Regarding this year's supplementary budget, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will provide emergency benefits for students who are in a difficult situation due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the cost of establishing a university fund to realize a science and technology nation. We have decided to record about 1.5 trillion yen.

The government plans to formulate a supplementary budget for this year to support new economic measures, and it is clear that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to allocate a total of about 1.5 trillion yen. I did.



Specifically, the cost of providing emergency benefits for students who are in a difficult situation due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the cost of forming a world-class R & D base for the realization of domestic vaccines. It is supposed to be included.



In addition, in order to realize the science and technology nation that the Kishida Cabinet advocates, the cost of establishing a university fund with a scale of 10 trillion yen to strengthen the research capabilities of the university and the promotion of the international lunar exploration plan "Artemis Program" are in the space field. In addition to the research and development costs of, it is said that it will record expenses such as support for the development of important technologies for strengthening economic security.