Budget request Total amount of 105,407.1 billion yen in the largest-ever general account Official announcement October 7, 18:20

The Ministry of Finance has officially announced that the total amount of the general account was 105,407,100 million yen, the largest ever, as a result of summarizing the budget requests submitted by each ministry and agency in the national budget for next year.

In addition to this, there are many requests for which the amount of money is not specified for measures against the new coronavirus, and efficient budget allocation becomes an issue.

According to the Ministry of Finance, the budget request submitted by each ministry and agency totaled 105,407,100 million yen in the general account, a record high for the third consecutive year.



The amount requested by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was 32,989.5 billion yen due to an increase in social security costs, and the Ministry of Defense was 5,489.7 billion yen, both of which are the largest ever, and "Government bond costs" for redemption and interest payments of government bonds. ”Has increased by 2,141.9 billion yen to 25,493.4 billion yen.



In addition to this, there are many requests that the amount is not specified because it is difficult to determine the impact of the new coronavirus countermeasures at this point.



For the first time since the inauguration of the new administration, the budgeting work is in full swing toward the Cabinet decision at the end of the year, but as spending pressure increases, how efficiently the budget is for individuals and companies in need of support. The issue is whether or not we can allocate.



At the press conference, Deputy Minister of Finance Wataru Ito said, "I would like to carefully examine the effectiveness and necessity of each ministry and agency to create a high-quality budget," and emphasized the idea of ​​aiming for both economic revitalization and fiscal consolidation. did.