Tokyo Metropolitan Government budget bill in the mid-7.3 trillion yen range Olympics and Para 2nd past January 7 6:37

The Governor's appraisal of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's New Year Budget has begun, and the total amount of the general account will continue to be related to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is expected to be.

Governor Koike of Tokyo has begun assessing the original budget for the new fiscal year 2020 on the 6th.

The total amount of the general account is expected to be in the mid-7.3 trillion yen range, the second largest since the current fiscal year, which was the largest ever since the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games related business will continue to cost.

On the other hand, tax revenues are expected to decrease by about 60 billion yen from the current fiscal year to the level of 5.44 trillion yen, due to the impact of the national tax reform aimed at reducing the gap between large cities and local areas.

In addition, as a result of the assessment on the first day, in order to strengthen measures to secure power supply due to successive typhoon damage,
6 ¥ 600 million for deploying emergency power supplies at the bases of the voluntary disaster prevention organization
1 100 million yen will be allocated to installing chargers such as smartphones in private temporary accommodation facilities that are open to those who have difficulty returning home.

Governor Koike told reporters, "We will make sure to succeed in the Tokyo Games, connect them to the next generation, and aggressively pursue initiatives to continue growing."

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's new annual budget plan is expected to be published on the 24th of this month.