政府、防衛財源確保へ特別枠　税外収入など優先投入―国保有ビル売却益も活用

　政府が防衛費増額に向け、財源を確保するための特別資金枠を創設する方針を固めたことが７日、分かった。国有資産の売却による税外収入などを特別枠に積み上げ、優先的に防衛費に振り向ける仕組み。財源確保へ東京・大手町の複合ビル「大手町プレイス」売却益や一般会計の決算剰余金なども充てる方向だ。
　防衛財源を巡り、自民・公明両党は７日の協議会で、来年度の増税を回避し、歳出削減を優先させた上で、不足分を増税で対応する方針を確認した。政府も増税による国民負担を抑えるため財源の工面に躍起となっている。（2022/12/07-22:10）

The Japanese government is considering using proceeds from the sale of a building complex in the Otemachi district of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward to partly cover a planned defense spending hike, it was learned Wednesday.
   The Otemachi Place complex was built in 2018 on the land lot where the Communications Museum and the Tokyo International Post Office used to stand.
   Last month, the government signed a deal to sell its holdings in the complex for some 436.4 billion yen, the highest price ever for state-owned property. Part of the gain is likely to be used for defense spending.
   Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has issued instructions to earmark some 43 trillion yen for defense spending over the five years through fiscal 2027, about 1.5 times higher than for the current period.
   To finance the spending hike, Kishida has indicated plans to carry out expenditure reform, use nontax revenues and take tax measures.