Abe's "national funeral" expenditure is higher than the queen's funeral to attract public dissatisfaction. It is expected to be 1.66 billion yen

Jimu Journalist Sun Yan

The "national funeral" of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be held on September 27. Since the beginning of September this year, Matsuni Koda Matsuna, the official house of Japanese cabinet, said at a press conference that Abe's "national funeral" cost is expected to be 1.66 billion yen (about RMB 81.93 million) and will pay all the taxes. Many Japanese people said Difficult to accept. Many of them are also puzzled by the huge amount of funerals. They asked on social media: "How can Abe's funeral be larger than the flowers of the British Queen Kingdom?"

In July of this year, the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and died due to excessive injuries (Source: BBC)

It is understood that the Japanese government revealed at the end of August that it will spend nearly 250 million yen in the budget of the 2022 year. The funeral expenses are used for Abe's funeral. But shortly after, Matsuno said that in addition to the 250 million yen announced earlier, the Japanese government also plans to add 1.4 billion yen to the organization cost of Abe's "national funeral", including the hospitality fee of the police fee and the entertainment fee for foreign dignitaries. And the cost of renting the guard of guard of self -defense.

Many people in Japan have expressed dissatisfaction with Abe's "national funeral" budget. Recently, a public opinion survey by Kyodo News from Japan shows that more than 75%of the Japanese people believe that the Japanese government has spent too much on the Abe's funeral.

At present, the Japanese economy is affected by the new crown epidemic, and prices are still rising; coupled with factors such as the plunge of the yen exchange rate, economic development is facing multiple anti -winds. In this context, the taxpayer's money was held "national funeral" for Abe, and the opposition voices in Japan came one after another. Tens of thousands of people rushed to gather on the streets of Tokyo, opposed to holding a "national funeral" for Abe, and even a man suspected to be opposed to funerals and buys themselves near the official residence of the Prime Minister.

On the evening of the 21st, residents in Sapporo, Japan raised their signs to oppose Abe's "national funeral" (source: Twitter)

In addition, many Japanese netizens are puzzled by the huge amount of Abe's "national funeral". In the report, the Broadcasting Corporation pointed out that although the British side did not announce the specific cost of the Queen's funeral, according to the calculation of the Daily Mirror, the cost of the queen's funeral was about 8 million pounds (about 1.3 billion yen) Essence In this regard, Japanese netizens have said, "How can the cost of Abe's funeral be larger than that of the British Queen Kingdom?"

Moreover, some netizens also believe that according to previous experience, Abe's actual cost of "national funeral" may be higher than the budget amount. "The Tokyo Olympics eventually cost $ 13 billion. Netizens said.

At the same time, the Japanese media will also compare Abe's funeral spending with the funeral of former Prime Minister Yoshida. According to reports, Yoshida Mao was the only former Prime Minister of Japan after World War II. In October 1967, after Yoshida's death, his national funeral flower sold for 18 million yen, which was equivalent to 70 million yen today.

In this regard, some critics said that during the first decades of fighting in Japan, "this (huge cost) should be used to help low -income families affected by inflation."

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