China News Agency, Tokyo, November 29 (Reporter Zhu Chenxi) According to the NHK TV report, the Japanese House of Representatives passed the second supplementary budget for the 2022 fiscal year on the 29th, and the case will then be submitted to the Japanese Senate for consideration.
According to reports, the scale of the second supplementary budget for fiscal year 2022 is 28.9222 trillion yen, and the relevant funds will be used to deal with rising prices and the new crown epidemic.
Regarding the supplementary budget, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated in the Diet on the same day that the current high prices mainly revolve around the fields of energy and food, and will focus on these areas to formulate comprehensive economic policies.
According to reports, in the supplementary budget, about 7.8 trillion yen will be used to reduce the burden on enterprises and the public on energy expenditures such as electricity, gasoline and natural gas.
About 4.7 trillion yen will be used as reserve expenses to deal with the new crown epidemic and rising prices.
According to Japanese media reports, in order to ensure financial resources, the Japanese government will issue an additional 22.852 trillion yen of national debt. The scale of new national debt issuance this fiscal year will exceed 62 trillion yen, and the financial situation will further deteriorate.
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