Tokyo, Nov. 9 -- The newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to introduce a revision to the public servant remuneration law to implement pay cuts for herself and ministers in her cabinet during the ongoing extraordinary session of Parliament, The Japan Times reported, citing government sources.
According to The Japan Times, the proposal, expected to be discussed at a meeting of relevant ministers as early as Tuesday, would suspend additional allowances currently paid to the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers, in addition to their lawmakers' salaries.
The move is part of Takaichi's broader effort to demonstrate her commitment to administrative and fiscal reform.
Takaichi, who has long advocated reducing ministerial...
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