The government has set a supplementary budget for this year to implement emergency measures against rising prices, with a total of 2.709 trillion yen in the general account, and plans to issue additional deficit-financing bonds to cover all necessary financial resources. Hardened.
Last month, the government decided on urgent measures in light of rising prices, including subsidies to oil retailers and benefits to low-income child-rearing households.
In addition to spending more than 1.51 trillion yen from this year's reserve fund to implement the measures, the government will decide on a supplementary budget for this year at a cabinet meeting on the 17th.
In the supplementary budget,
▽ 1,173.9 billion yen as a subsidy to oil wholesale companies from next month onward as a countermeasure against soaring crude oil prices , ▽ 1,520 billion yen
to increase reserve funds,
etc. are included. However, the total amount of general account is planned to be 2.709 trillion yen.
All necessary financial resources will be covered by issuing additional deficit-financing bonds.
The government is aiming to establish a supplementary budget in the current parliament, but there are criticisms that it will increase a huge reserve fund that can be used without the approval of the parliament, and the ruling and opposition parties are expected to argue. is.