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Ruling bloc gets low scores on implementation of 2005 manifesto
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TOKYO, Aug. 2 Kyodo -
The ruling coalition has received poor evaluations from a labor union,
economists and others regarding whether it has fulfilled policy proposals made
in its manifesto for the general election in 2005, according to results
released Sunday by a panel led by academics and business circles.
The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner New Komeito party were
given an average score of 46, out of a possible top score of 100, for general
policy achievement from nine groups -- including a business lobby, think tanks
and a labor union -- that participated in an evaluation of policy
implementation.
Japan's economic situation deteriorated since the previous House of
Representatives election in 2005, with the issue of income gaps among people
becoming one of the key social problems.
The nine groups gave an average score of 40 to the coalition bloc in terms of
policy management, apparently reflecting a series of changes of the prime
minister without holding a lower house election after Junichiro Koizumi stepped
down from the post, critics said.
The Japanese Trade Union Confederation gave 30 to the policy implementation of
the ruling parties, the lowest score among the nine groups, noting that while
the number of poor people was growing, the ruling parties failed to address the
issue toward narrowing income gaps among the people in a substantive way.
The Japan Research Institute Ltd. welcomed stimulus steps adopted by the ruling
parties in the wake of the global recession but gave only 38, saying that the
path for fiscal consolidation is unclear.
The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, one of three key Japanese
business lobbies and the only such participant in the evaluation, gave 50 to
the coalition bloc, saying an overhaul of reform of revenues and expenditures
as well as that of the social security system has been postponed after the
coalition failed to secure a majority in the House of Councillors election in
2007.
On the other hand, the business lobby said the two parties made some progress
in the field of postal privatization and educational reform.
==Kyodo
2009-08-02 21:08:04
TOKYO, Aug. 2 Kyodo -
The ruling coalition has received poor evaluations from a labor union,
economists and others regarding whether it has fulfilled policy proposals made
in its manifesto for the general election in 2005, according to results
released Sunday by a panel led by academics and business circles.
The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner New Komeito party were
given an average score of 46, out of a possible top score of 100, for general
policy achievement from nine groups -- including a business lobby, think tanks
and a labor union -- that participated in an evaluation of policy
implementation.
Japan's economic situation deteriorated since the previous House of
Representatives election in 2005, with the issue of income gaps among people
becoming one of the key social problems.
The nine groups gave an average score of 40 to the coalition bloc in terms of
policy management, apparently reflecting a series of changes of the prime
minister without holding a lower house election after Junichiro Koizumi stepped
down from the post, critics said.
The Japanese Trade Union Confederation gave 30 to the policy implementation of
the ruling parties, the lowest score among the nine groups, noting that while
the number of poor people was growing, the ruling parties failed to address the
issue toward narrowing income gaps among the people in a substantive way.
The Japan Research Institute Ltd. welcomed stimulus steps adopted by the ruling
parties in the wake of the global recession but gave only 38, saying that the
path for fiscal consolidation is unclear.
The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, one of three key Japanese
business lobbies and the only such participant in the evaluation, gave 50 to
the coalition bloc, saying an overhaul of reform of revenues and expenditures
as well as that of the social security system has been postponed after the
coalition failed to secure a majority in the House of Councillors election in
2007.
On the other hand, the business lobby said the two parties made some progress
in the field of postal privatization and educational reform.
==Kyodo
2009-08-02 21:08:04
