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The reform of the law related to the new countermeasures against the coronavirus, which was deliberated in the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 29th, remains ambiguous, such as the content of support for the companies that responded to the withdrawal request and the line to decide whether or not to apply sanctions. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his colleagues did not specifically respond to these questions during the day’s deliberations.
Prime Minister Suga watches over the discussions of members of the House of Representatives (right) during the deliberation of the plenary session of the House of Representatives
◆ Prime Minister “appropriately” Nishimura Revitalization Minister “necessary measures”
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party spoke with the government on the 28th about the reform of the Law of Special Measures for the New Crown Measures, which obliges companies to provide financial support in response to requests for leave of absence. It was agreed to have the Diet explain it. Despite this, the prime minister only stated in his reply that day that he would take appropriate action based on the agreement, and did not give specific details.
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, simply explained that he “clarified the obligation to take the necessary measures to support companies.”
The requirements to determine the implementation of “priority measures such as prevention of the spread” that allow restricting private rights before the issuance of the state of emergency are not clear. Mr. Nishimura replied: “The government ordinance stipulates that there is a risk that the infection in a given area will spread to the prefectures and hinder the provision of medical care”, but the number of newly infected people and beds No indicators as numbers were given.
◆ “Trial for justification” is “judged by various circumstances”
Many of the penalties for amendments to the relevant laws are imposed by denying the government’s request “without good reason.” On this point, Mr. Nishimura did not explain the easy-to-understand criteria, saying: “The interpretation of justifiable reasons is judged objectively in consideration of various circumstances.”
The Minister of Health, Labor and Social Welfare, Norihisa Tamura, also replied: “It is difficult to give a general answer because it is judged according to the case.” He mentioned the case of refusing to respond to the infection route monitoring survey, and illustrated that “the refusal to answer as the reason for visiting a specific place is not subject to sanctions such as ‘just cause’. (Tetsuto Yamaguchi)
