At a cabinet meeting on the 25th, the government decided to spend more than 1.45 trillion yen from the reserve fund for the new corona as expenses for purchasing additional vaccines for the new coronavirus from overseas pharmaceutical companies. ..
This will use up more than 90% of the 5 trillion yen reserve fund included in this year's budget.
According to the decision of the Cabinet on the 25th, with the fourth vaccination of the new Corona in mind, 75 million doses from Pfizer and 70 million doses from Moderna, 66.7 billion yen as additional purchase costs, medicines to be taken We will allocate 439.7 billion yen to secure such items and strengthen support for the development of domestic therapeutic drugs, 147.9 billion yen to secure a quarantine system for border measures, and 92.9 billion yen to secure antigen test kits.
In addition, 105.4 billion yen will be spent as an additional cost for the benefit of 100,000 yen per household for households exempt from residence tax, for a total of 1,452.9 billion yen.
The government has allocated 5 trillion yen in the budget for this fiscal year and Reiwa 3 fiscal year as a reserve fund that can be used without the approval of the Diet as a response to the new corona, but this expenditure will make the rest 381.4 billion yen. 90% or more will be used up.
The reserve fund for the new corona is 5 trillion yen in the budget for the new fiscal year and the 4th fiscal year of Reiwa, which was established this week.