"Abe National Funeral" wants to spend 250 million yen, more than half of the Japanese people oppose

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

After the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, the Japanese government said that he wanted to spend about 250 million yen to hold a "national funeral" for him. This huge expenditure will be expended by fiscal expenditure and is opposed by the Japanese people.

Japanese people oppose "national funeral" (Source: Kyodo Society)

According to the "Asahi Shimbun", on August 26 local time, Matsuno Koda Matsno Kazaki, the official house of Japanese cabinet, announced at the press conference that it will spend at 249.4 million yen (approximately 12.51 million yuan) from the budget of the 2022 year to the former Prime Minister for former Prime Minister. Abe's funeral.

According to the cabinet plan, the cost will include the cost of construction costs of 210 million yen and the lease cost of 30 million yen venues. These expenses do not include security costs of domestic and foreign dignitaries.

According to the "Sankei News" report, Shinzo's funeral cost increased by about 57 million yen from the funeral of the Prime Minister Zeng Kanghong in 2020. Matsuno Kiyi explained that in addition to the venue leasing and construction, it is also necessary to prepare a lot of synonymous interpretation and prepare buses for about 6,000 people.

Shinzo Abe is the longest -serving prime minister in Japan. He was assassinated at the election rally on July 8. The Japanese government previously decided to hold a "national funeral" in the Japanese martial arts hall in Tokyo on September 27. According to reports, the funeral security will be very tight and deploy security personnel and metal detectors at the venue entrance.

Reuters reports that polls show that the Japanese people are very opposed to the huge national fiscal funds for the Abe's funeral. In the latest survey, 53%of the respondents opposed the "national funeral".

The first prime minister funeral that was fully spent by Japan was the funeral of Yoshida Mao in 1967. Since then, the funeral of the former Prime Minister of Japan has been jointly paid by the government and the governing Liberal Democratic Party.

Matsuno Kodi said that Abe's funeral is expected to attend up to 6,000 people, but he also said that the cabinet will not ask Japanese ministries and relevant organizations to express their condolences.

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