Tax revenue reduction due to the influence of Corona, Tokyo Next year's office expenses will be reduced by 10% or more September 14, 5:04
As the financial situation of Tokyo is expected to become severe in the future due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the initial budget for next year will be to thoroughly reduce office expenses and facility maintenance costs by 10% or more from this year. became.
While the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will incur large costs to strengthen the medical care provision system and support small and medium-sized enterprises due to the impact of the new coronavirus, it is expected that tax revenues will decrease and the financial situation will become severe in the future.
For this reason, in order to maintain a sound financial base, in the formulation of the initial budget for the next fiscal year, we will thoroughly reduce ordinary expenses such as office expenses and facility maintenance costs by 10% or more from the initial budget for this year. It was decided.
It is the first time in 16 years that the city has set a target figure in advance and prepared a budget, and it is expected to reduce it by about 30 billion yen.
On the other hand, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has a policy of deciding the necessity and urgency of projects that it will focus on, such as measures against the new coronavirus, and formulating a budget.