Editorial

14:30 JST, August 12, 2025

How can the ballooning national budget be curbed without cutting existing expenditures? Government ministries and agencies must not request funds without carefully reviewing the necessity of projects.

The government has approved at a Cabinet meeting the budget request ceilings, which will serve as guidelines for ministries and agencies when submitting their budget requests for next fiscal year. Ministries and agencies will submit their requests by the end of August in accordance with the guidelines, after which the budget compilation process will begin in earnest.

The government has decided to approve a 20% increase from last year in “discretionary expenses” for public works and other projects. These funds can be allocated at the discretion of each ministry or agency for important policy measures such as countermeasures against rising........

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