Fourth Expert Panel Meeting on Appropriate Costs
Overview
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the fourth expert panel meeting to set the “appropriate cost” introduced under the amended Trucking Business Act. The meeting will report the results of individual interviews with relevant industries and discuss specific issues. It will be open to the press, with deadlines for requests to attend or film the opening session.
Key points
- The fourth panel meeting will report on individual interviews with relevant industries and discuss specific issues.
- The meeting is scheduled for October 19, 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00.
- The deadline to request attendance or filming at the opening is October 16 at 12:00.
Overview
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism established the Expert Panel on Setting Appropriate Costs in July 2026 to set the “appropriate cost” introduced by the Act Partially Amending the Trucking Business Act (Act No. 60 of 2025), enacted and promulgated in June 2025. This is the panel’s fourth meeting.
Impact
The meeting is open to the press, and camera filming is permitted only at the beginning. Due to venue limitations, filming is limited to one person per company.
The materials and meeting summary will be published later on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s website.
Details
The agenda consists of reports from each ministry on individual interviews and discussion of specific issues. The three ministries providing reports are the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The venue is the shared conference room on the 10th floor of Central Government Building No. 3, and the meeting will also be held via web conference.
Those wishing to attend or film the meeting should send an email to the designated contact, stating the specified subject line and providing their name (with phonetic reading), affiliation, email address, and telephone number. Those who contact the organizers by the deadline will be notified of details such as the assembly place and time.