国の借金、２９年度末１０６４兆円　歳出削減急務―財務省試算

　財務省は２４日、２０２０年度予算案を踏まえ、国の財政状況の試算を国会に提出した。国の借金である国債の発行残高（２０年度末見通し９００兆円）は、今後名目で毎年３％の高成長が続く前提でも、膨張を続ける社会保障費などの歳出削減を行わない場合、２６年度末に１０１２兆円と１０００兆円を突破。２９年度末には１０６４兆円まで拡大すると見込んだ。
　「団塊の世代」（１９４７～４９年生まれ）が７５歳以上の後期高齢者に差し掛かる２２年度以降、年金、医療、介護をはじめ社会保障費が急増。税収が伸びる一方で、歳出増に追い付けず、２０年度まで１０年連続で減少する見通しの新規国債発行額は２２年度に増加に転じる。国債利払い費の拡大も発行残高を押し上げる形で、社会保障分野を柱に歳出削減努力が急務となる。（2020/01/24-19:55）

The balance of Japanese government bonds is expected to top 1,000 trillion yen at the end of fiscal 2026 unless measures to control swelling social security costs are taken even if Japan's economy grows 3 pct annually in nominal terms, the Ministry of Finance has said.
   Under the scenario, the JGB balance will total 1,012 trillion yen at the March 31, 2027, end of fiscal 2026 and reach 1,064 trillion yen at the end of fiscal 2029, according to the ministry's projections, which were submitted to the Diet, Japan's parliament, on Friday.
   The balance is estimated to come to 900 trillion at the end of fiscal 2020, according to the government's draft budget for the year, which was submitted to the Diet recently.
   The country's social security expenditures, including pensions, medical expenses and nursing care outlays, will increase rapidly from fiscal 2022, when postwar baby boomers, or those born in 1947-1949, will start turning 75 years old.
   With the growth of spending seen outpacing that of tax revenue, the issue amount of new JGBs will begin increasing in fiscal 2022, the MOF said. The new JGB amount is currently expected to decrease for the 10th consecutive year through fiscal 2020.