The "national burden rate", which indicates the ratio of the burden of taxes and social insurance premiums to the national income, is 48% in this year and Reiwa 3 year, which is slightly higher than the previous year, which is the largest ever. It is expected.

Although income increased, the burden rate increased as the increase in taxes exceeded that.

The "national burden rate" is the ratio of the burden of taxes and social insurance premiums to the national income including the income of individuals and companies, and is one of the indicators to compare the weight of public burden internationally.



According to the Ministry of Finance, the national burden rate for this year and Reiwa 3 is expected to increase by 0.1 points from the previous year to 48.0%, the highest ever.



Although income increased due to the recovery of corporate performance, the burden rate increased slightly because corporate taxes and other taxes increased more than that.



On the other hand, the “potential national burden rate” including the national budget deficit is expected to decrease by 2.1 points to 60.7%.



This is because the amount of the budget deficit was smaller this year than in the previous year when the supplementary budget was made three times.

On the other hand, in the new fiscal year and Reiwa 4th fiscal year, the national burden rate is expected to improve further, and the national burden rate is 46.5%, down 1.5 points from this year, and the potential national burden rate is also down 3.8 points to 56.9%. It is expected to be.



The national burden rate in Japan was 24.3% in 1970, more than 50 years ago, but it continues to rise due to the increasing burden of social security due to the aging of the population.