Budget request for next year's national budget General account total forecast of over 100 trillion yen September 30, 14:59
The budget request for the next fiscal year of the country is submitted to the Ministry of Finance by each ministry and agency on the 30th, and the total amount of the general account is expected to exceed 100 trillion yen for seven consecutive years due to the increase in social security expenses.
In addition to this, there are also businesses related to the new coronavirus whose required amount is not specified, and the final budget scale may be further expanded.
The budget request deadline is usually the end of August, but this is 30 days, one month later due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
According to this
budget
request,
▽ Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare increased social security expenses, resulting in 32,989.5 billion yen
▽ Ministry of Defense strengthened defense capabilities, etc., resulting in a record high of 5,489.8 billion yen
.
In addition, “Government bond costs” for redemption and interest payments of government bonds increased by 2,141.9 billion yen to 25,493.4 billion yen.
As a result, the total amount of the general account for the budget request for the next fiscal year is expected to exceed 100 trillion yen for the seventh consecutive year.
On the other hand, in the area related to the new corona, there are projects to set up "regional outpatient / testing centers" to collect samples for PCR tests, border measures for infectious diseases for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and local public transportation such as railways and buses. It includes transportation maintenance and support for the tourism industry.
In many of these new corona-related businesses, the required amount has not been clearly stated because it is difficult to determine the impact at this point.
For this reason, the scale of the final budget may increase further, and balancing economic revitalization and fiscal consolidation is a major issue.