Overview
- Multiple party sources report that veteran lawmaker Yutaka Moriyama declined a seat in the LDP’s informal tax inner.
- Tax council officials said Upper House member Ryosuke Kozuki was added to the inner in Moriyama’s place.
- The new inner includes commerce‑aligned figures such as Daishiro Yamagiwa and Yasutoshi Nishimura, signaling a growth‑first tilt.
- Itsunori Onodera now chairs the Tax Research Council, replacing Yoichi Miyazawa after his eight‑year tenure, according to Mainichi.
- Sources attribute Moriyama’s move to support for generational turnover and differences with Takaichi’s active fiscal stance, and note he skipped the Oct. 24 inaugural meeting.