tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post6876999400969755580..comments2023-10-20T18:03:01.821+09:00Comments on GlobalTalk 21: How Useful Is the Lower House Predominance on Budget Bills?Jun Okumurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-68934116430925027472010-07-31T02:11:22.992+09:002010-07-31T02:11:22.992+09:00Dunno, Ross. I’ll have to ask Masaharu Kondo at th...Dunno, Ross. I’ll have to ask Masaharu Kondo at the Cabinet Legislation Bureau if it comes to that. But it certainly doesn’t include human resources expenditures, social security expenditures, defense procurement, transfers to local governments—and I just listed the first things that almost instantly came to mind. So there’s not a lot of room to play around with. And of course the media will be on the lookout for any shenanigans, since Hatoyama ruined the honeymoon in the political equivalent of the <i>Narita rikon.</i><br /><br />I’m working my way around the background for the money piece.<br /><br />And your clarification could be more precisely stated:<br /><br /><i>Your argument could more precisely be stated: the lower house budget power is useless when the government </i>[has to borrow more] [needs more money (don’t forget the special accounts)]<i> than it is going to spend or lend on public works.</i><br /><br />Have a nice weekend; I hope that my (exactly) 250 words work for you.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-15964454491218301112010-07-30T20:50:10.064+09:002010-07-30T20:50:10.064+09:00Your argument could more precisely be stated: the ...Your argument could more precisely be stated: the lower house budget power is useless when the government has to borrow more than it is going to spend or lend on public works. <br /><br />So if the budget were at or near balance the power would have teeth. But not now. <br /><br />So, how does the Japanese government define "public works"?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932495879002188115noreply@blogger.com