来年度予算案、１１４兆円台前半　税収６９．４兆円、国債発行３５兆円台半ば―防衛費６．８兆円に増額

　政府は１９日、２０２３年度予算案の一般会計総額を１１４兆円台前半とする方向で調整に入った。２２年度当初予算の１０７兆５９６４億円を大きく上回り、１１年連続で過去最大を更新する。１００兆円超えは５年連続。防衛力の強化に向けた費用の増額で防衛費を６兆８０００億円前後とする方向であるほか、高齢化に伴う社会保障費の増加が続く。２３日にも閣議決定する。
　２３年度の税収は、６９兆４０００億円程度と過去最高だった２２年度当初予算の６５兆２３５０億円を上回る見通し。コロナ禍からの経済活動の再開や円安に伴う円換算での海外収益の増加で、法人税収などが伸びる。
　一方、新規国債発行額は税収増を踏まえて３５兆円台半ばと、２２年度当初予算（３６兆９２６０億円）から減額する方向で調整している。（2022/12/19-23:41）

The Japanese government is considering calling for about 114 trillion yen in general-account spending under its budget for fiscal 2023, which starts in April next year, it was learned Monday.
   The amount of general-account expenditures is thus likely to hit a record high for the 11th straight year and surpass 100 trillion yen for the fifth straight year, after coming to 107,596.4 billion yen in the fiscal 2022 initial budget.
   The increase reflects higher spending to boost the country's defense capabilities and ballooning social security costs due to the aging population.
   The government is expected to adopt its fiscal 2023 budget plan at a cabinet meeting as early as Friday.
   In the coming fiscal year, the government expects its tax revenue to hit a record high of around 70 trillion yen, up from 65,235 billion yen projected for fiscal 2022. It anticipates an increase in corporate tax revenue thanks to the resumption of economic activities after COVID-19 restrictions and the yen's depreciation that inflates earnings from overseas operations when converted into the Japanese currency.