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Back「簗農水相が忖度強要」 予算問い合わせを批判―地元・栃木の市長
「簗農水相が忖度強要」 予算問い合わせを批判―地元・栃木の市長
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「簗農水相が忖度強要」 予算問い合わせを批判―地元・栃木の市長

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簗和生農林水産相が栃木県内の道路予算を国交省に問い合わせた問題で、那須烏山市の川俣純子市長が「忖度を強要していると受け取れる」と批判。簗氏は「地元の声を確認しただけ」と釈明したが、市長は説明不足としてさらなる説明を求めている。

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簗和生農林水産相が2月に栃木県内の2市町の道路予算について国土交通省に問い合わせを行った。

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簗和生農林水産相が2月、地元・栃木県内2市町の道路予算を国土交通省に問い合わせたことについて、2市町の一つ、那須烏山市の川俣純子市長は7日、「暗に予算減額の圧力をかけ、忖度(そんたく)を強要しているとも受け取れる」と批判するコメントを発表した。

「地元の声」受け国交省に問い合わせも、内容「覚えていない」 簗農水相、道路予算カット問題 公選法違反の疑惑も浮上

簗氏は同日、記者団に対し、2月の問い合わせに関し「地元(の支持者)から、予算がどういう状況か関心の声があり、確認しようとした。(やりとりは)明確に覚えていない」と説明した。これに対し、川俣氏は「支援者に関する真相は何一つ説明されることはなく幕引きを図ろうとしており、疑念は一層深まるばかりだ」とし、改めて納得できる説明を尽くすよう求めた。

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  • 問い合わせの具体的な内容と目的は何だったのか
  • 公職選挙法違反の疑いに対する詳細な説明

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