The government will submit a bill for a new law aimed at providing relief to people who have been financially exploited by religious groups during the current session of parliament, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.

The bill for a new law will be submitted together with bills to revise existing laws – the Consumer Contract Law and the law governing the National Consumer Affairs Center – Kishida said, following a meeting Tuesday evening with Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of junior coalition partner Komeito.

Experts had pointed out that a new law was needed as the existing laws, which target purchases of goods and services, don’t consider donation-giving as part of contracts.