LDP proposes forfeiting unreported political funds in reform plan


by Japan Today

Japan Today— Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday compiled draft proposals on political funds reform in the wake of a recent slush money scandal, centering on forfeiting deliberately unreported income for submission to the national coffers. The LDP, led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also proposed obliging lawmakers to issue certificates

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