Editing Komeito (section)

=== Domestic policy ===
Domestically, the party proposals include reduction of the central government and [[bureaucracy]], increased transparency in public affairs, and increased local ([[Prefecture|prefectural]]) autonomy with the [[private sector]] playing an increased role. Komeito also supports reducing the consumption tax rate, reducing school fees and offering child allowances.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Tobias |last2=McLaughlin |first2=Levi |date=4 November 2021 |title=The Small Pacifist Party That Could Shape Japan's Future |work=[[Foreign Policy]] |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/04/komeito-ldp-japan-elections-defense-policy-china/ |access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref>

In accordance with its public affairs transparency platform, it was reported that since September 2016, the Komeito conducted independent analyses for possible environmental contamination of the proposed [[Toyosu]] market site.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 September 2016 |title=Tokyo gov't investigating underground water at Toyosu fish market site |publisher=GPlusMedia Inc. |agency=Japan Today |url=https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-govt-investigating-underground-water-at-toyosu-fish-market |access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> The Komeito officially raised its environmental concerns later regarding Toyosu market during the 5 October 2016 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Session. In response, the newly appointed Tokyo Governor, [[Yuriko Koike]], cited possible disciplinary action towards those responsible for the Toyosu project.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 October 2016 |title=Koike vows to punish officials who botched Toyosu market |publisher=The Asahi Shimbun Company |url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201610060075.html |url-status=dead |access-date=19 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019163111/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201610060075.html |archive-date=19 October 2017}}</ref>

Komeito embraces [[market liberalism]] to some extent, but it also emphasizes [[Welfare spending|social welfare]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The hidden power of Komeito on Japanese politics|url=https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/12/03/the-hidden-power-of-komeito-on-japanese-politics/|date=3 December 2021|access-date=26 January 2022|quote=Observers can expect Kishida to avoid difficult debates over security policy, expand social welfare spending, and consider only limited social reforms to satisfy Komeito.|publisher=[[East Asia Forum]]}}</ref> and officially puts forward "Humanitarian socialism" as its main ideology.<ref>{{cite web |last1=三訂版,世界大百科事典内言及 |first1=デジタル大辞泉,精選版 日本国語大辞典,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),改訂新版 世界大百科事典,百科事典マイペディア,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,知恵蔵,山川 日本史小辞典 改訂新版,旺文社日本史事典 |title=公明党(コウメイトウ)とは？ 意味や使い方 |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%85%AC%E6%98%8E%E5%85%9A-63237#E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E5.A4.A7.E7.99.BE.E7.A7.91.E5.85.A8.E6.9B.B8.28.E3.83.8B.E3.83.83.E3.83.9D.E3.83.8B.E3.82.AB.29 |website=コトバンク |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=ja |quote=創価学会を支持母体とした中道政党。人間性社会主義の実現を掲げている。  ［藤井　正・五十嵐仁］}}</ref>