NHK's new fiscal year 2021 budget and business plan were submitted to the Diet with the opinion of Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda.
NHK's budget and business plan are to be approved by the Diet every year, and the budget and business plan for the new year and 2021 were submitted to the Diet through the Cabinet on the 5th with the opinion of Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda.
According to this, business revenue is expected to be 690 billion yen, which is 30.4 billion yen less than the previous year, of which reception fee revenue is 26 billion yen from the previous year due to price cuts from October last year and the impact of the new coronavirus. It is a small amount of 671.4 billion yen.
On the other hand, business spending is expected to be 713 billion yen, which is 22.4 billion yen less than the previous year due to a review due to structural reforms. It includes the enhancement of the services of "NHK Plus", which is being distributed, and the expenses required for broadcasting and services of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
The business balance, which is obtained by subtracting expenses from income, will be a deficit of 23 billion yen, which will be covered by the “carryover for financial stability”.
Regarding this budget and business plan, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda commented, "We will continue to thoroughly streamline management and secure an early balance of income and expenditure by promoting efforts to ensure an appropriate and fair burden of license fees. It is required to do. "
In addition, in relation to NHK's new three-year management plan, it is requested that the contents of the policy for reducing the license fee in 2023 be concreted at an early stage and that one satellite wave be steadily reduced. I am.