Reconstruction budget for the Great East Japan Earthquake Last year's execution rate Over 60% due to typhoons, etc. July 31 11:06

The execution rate of the reconstruction budget for the Great East Japan Earthquake last year was 60.5%, down about 7 points from the previous year due to the time required to recover from the damage caused by Typhoon No. 19 last October.

According to the Reconstruction Agency, the reconstruction budget recorded in the previous year and the first year of Reiwa was 2,771.4 billion yen, while the actual expenditure was 1,677.0 billion yen, and the execution rate was It was down 6 points to 60.5%.

Regarding the reason for the decrease in the execution rate, the Reconstruction Agency is recovering from the damage caused by typhoon No. 19 in October last year, and decontamination in the "specified reconstruction and reconstruction base area" where residents can live in Fukushima prefecture's difficult-to-return areas. It was mentioned that it took time to coordinate with local governments.

The reconstruction budget used in the nine years from the earthquake disaster to the last year was 36,316.7 billion yen, and the Reconstruction Agency has completed the infrastructure projects such as road maintenance and disaster public housing. It is said that there is no delay.