2011年8月22日月曜日

Bill that would divert civil servant pay for reconstruction postponed

The government has decided to shelve debate on a bill aimed at cutting the salaries of civil servants to raise funds for the Tohoku reconstruction effort this Diet session, government sources said Saturday.

Under the bill, which was submitted to the Diet in June, the salaries of national public officials would be cut 5 to 10 percent and their bonuses by 10 percent through March 2014 to secure ¥290 billion for reconstruction costs each year.

The government, however, has determined it would be difficult to secure Diet approval because of the tight Diet schedule expected in ensue with the expected resignation of Prime Minister Naoto Kan later this month.

The government initially aimed to pass the bill by the end of June so the salary cuts could take effect as early as August.

Even if the bill is approved during the extraordinary Diet session in the fall, the salary cuts wouldn't take effect until November at the earliest, meaning at least three months of bureaucrats' salaries, amounting to tens of billions of yen, will not be diverted to fund reconstruction as originally envisaged.


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