Japan to Oblige Lawmakers to Disclose Allowance Uses
Japan to Oblige Lawmakers to Disclose Allowance Uses
Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted a bill Friday to oblige lawmakers to disclose the uses of allowances paid to cover the costs for documents, communications, transport and lodging, and return the amount unused. The House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, unanimously approved the bill to revise a relevant law at a plenary meeting. The bill passed...
Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted a bill Friday to oblige lawmakers to disclose the uses of allowances paid to cover the costs for documents, communications, transport and lodging, and return the amount unused. The House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, unanimously approved the bill to revise a relevant law at a plenary meeting. The bill passed...