however, to be hohonest at thih point in time we have not comee across a situation compararableo the collapse of the lehman brothers. this is true. i a also do not plan to liken t kumamoto earthquake to a major earthquake and use that as a reason for this postponement. that kind of politicking would be very discourteous to those who are working hard to recover from the earthquake. therefore, this repeatedly postponement of the tax hike is a different decision that i have made, different from the promise that i have made before. i accept the fact that some criticize this as a violation of our policy promise. taxation has a big impact on the economy. if i am to make a new decision, a different decision, then based on the fact that taxation is the foundation for democracy, of course, i should only execute this after seeking public approval. without conviction, i would not make this decision. without the people's support, our government cannot work. the upper house elections will be a national election, over my new decision and it is through this election that i would like to seek the pu