At the Cabinet meeting on the 29th, the basic policy requested by each ministry and agency was approved for the formulation of the budget for the next fiscal year and the 5th year of Reiwa.
In addition to establishing a frame for promoting "new capitalism", it is also allowed to request the defense-related budget, which is the focus, without showing the amount, and it will be considered in the process of budgeting at the end of the year. ..
The basic policy for the budget request for the next fiscal year, which was approved by the Cabinet, requires that expenses related to social security such as pensions and medical care be kept within 560 billion yen, which will increase from this year's budget due to aging. ..
In addition, we request that expenses that can be flexibly increased or decreased by a policy called "discretionary expenses" be reduced by 10% from the initial budget of 14.9 trillion yen this year.
On the other hand, the Kishida Cabinet established an "important policy promotion frame" related to "new capitalism" and approved a demand of 4.4 trillion yen for "investment in people" and "investment in startups". It is said that the budget request will be sharpened.
In addition, the defense-related budget, which states that "the defense force will be drastically strengthened within five years," according to this bold policy, and the budget related to the declining birthrate, children, and decarbonization, which the Kishida Cabinet has set as important issues. Regarding, we will accept "matter request" that does not indicate the amount at the request stage, and will consider it in the budgeting process at the end of the year.
Furthermore, the new corona countermeasures, price inflation countermeasures, energy and food security, etc. are also positioned as important policies, and the requirements in the "important policy promotion frame" and "matter requirements" are accepted.
Based on this basic policy, each ministry and agency will make a budget request by the end of next month, but in addition to re-spreading the infection, it is also necessary to respond to rising prices, so can we effectively allocate limited financial resources? Will be asked.