Expenditure expansion Next year's budget plan total of more than 102 trillion yen Decided today December 20th 7:20

The government decides a budget plan for the next fiscal year that will make the general account total 102,660 billion yen, the largest ever, at the cabinet meeting on the 20th. Expenditure has continued to rise for over 2 years, exceeding ¥ 100 trillion.

The budget plan for the next fiscal year and the Ordinary Fiscal Year 2 is 102 trillion 660 billion yen in total in the general account, surpassing the initial budget of the current fiscal year by 1.2 trillion yen, the largest ever.

Of the “expenditure”, social security expenses will increase by approximately ¥ 1,750 billion from the current fiscal year, to a record high of ¥ 35,810.0 billion.

Expenses related to medical care and nursing care will increase by about 410 billion yen due to aging, as well as costs for free higher education for low-income households and for free childhood education and childcare. Because it becomes.

In addition, we will allocate about ¥ 1,780 billion to new economic measures that include disaster prevention and mitigation and strengthening infrastructure to strengthen the national land.

The local allocation tax allocated from the country to the locality will be about ¥ 15,810.0 billion.

On the other hand, “Revenue” tax revenues will reach a record high of ¥ 63,510 billion, reflecting an increase in sales due to the increase in the consumption tax rate.

For this reason, the new issue amount of government bonds, which is the new debt of the country, will be around 32.560 billion yen, which will decrease for the 10th consecutive year as the initial budget, but the reduction amount will be around 100 billion yen, which is 3/3 of the revenue. The tough financial situation continues to rely on government bonds for nearly one.