LDP proposes 1-yr, 10% pay cut for lawmakers

LDP proposes 1-yr, 10% pay cut for lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - Diet affairs committee heads from the three ruling parties discuss slashing lawmakers' monthly salaries at the Diet in Tokyo on Jan. 16. The Liberal Democratic Party proposed to the New Komeito party and the New Conservative Party that salaries be cut 10% for one year.

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