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2008年12月09日 09時20分24秒 | 新聞記事から
一般歳出 初の50兆円台 年金の国庫負担上げ・「道路」一般財源化・・・来年度6%増 ムダ排除課題に

In terms of compiling the fiscal 2009 budget,it is learned that the general account's expenses including those for social security and public works projects will come to be on the 50 trillion yen level for the first time as a fiscal year's initial buget.This is about 6 percent up from this fiscal year's initial buget.Due to the policy that the state subsidy for the basic public pension scheme will be raised to half its necessary cost startin next April,national spending is expected to significantly increase.
So,finding out fitile expenses will be a challenge to be tackled.