In response to the soaring price of gold, the Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly has agreed to reduce the price of the 14-karat gold badges that had been lent for each term of office to reduce the price, such as reducing the proportion of gold, and to issue them so that they do not need to be returned.
In response to the soaring price of gold, the Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly investigated the 14-karat and 18-karat gold badges lent for each term of office, and found that most of the members had not returned them, and the Assembly Steering Committee discussed how to deal with it on the 6th.
As a result, we agreed to change the treatment of Congressional badges from loans to those that do not need to be returned.
The relevant provisions will be changed at next month's Parliamentary Operations Committee, which will be applied from the next term.
Members of the council expressed opinions such as, "According to the regulations, it was supposed to be returned, but most of the council members did not return it because there was not enough explanation," and "Since there are many prefectural assemblies that use it, it may be possible to change it to the form of issuance as proof that they have been elected."
In addition, when I purchased it in April, the badge was about 4,1 yen per badge, so in the future, we will reduce the price of the material by reducing the proportion of gold.
Prefectural assemblies around the country have revealed that some of the loaned 4-karat gold badges have not been returned.