経済対策で国債２２．８兆円増発　財政一段と悪化―第２次補正

　政府が２０２２年度第２次補正予算案で、２２兆８５００億円程度の国債発行を計画していることが４日、分かった。予算案は総合経済対策の財源の裏付けとなる。２２年度の新規国債発行額は第１次補正予算段階の３９兆６２６９億円から６２兆円程度まで膨らむ見通し。補正予算案は８日に閣議決定する。
　第１次補正段階で２２年度末の普通国債残高は１０２９兆円と見込まれており、追加発行により財政は一段と厳しさを増す。（2022/11/04-17:43）

The Japanese government is considering issuing an additional 22.85 trillion yen in government bonds under a fiscal 2022 second supplementary budget, informed sources said Friday.
   The total issue amount of new government bonds in fiscal 2022 through next March is projected to balloon to some 62 trillion yen from 39,626.9 billion yen planned under the first extra budget, enacted in July.
   The government is slated to adopt its draft second extra budget at a cabinet meeting Tuesday to finance its comprehensive economic package featuring programs to tackle soaring prices.
   The package, adopted by the government Oct. 28, is worth 71.6 trillion yen including planned spending by the private sector. Total fiscal expenditure, including local government spending, reaches 39 trillion yen.
   Under the first extra budget, the government estimated that the outstanding amount of ordinary government bonds would stand at 1,029 trillion yen at the end of fiscal 2022.