberal Democratic Party's
ruling coalition. The Abe cabinet's support rate has hit an all-time
low in this survey. This is apparently attributable to the public's
growing sense of distrust over the Social Insurance Agency's loss of
pension records and the issue of politics and money, such as the
suicide of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu
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Matsuoka.
5) Poll: 24 percent to vote for LDP, 23 percent for DPJ
ASAHI (Page 1) (Abridged)
June 5, 2007
Ahead of this July's election for the House of Councillors, the
Asahi Shimbun conducted its telephone-based fourth serial public
opinion survey and asked respondents which political party or which
political party's candidate they would vote for in their
proportional representation blocs if they were to vote now. To this
question, 24 percent picked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party,
while 23 percent chose the leading opposition Democratic Party of
Japan (Minshuto). As seen from these figures, the LDP and the DPJ
were almost on a par. The LDP tends to drop with the Abe cabinet's
declining support rate. Meanwhile, the DPJ closed in on the LDP in
the last survey but has yet to gain momentum.
The serial survey is conducted over the telephone at the end of
every week from the first one conducted May 12-13, with the aim of
calling 1,000 persons. The survey will be continued until one week
before the election.
In the last three surveys, the LDP stood at 31 percent, 26 percent,
and 24 percent for proportional representation, while the DPJ was at
21 percent, 25 percent, and 23 percent. Among men, the LDP was at 24
percent, with the DPJ at 30 percent. As seen from these figures, the
DPJ was above the LDP among men. Among women, the LDP was over the
DPJ, respectively standing at 23 percent and 16 percent.
Respondents were also asked which political party's candidate they
would vote for in their electoral districts. To this question, the
LDP stood at 31 percent, 33 percent, and 29 percent in the last
three surveys, and 27 percent in the survey this time. The DPJ was
at 22 percent, 20 percent, and 26 percent in the last three surveys,
and 24 percent in the latest survey, showing a tendency similar to
that for proportional representation.
Asked about the desirable form of government, 36 percent chose an
LDP-led government, with 30 percent opting for a DPJ-led government.
In the last survey, the LDP and the DPJ were almost on a par. This
time, 31 percent chose an LDP-led government, with 35 percent
preferring a DPJ-led government.
6) Poll: 71 percent concerned about global warming; 67 percent want
to use biofuel
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full)
June 5, 2007
The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted a face-to-face nationwide public
opinion survey on May 19-20, in which respondents were asked to pick
one or more environmental changes they were particularly concerned
about. In response to this question, a total of 71 percent picked
"global warming caused by the growth of carbon dioxide emissions
resulting from oil and coal consumption."
In 1989, when a similar question was started, those who picked
global warming accounted for 34 percent. In the following surveys,
however, the proportion of those picking global warming continued
rising. It reached 62 percent in the last survey conducted in 2004
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and topped 70 percent in the survey this time. The world has been
experiencing abnormal weather. In Japan as well, there are climate
changes, such as violent heat and unusually warm winter. Many more
people now seem to be worried about global warming.
Among other environmental changes, 47 percent were concerned about
"ozone layer destruction resulting from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
missions," 43 percent about "environmental pollution resulting from
dioxin and other chemical emissions," and 41 percent about "river,
lake, and sea pollution resulting from domestic wastewater,
industrial waste, tanker, etc."
Asked about the possible impacts of global warming, a total of 72
percent were concerned about "violent heat, floods, cold waves, and
other climate changes to deteriorate the living environment,"
topping all other answers.
Respondents were also asked if they thought Japan should work
strongly on the United States, China, and other major CO2-emitting
countries. To this question, "yes" totaled 92 percent. In the
meantime, a total of 67 percent said they would like to use
"bioethanol" fuel for their automobiles.
7) Poll: More than 310 candidates likely to run in Upper House race
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 1) (Full)
June 5, 2007
If the current session of the Diet is not extended, the House of
Councillors election will be held on July 22 with the official
campaign kicking off on July 5. According to a survey completed June
4 by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the number of those planning to run
in the election totals 311 -- 198 candidates for the electoral
districts and 113 for the proportional representation segment. This
comes to 2.6 candidates per seat. The expectation is that the number
of candidates will exceed the 320 candidates who ran in the 2004
Upper House election.
The number of seats up for grabs in the electoral districts is 73,
with 48 in the proportional representation segment. The focus is
whether the ruling coalition will be able to maintain its majority
in the Upper House. In order to keep the majority, the ruling camp
needs to win 64 seats.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will field 81 candidates,
including 29 candidates for single seats. The LDP has decided to
file two candidates for the Chiba district, where three seats are up
for grabs, and for the Tokyo district, where five seats are being
contested. The largest opposition party, Minshuto (Democratic Party
of Japan), has decided to run 77 candidates. The party has yet to
decide on a candidate for the Ishikawa district where a single seat
is up for grabs. It will field two candidates in the Niigata
district, where two seats are up for grabs, in the Saitama, Chiba,
Kanagawa and Aichi districts, where three seats are up for grabs,
and in Tokyo.
The New Komeito, the ruling LDP's coalition partner, will field 13
candidates, aiming at keeping the seats the party currently holds.
The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) will field 51 candidates in 46
electoral districts, excluding Okinawa, where the party will support
a candidate filed by another opposition party, and 5 for the
proportional representation segment. The People's New Party has
unofficially decided to field 19 candidates. The New Party Nippon
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has decided to field two candidates in the proportional
representation segment. The party is now considering fielding
candidates in electoral districts.
The Upper House race is the first national election for Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe. The record-keeping blunders by the Social
Insurance Agency and the money and politics scandals will likely
become campaign issues for the upcoming election. The outcome of the
election will determine the fate of the Abe cabinet, support rates
for which have plunged recently.
8) Former Prime Minister Koizumi starts stumping for Upper House
election
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full)
June 5, 2007
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday delivered a speech
on the environmental issue in Tokyo. In it, he expressed his view
that Japan should propose environmental policy measures in a
positive manner at the Group of Eight summit Heiligendamm, Germany,
as well as at the G-8 summit next year, which will take place the
Lake Toya area in Hokkaido, Japan. He stated:
"The environmental problem has become the greatest matter of
international concern. Japan will be able to increase the level of
international confidence by taking the initiative in dealing with
the matter."
Koizumi delivered the speech in a rally held for House of
Councillors member Yoriko Kawaguchi, who served as environment
minister and foreign minister in the Koizumi government. Kawaguchi
will run in the July Upper House race as a proportional
representation candidate. Koizumi has refrained from speaking at
official occasions since he stepped down from the prime minister's
post. Therefore his speech yesterday was the first action for the
campaigning for the upcoming Upper House election. He also plans to
give a campaign speech for former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Kosei Ueno.
9) Kyoko Nakayama to run for Upper House race
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full)
June 5, 2007
Kyoko Nakayama, 67, special advisor to the prime minister on the
abduction Issue, decided yesterday to run in this summer's House of
Councillors election as a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic
Party (LDP) for the proportional representation segment. The outlook
is that she will soon formally announce her candidacy.
Nakayama and her husband Nariaki Nakayama, former education
minister, met yesterday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his
office. Abe asked her to run for the election, saying:
"Education reform and the abduction issue are priority issues of the
Abe cabinet. In order to appeal the abduction issue to the public, I
want you to run in the Upper House election."
After the meeting, Nariaki Nakayama told reporters: "She should take
it seriously that the prime minister strongly called for her
candidacy." He indicated that Special Advisor Nakayama would accept
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the offer.
The special advisor served in the former Finance Ministry. Since she
worked as advisor to the Cabinet Secretariat in charge of supporting
the victims kidnapped by North Korea and the families of the missing
abductees since 2002, she was appointed to her current post last
September when the Abe administration was inaugurated.
10) LDP moving to extend Diet session for five days in order to get
a bill regulating amakudari adopted during the current session
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Excerpts)
June 5, 2007
An idea of extending the current Diet session (set to close on June
23) for five days was floated yesterday in the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP). The purpose is to secure the time for
deliberations on a bill revising the National Civil Service Law.
This bill is intended to tighten the regulations against amakudari
(practice of retiring senior government officials finding
well-paying jobs in the private sector). If the Diet session is
extended for six or more days, the ruling bloc will be forced to
rearrange the current schedule for the Upper House election with the
announcement of the election set for July 5 and the election day set
for July 22. So, many in the LDP insist that even if the session is
extended, the Diet should close by June 28.
A senior Upper House member yesterday said of the bill: "We have two
options: enacting it into law by extending the Diet session and
enacting it into law after quick deliberations without extending the
session. The decision in this regard is likely to be made by the end
of this week."
11) Abe admits responsibility for pension contribution recordkeeping
errors
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Abridged slightly)
June 5, 2007
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an Upper House plenary session
yesterday afternoon admitted his responsibility for the Social
Insurance Agency's inadequate management of pension contribution
records. Abe said:
"All those concerned, including past SIA chiefs, are responsible for
what took place between the introduction in 1996 of the basic
pension numbering system and now. I myself feel acutely responsible
for this situation. There are so many points we have to reflect on,
such as whether or not the (basic pension numbering) system was
studied thoroughly before it was introduced and whether the system
to oversee the progress on the program was sufficient."
Health, Labor, and Welfare Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa also said:
"Initial efforts to nail down the design of the (numbering) system
were insufficient."
12) Yanagisawa reveals plans to complete checks of 50 million cases
of missing pension records by next May
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Top Play) (Lead paragraph)
June 5, 2007
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In a press conference yesterday afternoon, Health, Labor and Welfare
Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said that the ministry would complete by
next May checks of about 50 million records on those who have not
been identified due to the Social Insurance Agency's lax
record-keeping system. Of those who are deemed to have a high
possibility of being among those of the 50 million records, the
ministry will send a notice to beneficiaries by August 2008 and to
policyholders aged 59 or younger by March 2009.
In order to correct records, confirming identity is required. Given
this, it is expected to take more time until the details of all the
50 million records become clear.
13) Yanagisawa pledges to end by next May checks on 50 million cases
of unpaid benefits
MAINICHI (Top Play) (Excerpts)
June 5, 2007
In a press conference yesterday, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister
Hakuo Yanagisawa pledged to complete over the year through next May
a thorough check of 50 million cases of unpaid benefits for which
eligible recipients are unknown. The ministry had initially planned
to first look into 28.8 million records of eligible policyholders,
out of the 50 million cases, within a year. Faced with criticism
from the opposition camp, however, the ministry has now decided to
finish examining all the cases over the year.
The welfare ministry will not change the policy of informing the
policyholders who have already received benefits of the results of
the check on a priority basis, and the beneficiaries will receive
information by August 2008, two month earlier than initially
planned.
Additional measures to deal with pension-record errors
7Finish computer checks on the 50 million records of premium
payments to unidentified people by May 2008. Start the procedure of
confirmation in June, and give information of the result of the
check to beneficiaries who have already received benefits by August
and to those aged 59 or younger by March 2009.
7Set up a round-the-clock telephone service (0570-05-1165) available
everyday including Saturdays and Sundays. Also make telephone
service available for those whose records are incomplete free of
charge (0120-657-830, starting on June 11).
7Set up an inquiry office that opens until 07:00 p.m. everyday
exception Saturdays and Sundays in the Social Insurance Office.
Create special consultation offices in downtowns in urban areas.
7Establish a fact-finding committee in the Internal Affairs and
Communication Ministry to establish the cause of the record-keeping
blunder and investigate the responsibility of previous Social
Insurance Agency directors and health ministers.
7Do not use pension premiums to finance necessary examination
costs.
14) Upper House begins deliberating on SIA bills; Opposition camp
focused on prime minister's responsibility
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Excerpts)
June 5, 2007
The House of Councillors started deliberating on a Social Insurance
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Agency (SIA) reform bill at its plenary session yesterday. The
ruling camp intends to quell the pension storm by speedily enacting
the bill along with another bill to scrap the five-year
statute-of-limitation in which pensioners may retroactively claim
any shortchanged portion of benefits stemming from the agency's
recordkeeping errors. The opposition camp, on the other hand, plan
to seek thorough deliberations by focusing on the responsibility of
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and others. The opposition bloc is also
considering filing a no-confidence motion against the Abe cabinet.
Stormy developments are foreseen before the ongoing "pension Diet
session" ends on June 23.
In yesterday's Upper House plenary session, Ryuji Yamane of major
opposition Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) grilled Abe, saying:
"Referring to the responsibility of past SIA chiefs like somebody
else's business is improper. The people want you to take
responsibility as supreme commander."
Abe replied: "As the person responsible for the government, I feel
extremely sorry about the problem. What I must do now is to present
concrete plans and implement them swiftly rather than to trade
accusations with you."
The ruling camp intends to have the Upper House Health, Labor and
Welfare Committee start earnestly deliberating today on the bill
scrapping the statute-of-limitation and the bill reforming the SIA
as a set.
15) Prime Minister Abe to leave today for G-8 summit, aiming to play
a leading part in environmental area with eye on next year's G-8
summit in Lake Toya
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Excerpts)
June 5, 2007
Yutaka Tabata
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to depart today for Germany to attend
the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. How far
can he demonstrate his presence there as the host of next year's G-8
summit in Lake Toya, Hokkaido? Can he make best use of this year's
summit to buoy up his administration? The upcoming summit in this
sense will be an important opportunity for him to make a debut as a
political leader at an international grand stage.
Abe had occasions ahead of the G-8 summit to emphasize his
leadership. In a speech given in Otsu City on June 2, for instance,
Abe expressed his determination to play a leading part in the
upcoming summit, by noting, "It's time for Japan to lead other
countries of the world in dealing with the environmental issues."
The European Union (EU) wants to agree on the setting of numerical
targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, while the
United States is unwilling to do so. How both sides can come to
terms holds the key to whether the summit will end successfully.
Abe wants to serve as a coordinator between the two sides, declaring
his environmental strategy of halving the present levels of Japan's
greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
This numerical target is lower than the EU's, making it easier for
major emitters to adopt together. It may be seen as a meeting point
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for the EU and the US.
Yet, many observe that it would be difficult for both sides to agree
on that target, so some in the Japanese government are looking for
something to serve as a trump card to play to other countries just
in case.
16) Police to search MSDF training unit to determine how Aegis data
leaked
YOMIURI (Page 35) (Full)
June 5, 2007
In connection with a case in which a 33-year-old petty officer 2nd
class belonging to Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Escort
Flotilla 1 (Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture) leaked information
on the Aegis system, the Kanagawa Prefectural Police and the MSDF
police unit have decided to search as early as today several
locations, including the MSDF Maizuru training unit in Kyoto
Prefecture, in order to identify the path of the leak, acting on
suspicion of violation of the Secret Protection Law under the
Japan-US Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement (MDA). According to
investigators, a leading seaman who used to work with the petty
officer 2nd class on a destroyer made a statement implying that he
had handed a computer file containing Aegis information to the petty
officer.
The leading seaman reportedly studied several years ago at the
MSDF's 1st Service School in Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The
Kanagawa Prefectural Police and other investigative authorities
searched the service school on May 19 believing that its instructor
had allowed his students to copy Aegis data. They are analyzing the
personal computers and CDs confiscated from the instructor and
students.
This time, the Kanagawa Prefectural Police and the MSDF police unit
will search the homes of several petty officers, who had studied at
the service school with the leading seaman, and the Maizuru training
unit where they now work, chiefly in order to determine how the
leading seaman gained possession of the file.
17) Draft basic policy guidelines for economic and fiscal policy
features government study on feasibility of hometown tax; CEFP
report carries Abe's imprint on environment
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full)
June 5, 2007
Members of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, chaired by
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, yesterday discussed the draft basic
policy guidelines for economic and fiscal management for fiscal
2007, which State Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Hiroko Ota
presented. Regarding a so-called hometown tax scheme, under which
taxpayers can allocate a certain amount of their residential tax
payment to their hometown, the draft indicated a policy of promoting
consideration of the feasibility of such a proposal, categorically
mentioning that a tax measure allowing taxpayers to contribute to
their hometown should be realized.
In compiling the fiscal 2008 budget, the government will cut
spending as much as possible without reducing efforts for spending
reform, the draft said. Along with this policy, it has been
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confirmed that a scenario for package reforms of spending and
revenue covering a period up to fiscal 2011 as decided last July
should be created.
Policies set under the basic guidelines will be adopted by the CEFP
on June 19, after coordination between the government and the ruling
camp. The envisioned policy guidelines will be the first since Abe
took office as prime minister. It will also serve as the ruling
parties' de facto manifesto for the upcoming Upper House election.
Last year's basic policy guidelines noted that public projects were
to be cut 1 percent -3 percent a year over the next five years. Some
private-sector members proposed that the guidelines for this fiscal
year should specify the margin of such a cut at 3 percent. However,
the draft stopped short of including a specific numerical goal,
simply noting that prioritization and efficiency should be
promoted.
The Abe imprint was visible in the draft's specific reference to the
global environment, including that local governments will be asked
to come up with plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions and that the
government will consider the adoption of daylight savings' time.
Outline of basic policy guidelines
-- Maximum spending cut without reducing efforts for spending reform
in compiling the fiscal 2008 budget.
-- Aim at narrowing the gap between revenues among local
municipalities. Look into a tax measure that will enable taxpayers
to contribute to their hometown.
-- Ask local governments to create a program to cut greenhouse gas
emissions. Consider the introduction of daylight savings' time.
-- Look into the feasibility of establishing a regional power
revitalization organization.
-- Accelerate efforts to consider the realization of a doshu or
regional bloc system, the final goal of decentralization reform.
-- Eliminating idle farmland over five years.
-- Ask cabinet ministers to submit a plan to streamline independent
administrative agencies under their jurisdiction, possibly by the
end of August.
-- Discuss drastic reform of the tax system, including the
consumption tax, in the fall or later.
SCHIEFFER