Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Estimated request of over 32 trillion yen
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's budget request for the next fiscal year has included social security expenses such as medical care and pensions as the population ages, as well as costs for employment support for the so-called `` working ice age '' generation. The largest amount was 32,623.4 billion yen.
According to this, the total amount of the general account was 32,623.4 billion yen, an increase of 69.3 billion yen compared to the initial budget for this fiscal year, excluding measures associated with the increase in the consumption tax rate.
Of this, social security expenditures for medical care and pensions were ¥ 30,526.9 billion, an increase of ¥ 535.3 billion from the initial budget for the current fiscal year, due to the aging of the population.
The priority measures are 65.3 billion yen for measures to expand employment and qualification support for the so-called “working ice age” generation, 172.5 billion yen for measures to prevent child abuse, such as strengthening the child guidance center, In order to prevent the spread of rubella infection, 4.8 billion yen has been recorded as a subsidy for testing for men with low antibody ownership.
Furthermore, in response to the finalization of the class action by the family of former patients with leprosy, 1 billion yen was recorded, which was 300 million yen higher than this year, for the purpose of enlightening correct knowledge for the restoration of the honor of former patients and their families. In addition, 3 billion yen, which is 600 million yen more than the current fiscal year, is included as a cost to strengthen the system for collecting remains and collecting DNA for the remains of war dead.