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Japan's government approves national budget
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 24 - 12 - 2006

The Japanese government has for the first time in
two years raised its national budget, with rising costs of the social
security system cited as one of the reasons, according to Deutsche Presse Agentur dpa.
The government on Sunday approved the 82.9 trillion yen budget
(700 billion dollars) which is to take effect at the beginning of the
new fiscal year on April 1, 2007. The budget represents an increase
of more than 4 per cent on the previous year and is the largest
budget since fiscal year 2000.
The first budget of the recently elected government of Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe provides 21.1 trillion yen for social security,
2.8 per cent more than estimated for the current fiscal year. The
increase was attributed to growing expenses for medical services and
pensions due to Japan's ageing population.
Growing tax receipts and expenditure reduction in almost every
area meant that government loans to finance the new budget would fall
by 15.2 per cent to 25.4 trillion yen.
However, Japan, the world's second largest economy, remains among
the most indebted of the industrialized countries, with debts of
148.1 per cent of gross domestic product expected for the coming
fiscal year.
Japan's defence budget will be reduced for the fifth year,
dropping 0.3 per cent to 4.8 trillion yen. The Asian country will
strengthen its investment in missile defence due to the threat posed
by North Korea, but this will be accomplished by savings in other
areas.


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