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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to dissolve the Lower House next week for a
quick election to seek a public mandate over postponing a consumption tax
hike. Abe is likely to announce the dissolution as early as next Tuesday
after returning from his 9-day overseas tour.
Considering the recent economic situation, Abe is said to have decided to
postpone the next consumption tax hike by one-and-a-half years to April
2017.
The consumption tax hike has already been enacted by Parliament. Changing
the date of its introduction requires revisions of legislation during the
ordinary Diet session next year. A general election is likely to take place
on December 14th, with official campaigning starting on December 2nd.

The purpose of consumption tax hike was for the improve of deficit
financing, welfare, bringing up children and care etc. We were in financial difficulties.
If he sets the general election, we must use money over about 800 million dollar (70billion yen).
It is complete waste of money. We can use the money for the poor old people,
children or education if he don’t set such useless election.
If they want to postpone the tax hike , they can it easily without the dissolution
and election, because they are overwhelmingly majority in the Diet.
There is no justice to set election in this timing but only futility.
In this important season, the member of the Diet who think about the dissolution
and general election are completely foolish. I doubt their common sense.

安倍首相は来週衆院を解散して総選挙を行い消費税を上げるのを延期するために国民
の審判を仰ぐと発言した。彼は９日間の外国旅行から帰ってすぐの来週の火曜日に解
散するようだ。最近の経済状況をみると、消費税を上げるのは１年半後の２０１７年
４月まで延ばさざるをえないとのことだ。消費税を上げるのは国会で既に法律で決め
られている。その導入時期を変更するには来年の通常国会でその法律の改正が必要で
ある。総選挙は１２月２日公示で１４日投票になりそうだ。

消費税を上げる目的は赤字財政の改善、福祉、子育て、介護などのためだった。我々は金くりに
困っていたのだ。もし彼が総選挙を行うなら我々は７００億円以上もの金を使わなくてはならない。
それは全くの無駄使いだ。もし彼がそのようなまったく無意味な選挙をしなければ、そのお金を
貧しい老人や子供や教育に使うことができる。
もし彼らが消費税アップの延期を望むなら、国会で圧倒的多数を有しているのだから解散や
総選挙をしなくても簡単に延期を決めることができるのだ。
このタイミングで総選挙をする意義は全くなく無益なだけである。この重大な時期に、解散、
総選挙を考える国会議員は本当に馬鹿げていると思う。彼らの常識を疑う。