ニュース 2010/10/27 Third part of budget review gets underway On October 27, the first half of the third part of the budgetary review being undertaken by the Government Revitalization Unit, which targets special accounts administered by central government, got underway. In the opening ceremony held prior to the start of the review panel, Minister of State for Government Revitalization Renho expressed her appreciation to the members of the public who had come to listen to the panel discussion despite the early hour. She went on to say, “I would like us to make every effort to make deep inroads into the special accounts system itself. First of we will make all information open to the public. We will find out what goes on within special accounts, and whether there is any waste or wasteful use of tax monies. It may be that collusion between politicians, bureaucrats and business lies behind the special accounts system. I would like us to discuss this matter also, and to engage in debate on behalf of the people, that will return control to the hands of the people.” DPJ Diet members Yukio Edano and Akira Nagatsuma, Chairs of Working Group A and B respectively, also addressed the gathering, calling on panel members to continue to work on behalf of the people and to restore public confidence in the political process. The first half of the third part of the budgetary review takes place from October 30 to November 4.