The council of the Ministry of Finance, which proposes the ideal budget, pointed out that the project of JICA = Japan International Cooperation Agency has left over 190 billion yen of funds left unused due to delays in construction, etc. We will request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has jurisdiction over it, to review the method of managing funds.
On the 20th, the Financial System Council discussed the budget for projects such as international cooperation, and a person in charge of the Ministry of Finance reported the results of a survey on JICA's grant aid projects to developing countries.
In this, he pointed out that the funds remaining unused after being transferred to JICA were 310 projects as of the end of last year, totaling 196 billion yen.
It is more than two years' worth of the budget for this field conducted by JICA.
The cause is that construction delays due to the deterioration of local security have accumulated year by year, but the committee members said, "It is a structural problem rather than a temporary problem," or "I will allocate it to another budget that is urgently needed." It should be. "
The council is a proposal to put together a budget, and plans to request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has jurisdiction over it, to review the method of fund management.
At the press conference, Deputy Chairman Takero Doi of the Financial System Council's subcommittee said, "Because it is an independent administrative agency, it is possible to retain funds beyond the fiscal year, but there are places where it is too much and should be reviewed." Said.